In my love-hate relationship with America, here's one assertion that I hate: that they "live in the GREATEST NATION ON EARTH" and proud of "the STRONGEST MILITARY on earth and THE BEST TROOPS [in] this world"....
Have we forgotten our history how the USA was built through genocide of the native population, slavery, slave trade, racism, colonialism, and imperialism? Have we forgotten our critique of political economy which includes how the US war machine has persistently subjugated the world, including the Philippines and Latin America? And that all these have led to the wretched conditions of the earth and of human relations itself?
Yet, we rejoice in deceitful statements and we praise how powerful the victory speech of a master of political doublespeak which celebrates in triumphant tones the GREATEST NATION with the STRONGEST MILITARY and the BEST TROOPS on earth?!?!
So what now for our struggles and advocacies for people, peace, and planet at this moment when a great doublespeak(er) has been reelected in the White House? Recall Marx's letter to Arnold Ruge, "... what we have to accomplish at present: I am referring to ruthless criticism of all that exists, ruthless both in the sense of not being afraid of the results it arrives at and in the sense of being just as little afraid of conflict with the powers that be."
Indeed, "Pessimism of the intellect; optimism of the will!"
No comments:
Post a Comment