Happy Birthday MJ....

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Morals are wierd...

There's basically a cut off point with most people...

If a moral crime is far enough in the past (no matter its gravity), it can be ignored, whereas if it's in the present or near past, a moral position has to be taken and worn like a badge...


Unfortunately for the unfeasibly 50 year old Jacko, he's currently in that 'near past' zone - his problem is that his alleged crimes are considered to be actual in many peoples minds - and I'm certainly in that camp...

Yes boss, whether you believe Jacko is innocent of kiddy fiddling comes down to what you instinctively believe, and I believe there's too been much smoke for there to be no fire at all...


But I'm not mad at him...

No boss, I certainly don't condone any such crimes, but I also don't think many people have any idea what kind of pressures someone in that position has to deal with day in day out...

There always has to be an outlet, a pressure release valve of some kind, and sadly for MJ it appears it hasn't been drink or drugs, but the worst crime of the times...


The thing that annoys me is the hypocrisy with it all...

Yes boss, I'm certain there are many people who heavily suspect Jacko has at some point had his hands where they shouldn't have been, but who'll say he hasn't and IS INNOCENT!!! simply because he's never been found guilty in a court of law..

Such people will say he's innocent because they believe in the rule of law - that the courts verdict must be respected!!!

But what it boils down to is them believing in the power of good lawyers...


Yes boss, most people who've seen the law up close and personal know it's inherently corrupt and flawed as an idea..

Good and expensive lawyers get you off and bad and cheap ones don't - if it wasn't so, there wouldn't be cheap or expensive lawyers, there'd just be lawyers....

The enlightened know that the law can be - and is - bought and sold, depending on who you are and what your bank balance is...


But having good lawyers doesn't always get you completely off the moral hook...

No boss, even though Jacko had the best guys on the case and he won - many people still instinctively feel he's guilty and he therefore remains persona non grata...


But I'm willing to bet Jacko'll be back with another HUGE album before he dies...

And either then or after he's dead (should he die prematurely), you can bet your arse, many who currently poke moral dejection at him will see things very differently...

Yes boss, I reckon then there'll be a whole queue of current day finger pointers talking about his undisputable legacy, and his groundbreaking importance that never went away, even though he was forever associated with 'unproven' allegations of misconduct...

The reality of morality, is that people forever change their moral position and these changes have everything to do with keeping a clean and respectable face and fitting in with the way of the crowd, and nothing whatsoever to do with genuine and honest ideas or ideals of right and wrong...


So, I'm therefore sure that when the 'near past' zone has been properly cleared (and providing there are no new allegations) Jacko will once again be lauded as a genius by one and all!!!

But I'm not gonna wait that long to state the bleeding obvious...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MJ - YOU'RE ONE CRAZY MIXED UP KID, BUT YOU'RE MOST DEFINATELY A GENIUS!!!

Currently listening : Off the Wall By Michael Jackson Release date: 1999-06-11