Symptomatic

This is possibly the single short and coherent indictment of our society you will encounter this year, maybe even this decade. Read the short news item and take two minutes (preferably with the volume at personal listening levels if at work or with children nearby):

Bieber Bashed at Big Apple Blow-Out

What did you see? Here are things I noticed:

1. Bieber's got a fragrance? Bieber?
2. Three thousand New Yorkers have nothing better to do than block the streets waiting for a glimpse.
3. Some teens have a luxury apartment and a video camera. 
4. Twitter, YouTube, personal video and sensationalism are out of control. 
5. Somebody thinks attacking a celebrity, even Bieber, is the route to fame. 
6. Luxury apartments do not indicate quality education in NYC. 
7. Teenagers cannot communicate without sprinkling expletives every three words. 
8. "Somebody's gonna die..." is not a good thing. 

Everybody you see or hear in that piece will be a voter.