perceptions and misconceptions

• Slavery is slavery and where it exists in the world today I think it should probably not be referred to as, "a modern form of slavery." as it seems to at least in my mind soften its perceived horror. The case could be made (again- to my mind) that in some ways it's worse than just calling it what it is- slavery. Today everyone knows it is a barbaric practice making the people who are slaves predicament seem even more hopeless and horrifying and less likely to motivate others to try and stop the practice.
• Combat in Syria. I'm not saying I would be afraid to fight those guys but they're good. There is a bit too much of spray and pray shooting for my taste but I wasn't there seeing what they're seeing- that may have been all they could do without getting their heads blown off.
• In a lot of conflicts you cannot determine good V. evil. You have to decide who is the least awful of the involved parties.
• Take a high fenced area of say 800 acres and place a deer with HD POV and panoramic cameras. Release said deer into high fenced area on opening day so there is a point of view from the deer's perspective when it is shot. I wonder what that would do to the hunting debate?
• Another: capture a hog and outfit it with cameras and remotely operated semi auto carbines that are laser sighted. Miss Piggie goes back to the herd and when you see on the monitor that laser dot hit another pig make a key stroke and pow.
• The main reason dirigibles are not more widely used is because of the Hindenburg zeppelin incident and the resultant images that are burned into mans brain. Where am I going with this you say- that event would make the perfect case for their non use- right? No, modern air ships are very safe and efficient making the comparison with what could be done today and that sad day a hundred years ago strange if nothing else. It's irrational for that reel to start rolling when the word dirigible or the phrase lighter than air is used. Why doesn't Titanic come to mind collectively when a Carnival Cruise Lines commercial airs?