It’s a complicated world, isn’t it? Things that should intuitively make sense, don’t, and the blatantly illogical is somehow accepted as reasonable. And we, ourselves perpetrate such twisted rationale.
For instance . . .
Profiling is BAD. Can’t profile. Nope. Illegal, racist, sexist, this-ist, that-ist. BOOOO profiling! Just because a twnety-something Arab male is flying on a U.S. carrier from Tripoli to London with no checked baggage, is sweating profusely and mumbling passages from the Koran does NOT mean he is a person of interest or threat to anyone else on that plane. Why should he be?
However, U.S. insurance companies are allowed to charge higher premiums for a teenage male driver than for a teenage female driver because of … actuarial tables. They can also levy higher premiums based on where a person lives, the car they drive and marital status. Why isn’t that considered profiling or, even worse, discrimination?
Insurance companies get other privileges, like helmet and seat belt laws. Think about it; who is the law really protecting with these regulations? I can accept laws requiring active safety measures like belts and helmets for passengers, but why drivers? Sure the use of these devices save lives, but what other laws could be enacted for the same purpose, but aren’t because they would be considered instrusive? A ban on sugar, for instance or alcohol. Well, we tried the last one, but not for safety reasons.
And what about gun permits? Isn’t the Constitution permit enough?
Conundrums, they are, kinda like …
- Considering Al Pacino to be a good actor.
- Calling Michele Obama “glamorous.” She looks like she as a wad of chaw in her bottom lip!
- The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper” album rated as one of the best in history.
- The longevity of The Gecko.
- The popularity of heavily sauced BBQ. If it needs sauce, maybe the meat isn’t so good. If it needs a LOT, maybe it isn’t meat.
- Any activity that requires judge’s scores to determine a winner being called a “sport.”
If you have more examples, email them to me and I’ll post a list of the best contributions.
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