Isn’t it odd?

Isn’t it odd that all the TV com­mer­cials pro­mot­ing online gam­bling have to include a state­ment not­ing sources of gam­bling addic­tion help?

And isn’t it odd that those state­ments are so small and on the screen for such a short peri­od of time that they can’t pos­si­bly be read?

Isn’t it odd that the major­i­ty of TV com­mer­cials dur­ing prime­time news pro­grams are direct­ed either toward the elder­ly or for some phar­ma­ceu­ti­cal or both?

Isn’t it odd that the side effects of so many of the new med­ica­tions com­ing on the mar­ket are far worse than the mal­a­dy they pur­port to treat?

Isn’t it odd that a toi­let tis­sue man­u­fac­tur­er believes that its new “rip­ple” per­fo­ra­tions in the roll are a major tech­ni­cal achievement?

Isn’t it odd that those same toi­let tis­sue rolls are much nar­row­er than they used to be?

Isn’t it odd that some­one could be so obsessed with toi­let tis­sue issues?

Isn’t it odd that an air­port would be built with a wall at the end of the run­way instead of a long sand patch to slow a plane’s landing?

And isn’t it odd that the same wall could eas­i­ly impede a take­off as well?

Isn’t it odd that the news media made vir­tu­al­ly no exam­i­na­tion of President-elect Trump’s age, even though he was old­er at elec­tion than Biden was in 2020?

Isn’t it odd that a com­pa­ny will adver­tise free instal­la­tion for a very expen­sive home remod­el item, and doesn’t that offer sug­gest that the item is gross­ly over­priced to start with, if the com­pa­ny can still make a prof­it even with­out instal­la­tion costs?

Isn’t it odd that a com­pa­ny will adver­tise a prod­uct for sale at $49.95 and claim the val­ue is $115 when they know that the val­ue of $115 is only valid if some­one is will­ing to pay that much for it?

Isn’t it odd that peo­ple will dri­ve to some loca­tion so they can take a walk?

Isn’t it odd that there is a belief that there are no snowflakes and no fin­ger­prints alike? How do they know only if they’ve nev­er found any thus far?

Isn’t it odd that some peo­ple still hon­est­ly believe that the earth is flat, even though they can’t explain why the oceans stay in place instead of sim­ply flow­ing off the edges?

When this arti­cle began, it was intend­ed to be a friv­o­lous look at some incon­se­quen­tial occur­rences. However, the last cou­ple of weeks have exposed some issues that beg comparison.

Isn’t it odd that an oper­a­tion described as a “law enforce­ment action” required the use of Navy SEALs and a siz­able naval fleet, includ­ing an air­craft car­ri­er and more than 150 mil­i­tary air­craft? Imagine a state law enforce­ment agency uti­liz­ing these forces for “a law enforce­ment operation.”

Isn’t it odd that the United States cap­tures a country’s pres­i­dent under the pre­text that he was not legal­ly elect­ed when numer­ous oth­er dic­ta­tors are sim­i­lar­ly occa­sioned, yet don’t sit atop huge oil reserves?

Isn’t it odd that the United States kid­naps the head offi­cial of anoth­er coun­try who is claimed to be the head of a vast drug car­tel and at the same time par­dons anoth­er drug king­pin who was sen­tenced to and serv­ing a long prison term?

Isn’t it odd that the pres­i­dent is con­cerned about the free­dom of Iranian cit­i­zens to dis­sent against their gov­ern­ment and, at the same time, refers to U.S. cit­i­zens who exer­cise their free­dom of assem­bly and peace­ful protest as agi­ta­tors and lawbreakers?

Isn’t it odd that the pres­i­dent, vice-pres­i­dent, and sec­re­tary of Homeland Security define a pro­test­er as a paid agi­ta­tor and ter­ror­ist before her name is even known?

Isn’t it odd that a pres­i­dent who sug­gests that his “own moral­i­ty” is the only lim­it to his glob­al pow­er is a proven phi­lan­der­er, liar, and con­vict­ed busi­ness fraudster?

Unfortunately, the odd­est occur­rences seem to be com­ing from the seats of gov­ern­ment these days, and the attached odd­i­ty is that so many peo­ple con­tin­ue to see them for what they are.