I got into an early discussion today about America. I came to the conclusion that today’s America* is an ugly fraud. We wave the flag adorned with stars and stripes, we reminisce about a glorious history, we point to the constitution, the founding fathers and freedom and then we include ourselves as part of this legacy; as though we have some natural right to call ourselves by the same name. But is that true? Do Americans* by way of history simply get to partake in the greatness of our past? Do we get to say we are somehow part of all the great things done by those who came before us?
Today’s America* has nothing in common with the nostalgic images and grand successes of the nation as it were in her glory days. In fact, I would argue not only does America* lack any authentic representation of times past but is the antithesis of America. We have come full circle, back to the very thing our ancestors fought, died and ultimately persevered to escape. We have become a nation of political thieves and liars, and second class citizens whose majority will has no bearing on how their taxes will be spent or to which wars their children will be sent to die in. And please let me halt your disgust right there, this is not conjecture but hardened fact, so allow me to explain before lazily calling me a traitor or an assh*le.
Tell me which war of the new millennium do you defend? Can you even name the nations to which we have sent our sons and daughters to fight and die since 9/11? Explain to me now in which countries Shiite’s are our friends and in which they are our foes. I’m certain those who have sent their sons and daughters to fight can do so. But can you? And then explain to me how, while only 13% of Americans support military action in Ukraine (take your pick of polls), your constitutionally mandated government of representatives, in direct conflict with their sworn duty to represent the will of the majority, have already sent military personnel, weapons and billions of war dollars to Ukraine in an attempt to provoke a war with Russia? Can you explain how that happens in America; land of the free, governed by and for the will of the people? It doesn’t, but it does in America*. And isn’t this just the point?
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