Originally posted by Wehali
I hope to God americas evil chokehold on this world will be destroyed soon.
They've brought nothing but pain, misery, poverty, attrocities and darkness
to this world, ever since their creation hundreds of years ago. That country
was built from the start, on never before seen genocide, treachery,
betrayal, atrocities and slavery. It has been building on those fine attributes
untill this very day.
It really can't be easy being an american citizen, and realizing the horrors
your country has brought upon this world. I send you my good wishes and
prayers, americans. I hope you someday find the strength to rebuild
your country in love and compassion.
True enough. But how is the US different from, say, Belgium? Or Britain? Or the USSR? Or China? Or ancient Rome? Or any other world power in its
time?
It's just our turn (apparently it won't be for very much longer, though, but that's for another thread...) and the US uses the tried and true
toolkit of empire-building and maintenance, not much of it very conducive to "love and compassion."
Empires are not built and maintained on those warm thoughts; just a glance at the history of the Catholic Church should disabuse you of such
naivete.
You are from Belgium. In your country's short history--even shorter than ours--you owe your present position to the pillage and despotic exploitation
of Congo in the 19th century. In fact, Congo was the private property of the King of Belgium, his own personal fife. Conrad's "Heart of Darkness"
sums up what was done there pretty well. No love or compassion in sight; only oblivion and despair.
History repeats; its our turn in the cycle. Nothing more.