I am amazed that the fascist actions of the Republican Party and the Bush Administartion in general, are being overlooked or ignored by the vast wasteland of the media and the grazing cattle of Americans.
It just sickens me that so many people are unable or unwilling to see through the Bush facade. Why oh why is it so hard to learn from history. Actually I just thought of a reason as I was typing this. It is our portrayal of history inaccurately that lessens it's impact. The things that the Nazi's did are considered terrible, but the actions have been too closely linked to the Nazi's, i.e. they were bad because the Nazi's did them. Unless the Republican party renames itself the Nazi party, their followers won't see the parallels. They can do whatever they like. Bush could even give Hitler's famous speeches word for word, and his supporters would spin it and move on. He has said things that Hitler has said, and no one has blinked.
Have you seen that commercial where some soldiers come into an airport and everyone just starts clapping, The first thing that I thought of was the return of the legions to ancient Rome.
The parade to celebrate the defeat of Pompey.
When the soldier is a hero, merely for being a slodier, his role as 1st citizen is all but assured. I am no enemy of our troops, on the contrary, I repsect the decision to give ones life over to the service of ones country. It is my reverence for the true heros of our nation, those who have earned the Medal of Honor, who struggled and suffered and died, so that their fellow citizens could live in pursuit of happiness - my reverance for these people and their deeds holds me to a higher standard for the term hero. Soldiers are not heroes, those who save lives at great personal risk are heroes. Some heroes are soldiers, but not all soldiers are heroes.
When a leader is cloaked in the glory of the deeds of the soldiers who fight in our stead, that leader becomes benefactor of that glory. When young people die horribly, it is not in the best interest of that leader to have the masses know, at what price our freedom is maintained. And worse, if that ultimate sacrifice is given to a cause that is in no way linked to the freedom of those for whom the sacrifice was meant, the soldier becomes a tool. Even a napkin to wipe away the dirt of the foul business of tyrants.
I recall being taught that a leader is responsible for the actions of his subordinates. Why then were the low ranking enlisted punished for torture, and none of the leaders held responsible?
How can there be torture in so many places under the watch of the US Army, that is isolated and not policy?
Turn around and face what is being told to you. -
The tyrant is infallable. To have freedom, you must sacrifice liberty. To be American you must not question the leadership in time of war. To be a hero is to obey and die when commanded. No one is dieing, these are merely numbers, no photos allowed.
The Tyrant is ordained and annointed in the blood of the hero. And we look the other way.
