Human nature

Google, the all-knowing search engine, seems to be run by not so spectacularly clever people. Especially the human resources department has proven to possess at least one moronic member.

When you visit this link, you'll arrive at one of Google's job openings. If you ask me, the position of jobad-copywriter is available as well.

Incredible. You live in Belgium, Flanders to be exact. You speak Dutch, English, a good word of French and master the basics of the German language, but still it's not enough. They want you to know Belgian!

How are our southern neighbours going to pull this one off? If we can believe Mr. Yves Leterme, the Flemish minister-president, the French-speaking inhabitants of Belgium are incapable of learning Flemish. Are they ever going to be able to handle having to take in another one, an imaginary one even?

What a mess this country has become. There's Belgium, which is already no more than just a patch of land between some powerful nations like France and Germany. This tiny land we live in houses opinions that are so incompatible, that we are obligated to divide the country into not only districts (they are responsible for all topics related to land and economy), but also communities (they handle all matters concerning people and culture).

We have about six parliaments and as many governments if I'm not mistaking. Each of them holds a dozen or more members. Even with this enormous diplomatic force this little nation is still to find the first matter in which opinions are unanimous. Hence the term 'a Belgian compromise'. But even these compromises are a rare commodity.

A hidden war is being fought. Even the towns, provinces and villages participate. Lawyers chose the right carreer, because all these political entities are constantly suing each other. I'm talking about law cases that take years to resolve, eating away at the Belgian budget. Small fortunes are being spent on figuring out exactly who has to pay for some unsettled parking ticket!

When I receive my first pay check I'll shed a tear for the taxes that were deducted, because now I realize that I'm not just feeding our social security net or the funds for education, the road network, libraries and such, but also powerful white men's financial arsenal.

And don't even get me started on our royal family, or spark my sometimes feminist mind with the thought that all wars are born from the minds of men. Same goes for rigid religious dogmas and absurd social rules.

Such a strange gender, covering up and controlling women everywhere, but dribbling over half-naked and powerful females at thesame time.

Should we (read: women in general) conclude, break the rules and be admired? Yes, but don't, because breaking these rules will give them (read: evil macho men :-)- in their twisted mind - a pass to manipulate and abuse. How many times didn't we hear a rape being justified by the phrase 'she looked like a whore'?

What is this world coming to?

That is my comment, coming from my well-fed, clean and dressed self. Sitting in my desk chair, typing on my computer on my summer holiday from school. Yes, school, where I'm going again to study even beyond my bachelor diploma, because I don't quite care for the job I can have with this one. I'm a hypocrit, but then again, aren't we all? :-)