As he gave his life to save his crew mates at the end of "Star Trek II", he spoke eloquently and essentially.
"The needs of the many...outweigh the needs of the few."
These days, apparently not.
These days, more and more of the few are calling the shots. And more and more of the many are capitulating to the few.
Latest case in point.
This tempest in a Tea Party pot regarding an album cover.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/steve-reich-pulls-image-9-11-wtc-attacks-192657601.html
Squeaky wheels are nothing new in this life. There are have been, and will always be, people who live to argue the point.
No matter the point.
And given that, per that classic American chestnut, "it's a free country", there's absolutely nothing wrong with allowing, even supporting, these folks having their say.
Listening to their picky picky is one thing, though.
Pandering to that picky is another.
The picture on the cover is a matter of recorded American history.
And it is not being used in any disrespectful or offensive way.
So, the bitching and moaning about it deserves to be taken as free speech.
It does not, though, deserve to be taken seriously.
The fact that it is being taken seriously is almost as scary as the image of that plane.
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