Random Acts of Cruelty

First off, I would like to give a great big shout out to Google Images.  There is never a dull moment when one enters the world of GI.  I just did a GI search for "Random Acts of Cruelty" and found some images that seemed pretty relevant, like this:

and this:

However, this one also popped up:

So...is it assumed that a randomly cruel person is NOT going to adopt this kitten, after sadistically placing said kitten in an adoption box and raising his/her expectations of finding a home?  Or are the utter cheesiness & misspelled "you" the random acts of cruelty?

Google Images can also offer hilarious juxtapositions, such as these two images appearing side by side:

Oh, wow.  Google, is there anything you can't do?

Random acts of cruelty have been bumming me out lately.  I get it:  you're unemployed, the job market sucks, you just found out your boyfriend/girlfriend cheated on you, your car's making a weird sound, and you stubbed your toe this morning.  But you know what?  The guy behind the counter at Walgreens isn't responsible for any of those happenings, and maybe if you smiled at him and exchanged some pleasantries, you'd create a better situation than if you instead chose to cuss him out, call him racist slurs and question his parentage.  I'm just sayin'.  On top of all your other problems, now you have also acted like a complete asshole.  Congratulations.

People do not utilize logic when they randomly take their angry feelings out on strangers.  Logic goes like this:  "I feel crappy.  Chances are, other people feel crappy, too.  Maybe if I try to be positive with other people, they will feel less crappy, then act less crappy, and then I will feel less crappy, and then the world will be less crappy."  A void of logic goes like this:  "I feel crappy, and even though I represent only one seven billionth of the human population, my feelings in this moment are clearly the most important thing ever in the history of the world, so I am going to cut off and flip off this stranger on the freeway, almost causing an accident, and feel completely justified because I feel crappy, and, as previously mentioned, I am all that matters.  And after I act that way, I will feel better, because being a douche bag creates profoundly wonderful and long-lasting feelings of self-worth."

Unfortunately, in this society we not only engage in these types of behaviors, but we also excuse them through accountability-be-damned statements like, "The Devil made me do it."  I'm sorry...the Who did What??  Give me a break.  And we not only EXCUSE the behaviors, but we also glorify them through the encouragement of professional jerks like this guy:

I watched this guy tear someone down for about 90 seconds one time, and that's all the air time he'll get from me.  He's just abusive.  He is the Random Act of Cruelty King.  I only interact with abusive people intentionally if I am being paid to teach them how to systematically change their behaviors so they can be more valuable to the human race.  I certainly don't watch them abuse other people for entertainment, because that, Ladies & Gentlemen, is totally fucked.

Perhaps the key is to be like this kitten and turn one's fuzzy back on the jerks.  Stare calmly in the opposite direction and envision a world in which people don't randomly spew hate everywhere because they're feeling sorry for themselves. 

I guess what I'm saying is this:  step up, humanity.  We're not in preschool anymore.  And if you are in preschool, you should NOT be reading this.  There are way too many cuss words.  Why aren't your parents supervising your internet use??