We're American. We're Entitled!

Entitled to a lot of things that the rest of the world desires.

This is a bit of a rant about the status of American Political and Social thought and inaction.

We are the descendants of the "Greatest Generation"(tm).  Are we bound for our own historical label too? What should it be?

Follow below the fold for more speculation:

We're Entitled

After all, we're Americans so we should be entitled:

Entitled to be STUPID

Entitled to be LAZY

Entitled to be WILLFULLY IGNORANT

Entitled to be APATHETIC

Entitled to be NAIVE

Entitled to be CRUEL

Entitled to be OUTRAGED

Entitled to JUST NOT CARE ABOUT YOU

Entitled to MAKE LAWS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM BEING BAD

Entitled to BREAK THE SAME LAWS WHEN WE CAN GET AWAY WITH IT

Entitled to LEGAL COUNCIL IF WE DON'T GET AWAY WITH IT

Entitled to BE DECLARED INNOCENT AFTER OUR LAWYER BEATS YOUR LAWYER.

Entitled to THE BEST

Entitled to THE CHEAPEST

Entitled to THE BIGGEST

Entitled to BE YOUNG AN VIRILE FOREVER

WHY??

Just 'cause

[Note that I didn't say "Just Cause" which in these times is a "Lost Cause]

What's your favorite entitlement??

•  Tip Jar

  'Cuz we're entitled to mojo

  by daddybunny on Sun Sep 16, 2007 at 11:55:30 AM PDT

•  Oops -gotta run - I promise to read all comments

  "Honey Do" calls.... and I must answer.

  by daddybunny on Sun Sep 16, 2007 at 11:56:40 AM PDT

  •  Well, that right there

    is an entitlement you "missed"...

    by Jacques on Sun Sep 16, 2007 at 11:58:50 AM PDT

•  The entitlement

  to spout angry, vitriolic lists on the internet?

  by AnnArborBlue on Sun Sep 16, 2007 at 11:59:34 AM PDT

•  safeguarding "US interests" is what the Iraqi

  occupation is all about. US interests are paramount,who cares about "others" interests?

  by wuod kwatch on Sun Sep 16, 2007 at 12:03:41 PM PDT

•  Shit

  that looks like one hell of a hangover.

  by langerdang on Sun Sep 16, 2007 at 12:22:28 PM PDT

•  Okay, you *might* be entitled to all that.

  But then we are entitled to poke fun at your stupidity and to helpfully remind you that your nearly-immeasurable waist size, topping Henry VIII (54 inches, in case you didn't know) is pulling small objects (cups, saucers, books, cows, etc.) into orbit.

  Also, we might feel entitled to take advantage of your proverbial ignorance and con you out of your trousers. No, not in that way! In a purely fiscal sense, of course.

  Oh, and concerning this:

  Entitled to BE YOUNG AND VIRILE FOREVER

  How can you be virile when you need a complex system of pulleys and winches to move around and when you cause a small earthquake when taking a step?

  Oh, my favourite entitlement: Your fast-food culture. That's called progressive suicide, you know.

  All right, enough poking fun at Americans.

  by Dauphin on Sun Sep 16, 2007 at 12:33:14 PM PDT

•  OOps - should have included SNARK in the tags

  by daddybunny on Sun Sep 16, 2007 at 04:03:04 PM PDT