We are all Chadians

I completely understand the need to find life on other planets, let me explain...Earth has failed its people, please refer to our fellow humans in Chad (they suffer the world's lowest life expectancy at a measly 50 years of age) - is it any wonder we seek life on Mars. Humans cannot provide a semblance of equality in life expectancy, yet we can make endeavors in space. If that is too difficult, maybe trimming military budgets can be a useful tool in prioritizing the essence of human dignity.

No better than on my birthday, to get me excited about life expectancy. I am fortunate to get to the age of 37 (for trivia buffs, it happens to be the median age of Americans). I got thinking, to reach this age in Chad is to be considered a pensioner. Next time you gloat about your birthday on social media, take some time to remember our friends in north-central Africa (and to all those struggling for a fair go at this thing called life).

In the West citizens bask in the glory of prolonging their lives, (in most cases with the aid of drugs and machines). Instead of forcing ourselves to get every last drop of life out of our walking corpses, it would be much more advantageous to find ways to raise life outcomes for those in peril. If the world sleep with a conscience knowing that in some parts age 30 is considered a pensioner, whilst others take up hospital beds to simply survive to triple figures is not a befitting of the human race.

Newsflash: we have no choice on the country we are born in, this is the cold hard truth. The height of cruelty is thumbing our noses at the plight of a mass of humanity for simply being born in the wrong place. That's right people, we're all connected, no matter what borders try to tell us about locking out people from the shared experience of earth. Why should we simply shrug our shoulders and say: 'problems at home take precedence'. It's immoral for us to discriminate against certain problems, simply because it affects strangers from faraway lands. 

There is no magic pill to solve the life expectancy epidemic, however to simply understand that many of the unlucky ones among us have no say in their plight, should ring alarm bells. If we can impart the knowledge of a more inclusive global society into future generations, just maybe, we won't frown at the downtrodden wanting what they are entitled to: a quality of existence that we often misuse in the developed world. Alternatively, let's build walls and high-five our superficial existence - excuse me, as I mourn the passing of planet earth.

The undesirables wanting to infiltrate 1600 Pennsylvania Ave

Post Super Tuesday: as good a time as any to oust the remaining candidates' idiocy.

Let me get this straight. Marco Rubio was caught on camera mumbling 'the bible has all the answers'. To make matters worse, he went onto say (at the Houston debate): 'we can't be sympathetic to illegal immigrants, as that would be unconstitutional'. Newsflash: Jesus would sympathize with all comers, especially those fleeing persecution for a better life. Then there's comedy routine on getting his knickers in a twist over Iran. Less said about the narrow-minded cyborg (who gives us 70's children a bad name), the better. 

Then we have Ted Cruz, another poor excuse for ranting on about liberty, but always having time to get involved with people's private lives. We get you love to cook meat with guns (google search: 'Cruz bacon guns'), last I checked no one is stopping you. Please refrain from lecturing woman on their personal choices, while you're at it, quit getting antsy over LGBT rights and hyperventilating over the undocumented.

John Kasich's nice guy routine is bearable until you realize his love affair with Saudis, corrupt bankers (Lehman Brothers) and controlling a woman's right to choose - I get it, he wants outdated religious practices disguised as wholesome American values, which explains his infatuation with Sunni hegemony in the Middle East.

Donald Trump, let me first start by saying that you are my "hero". The U.S. is home to the worlds finest colleges, however you have time and time again proven why education is a waste of time. It's only fitting that you yourself attended Wharton. Congratulations to the Ivy League, you have given us a would-be dictator with the intellect and demeanor of a third grader (I sincerely apologize to the parents of 8-year-olds). It warms the cockles, hearing about the KKK's and pastor Robert Jeffress' admiration of your delusions of grandeur.

(They're not wrong, when they say Jesus would have no place in today's GOP, can you imagine Messrs Cruz, Rubio and Trump showing empathy through promoting compassionate policies - unicorns would exist before that happens).

Bernie Sanders, for a septuagenarian, you dispelled the notion that one becomes more conservative as they pass 30. I had to chuckle at the fact you tried to instill a quasi Canadian/European social democratic model of politics into the electorate. Going easy on guns was the wrong move, you just allowed bigots with their 'God and guns' rhetoric to thrive.

As for Hilary Clinton, you are not a progressive - never have been and never will be. I call you another one of those establishment hacks, who is a full-time advocate for the big end of town. You can't even be bothered to press for universal healthcare, sounds like you're a conservative disguised as liberal lite. At least military companies and death penalty advocates will have you on their side, I know your many friends in the Middle East will celebrate this fact.

If a two-faced/wacky candidate is inaugurated on January 20, 2017, then it makes perfect sense for a mass exodus across the northern border. (Canada consistently outperforms the U.S. in the are of freedom, so it will be a win-win). Alternatively, this circus will create a counter-revolution, one where simpletons and political hacks have little say in the country's future.