For whatever reason, it just seems to me that so many people are out on the warpath to nepotism lately. Whether it be politics, sports, acting, lion tamer, business, arctic explorer, and the local butcher.

Why are all these people where they are because of their bloodline? Isn’t that unfair? It’s a valid question. It’s been one that’s been asked for over 5K years.

It’s just human. We can’t get over it. We’ll never get over it. If anybody thinks we can get over it: I refer you to Cnut and the tide.

The very idea of a hereditary monarchy is a form of nepotism. So are wills. So are people’s last names.

Is this a good thing? Probably not. But as we progress as humanity, we must always acknowledge at the beginning that we are who we are. If we deny who we are? We can never become something better.