As if we needed any more insight into our
national character, this item from Reuters provides us with still another clue.
A 7 year old boy returning from a vacation
with his terminally ill father suffered an attack from an allergy to dogs soon after
boarding a flight with the cut-rate airline Allegiant Air. As father and son were
removed from the plane the other passengers broke into applause.
Give me convenience or give me death, I
guess. And the smirking, unsympathetic remark
from the flight attendant who escorted them out that dogs were on every flight
just underscores the odd relationship Americans have with their pets that puts
them above the welfare of other human beings.
It’s one more sign that we are gradually losing
our humanity…
