We live in a world of shallow ideals, cheapened values . . . even amidst world wide recession, we remain narcissistic, superficial and foolish–reflected in our blogging, news, TV and daily habits. I’ve become almost livid over blogging and all the popular themes so prevalent right now.

The world is crumbling apart and corporations expect us to guy every new product, adorning our pathetic lives in neon colored trinkets like new phones, lap tops, cars, clothes and so forth. It’s amazing to consider billions of people worship Christ–a man who wore rags, walked the land barefoot and had no job; but are greed filled narcissists themselves–the opposite of what they’re supposed to hold dear. In today’s world, we would call Jesus a homeless bum. I would argue the most disingenuous people on earth are televangelists flying around on private jets, living in mansions, eating fine cuisine prepped by a master chef and wearing thousand dollar suits. Show me a televangelist (and I mean every last one of them) and I’ll show you a liar . . . even Joel Osteen. A true man of God would own no personal belongings.

  • Our blogs are only as good as our newest post.
  • We are no more than our last paycheck
  • Our lives are defined by our cell phones.
  • What brand of cell phone defines you?
  • We popularize TV shows based on how hot the actors are.

Just this week, I watched some daytime blather where a gold digging woman gave her recession tips for dating men. She said:

  • Do a financial background check
  • Does he own one or more houses and are they paid in full?
  • Does he own his own business?
  • How many cars does he own?
  • Most importantly, what is his credit rating?

You would think in the crux of global financial meltdown, people would become more frugal, less materialistic and less narcissistic–but the opposite is true. Love and integrity are becoming forgotten ideas. We are becoming more superficial and falsely claim to care about humanity–it’s the biggest lie of modern times.

I have hardly suffered at all during this recession. I use an old cell phone–ugly and gray–and will use it until it rots. I drive a used car and wouldn’t buy a new one if I were a billionaire. I live within my means and happily without the decor. The truth is, you don’t need all that crap to be somebody. A person’s image is the least important part of that person.

  • We live in a society defined by 10 second sound bytes.
  • We blame the world’s problems on George W. Bush (while letting thousands of other corrupted pieces of human trash continue operating in impunity)
  • We believe another man named Obama is our savior.

Yes we can? I would argue no we can’t–not until we crush our own government and rebuild it from scratch. I will not refrain from criticizing the current administration even if you hate me. I will say I’m disgusted with the newest bailout–just another spending package to benefit the government, not the people.

Sometimes, the best action is no action. We don’t need every new electronic gadget. We don’t need to worry about fashion or our status. We don’t need that new loan. Above all, we don’t need our government enslaving future generations in endless debt because they have to do something. Doing something, sometimes only makes things worse–like spending another trillion dollars we don’t have. Wait, that’s right . . . our grandchildren will pay for it.

One thing really gets under my skin: the idea that to get society rolling strong again, trillions of dollars must be pumped into banks so people can borrow more money! The last thing we need to do is take out new loans . . . for crying out loud. Modern politics is so over-intellectualized–especially among political bloggers and columnists trying to sound smart while alienating the masses who can’t understand any of it.

I hope Obama does well. I must tell you I am neither liberal or conservative–I just want honesty. I’m sick of people treating Obama like a rock star. Please stop the crap and treat him like the president–and hold his feet to the fire, especially if you’re liberal.

To reflect our own shallow narcissism, let’s look at all the things not important about the president:

  • His likability
  • His winning smile
  • His magnetic personality
  • How cute his kids are
  • How elegant his wife dresses

It is not the president’s job to be liked, admired, worshiped, swooned over or any other nonsensical B.S. His job is to be the president . . . period. He will only do well after people turn on him. That is how leadership works–how he responds under the upcoming fire. I hope he responds well. Low ratings will show his true ability. Leadership is earned not given. He cannot be a great president until AFTER his term is up. It is our job to make sure he does well. Endless praise will never help him.

Do you see the recurring themes in this article? A few days ago, I had a fellow blogger ask me, “Wow . . . you’re still using that same old header on your blog. Why don’t you change it?”

I don’t change it because IT’S THE LEAST FREAKING IMPORTANT PART OF MY BLOG!!! My blog is not defined by its header. It’s defined by what I write. But I really love my header, so I shall keep it for now.

I would love to see a president say, “You people of the public are ignorant and so are we. We all suck. We must first blame ourselves before becoming successful.”

We need a reality check. Earlier I read some drivel about personal branding and it hit me like a nuclear inferno as it does every day. We as people–because of technology–are becoming brands, not people. Eventually, we won’t need our brains–we can just Google it. Google will teach you how to pee, tie your shoes and have better sex. I am not a brand. I am Bobby Revell and I’m tired of your bullshit.

This article is meant to be uneloquent. No fancy thesaurus words. No condescending reflections of historical contrast. Just plain language we can all understand. I hope I’ve been simplistic enough.  Have a good day.