DISTRACTIONS

• Globalization distracts us from the systematic dismantling of labor unions.
• Intelligent design distracts us from intelligence.
• Shopping malls on the outskirts of town distract us from downtown.
• The Victoria Secret Holiday Special was a major distraction. 
• Speaker of the House Boehner is a distraction from  common sense and decency.
• The oil industry distracts us from developing alternative energy sources. 
• Cell phones are a major distraction for drivers.
• How many times have I been distracted by tight jeans?
• The corporate, political news media distracts us from the truth.
• Right-wing Christians distract us from finding God.
• Alcohol and drugs distract many people from becoming the person they would want to be.
• I get distracted when they put up graffiti in the john. The end result is I usually pee down my leg.
• Fear is a distraction used by right-wing Republicans.
• I pay a lot of taxes to help support a lot of other retirement programs, which is a major distraction to my own. 
• Flags and mottoes and creeds and slogans are distractions from compassion, justice, diversity, and peace.
• Authority is a distraction, often used in place of competence.

Distractions. They're everywhere.