Happy Holidays

So I got in the car this morning and this was the first story I heard on the radio:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7755278.stm

First off, the BBC's article focuses 1 paragraph about the man that was trampled to death by eager shoppers. The rest of the article is about sales and discounts and a recession. But not the man that died trying to open a door.

Now, I haven't been counting the signs of the apocalypse lately, but with all this Mayan talk of Dec. 21st 2012 coming, this event really doesn't lead me to believe the Mayans are wrong. Americans seem to have run out of ideas how to destroy each other. We've moved past nationalism, religion, sexism, racism, now we're on to commercialism. We're killing each other to get a 60% discount on toys and DVD players.

What worries me the most about this story is the fact that this was an unintentional death. A thief who robs a store and murders is one thing. It's another thing to push someone aside and step on their bodies, in a mass hysteria where all thoughts of decency and human nature go out the window in order to grab a gift, that's the most terrifying part of this story. That we're at a point now that we can turn into animalistic beasts because of a sale.

Call it what you want. The holiday spirit; cause of a recession; just one of those random thing; but I'd look into what the Mayans are talking about a little bit more.