Yet another example of how I am not up on the times.
Thanks to a number of in-depth, eye-opening reality TV shows run by courageous TV networks, it has come to my attention that there has been an explosion of domestic warfare in this country.
In addition to the ongoing boots-on-the-ground War in Afghanistan, covert operations in Iran and burgeoning possibilities of armed conflict with seemingly every other country in the Middle East, a number of conflicts have arisen within our borders.
Very few people are giving these wars their just exposure, but there are a few TV programs out there that are fighting the good fight of letting people know what's going on in our tumultuous world.
I'm speaking, of course, about the hard-nosed reality TV programs "Storage Wars," "Shipping Wars," "Texas Car Wars," "Property Wars," "Parking Wars," and "Cupcake Wars."
You can find these award-worthy documentaries on A&E, The Food Network and The Discovery Channel, where they bring to life these much-too-silent conflicts from across the country. I highly recommend that you watch these shows, because you need to open your eyes to these awful, awful conflicts.
Some skeptics question the validity of these so-called "wars." These conspiracy theorists wonder if there is any conflict going on at all, or if these programs are in no way "reality" and simply just overly dramatized drivel.
I find this hard to believe. I mean, they ARE wars after all. You know, war: A state of usual open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations.
"War" is not a word one throws around lightly in this country. We've been involved in too many history-changing, globe-molding conflicts that took the lives of literally millions of people to use this word recklessly ... right?
Many foreign countries think the United States is a blood-lusting country with a penchant for armed involvement in overseas affairs, so as to proliferate American interests and endeavors. I do not agree with this. We clearly take wars seriously in this country, including those involving cupcakes, and hold those brave individuals who fight in them to the highest level of respect.
Veterans are some of our best citizens, and we treat them as such while bestowing upon them their earned benefits in record time, do we not? We don't? Oh ...
Well, anyway, with the plethora of domestic wars that are seemingly cropping up every month, we're sure to have even more veterans to look after, as they try to forget the horrible battles they fought on those parking lots and in those kitchens. I shudder at the horrors they must repeatedly experience.
Anyway, these new shows are doing a lot of good, and they are a breath of fresh air in the television docket.
You see, I usually don't watch much TV on the basis that most of it is garbage. However, it is clear that times are changing with the great work being done by The Discovery Channel and these other networks to bring to light these horrible displays of violence that I'm certain are of the utmost importance to the American people.
Hopefully these conflicts continue to receive the undivided attention of the people in this country, one commercial-ridden half hour at a time. I, for one, am at peace knowing that there are people out there willing to shoulder the task and wage these wars to uphold this country's fine values.
God bless America.
- Jeremy Pink is Night Editor at The Monroe Times.
He can be reached at jpink@themonroetimes.com.
Thanks to a number of in-depth, eye-opening reality TV shows run by courageous TV networks, it has come to my attention that there has been an explosion of domestic warfare in this country.
In addition to the ongoing boots-on-the-ground War in Afghanistan, covert operations in Iran and burgeoning possibilities of armed conflict with seemingly every other country in the Middle East, a number of conflicts have arisen within our borders.
Very few people are giving these wars their just exposure, but there are a few TV programs out there that are fighting the good fight of letting people know what's going on in our tumultuous world.
I'm speaking, of course, about the hard-nosed reality TV programs "Storage Wars," "Shipping Wars," "Texas Car Wars," "Property Wars," "Parking Wars," and "Cupcake Wars."
You can find these award-worthy documentaries on A&E, The Food Network and The Discovery Channel, where they bring to life these much-too-silent conflicts from across the country. I highly recommend that you watch these shows, because you need to open your eyes to these awful, awful conflicts.
Some skeptics question the validity of these so-called "wars." These conspiracy theorists wonder if there is any conflict going on at all, or if these programs are in no way "reality" and simply just overly dramatized drivel.
I find this hard to believe. I mean, they ARE wars after all. You know, war: A state of usual open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations.
"War" is not a word one throws around lightly in this country. We've been involved in too many history-changing, globe-molding conflicts that took the lives of literally millions of people to use this word recklessly ... right?
Many foreign countries think the United States is a blood-lusting country with a penchant for armed involvement in overseas affairs, so as to proliferate American interests and endeavors. I do not agree with this. We clearly take wars seriously in this country, including those involving cupcakes, and hold those brave individuals who fight in them to the highest level of respect.
Veterans are some of our best citizens, and we treat them as such while bestowing upon them their earned benefits in record time, do we not? We don't? Oh ...
Well, anyway, with the plethora of domestic wars that are seemingly cropping up every month, we're sure to have even more veterans to look after, as they try to forget the horrible battles they fought on those parking lots and in those kitchens. I shudder at the horrors they must repeatedly experience.
Anyway, these new shows are doing a lot of good, and they are a breath of fresh air in the television docket.
You see, I usually don't watch much TV on the basis that most of it is garbage. However, it is clear that times are changing with the great work being done by The Discovery Channel and these other networks to bring to light these horrible displays of violence that I'm certain are of the utmost importance to the American people.
Hopefully these conflicts continue to receive the undivided attention of the people in this country, one commercial-ridden half hour at a time. I, for one, am at peace knowing that there are people out there willing to shoulder the task and wage these wars to uphold this country's fine values.
God bless America.
- Jeremy Pink is Night Editor at The Monroe Times.
He can be reached at jpink@themonroetimes.com.
