As barbarism reigns — on all sides — in the news right now, I feel myself getting nauseated whenever Americans comment self-righteously.
They climb aboard their high horse and sing hosannas about The Land of the Free™, Home of the Brave™, Greatest Generation™, and (most sinful of all) God’s Country™.
For decades, I’ve written extensively — including heavily annotated books — and spoken widely on the need to resist this blend of deceit and hypocrisy.
Every time we defend our country’s “right” to slaughter innocent beings because we’re the good [sic] guys, we lose a piece of our soul.
This is not about “patriotism.” It’s part of a spiritual war.
To follow, I present five of my posts in the name of adding some desperately needed context to today’s clickbait headlines:
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In response to humiliation, ostracism, ridicule, or if starving, to protect your child, your religion or your home - all humans are capable of savagery & violence. Those who choose otherwise in certain circumstances allow themselves to become the victims of those who do. Humans are, after all, animals with keenly honed survival instincts - to the detriment of some individuals and our species as a whole.
Many election campaigns ago, another non-American (German, to be precise) and I were observing in amazement some of the rhetoric being slung regarding politics and ideologies.
I can't recall exactly what was at stake at this point, but our German friend was aghast at the wild level of patriotism being displayed.
I directed her to read up on "Manifest Destiny".
She said it explained a lot. I think it does here, too.
National narcissism. When people don't just rally to that flag, we will impose it on them. Because we know best.