A Royal Waste of Money

OK, I get it. I get that English royalty (is that supposed to be capitalized, like "Presidency" or "God?") is a big deal across the pond. I get that it's tradition. But I simply cannot wrap my mind around the idea why anyone cares.  Really.

Here we have two people getting married. The bride-to-be is considered a "commoner" by all means, albeit an attractive one, admittedly. Beyond that, I simply do not understand the hype, the money, the media coverage, and the overall importance of this occassion.

Wars are happening and political dissonance is occurring vastly throughout the middle east . Gasoline prices are nearing all-time highs. In Wisconsin, half of the state Senators are, or will be, facing recalls over King Walker's union-busting budget bill. Yet the local NBC news finds this wedding newsworthy enough to cover it every day. Yesterday bride-to-be Catherine went shopping at *gasp* a NORMAL store. Like, OMG and LULZ. Media is scrutinizing the invite list, because a sort of dictator from Bahrain is invited to the wedding but ex-PM Tony Blair was snubbed. Oh, the travesty.  Meanwhile, the lasting effects of the tsunami in Japan, and ongoing fighting in Libya and Syria, go relatively unmentioned on the daily news. Today, Milwaukee's TMJ4 news cut to a "live shot" of the to-be wedding scene; a black, unlit building with one outer light on. To quote and adlib Randall from the infamous Honey Badger narration, "Thanks for the update, STUPID."

I guess it all comes down to what people want to hear about on the news; they want the escape to something they desire but can't have instead of the doom and gloom of the reality before our faces. Maybe ignornace truly is bliss.