Big Bully America

We who live in the United States are in a truly frighting nation. Our military leaders must be feeling arrogant right about now, although I have a feeling that with the huge military arsenal of America on a daily basis under their command they already feel arrogant, but at this day and age with America's foes crumbling under it's weight it must be a special feeling of invisibility. No longer fighting nations America is now accustomed to fighting individuals groups, and ideas.

We who live in the United States and those abroad see the war, violence, and domination with impunity our nation uses throughout the world. And yet in it's own borders America likens its self to a lamb having the rule of law and the right to protest, but in actuality America is a wolf internationally, killing civilians and torturing the suspected. 

It is as if America is likened it's self to the portrayal of a French hit-man in the movie 'The professional' able to be soft, gentle and protecting of its own citizens (save those ordered killed by the president) rights while at the same time being ruthlessly aggressive in the maiming of the rights of those in other nations.

Don't believe it for a second! The only reason the American government can speak softly to its dissenting citizens is because it carries a big stick. In New York City we saw how quickly the police brought out riot gear and body armor for the peaceful occupy march on time square. The big stick is showing. In the Bay area the police use tear gas at five in the morning as if its own citizens were a invading camp of combatants. 

We all see how America reacts when it feels threatened it limits freedoms and starts killing people. We cannot be naive as to believe the violence that America does out there stays out there. It will and has found its way inside our borders. There is no justice in American brutality and war, even if you are a America, know that the only judge you will ever face is God so long as America for whatever reason fictitious or otherwise sees you as a threat.

And so the occupy movement, should it ever be seen as a threat to the domestic stability of the US will be dealt with severely. Let us not forget or be naive of the treatment by the NYPD of a young white woman. (The most coddled figure in our media) If this is to be expected treatment of Americans then what hope have the rest of us? If you are a young white American woman protesting and you are seen as a threat, embarrassment or nuisance, then that's a shot of pepper spray to the face. If you are a Arab and American born and seen as a threat, nuisance, embarrassment to the US then thats a shot in the face by a drone. Those are the spectrums extremes. The extremes not only in skin color and the threat Americans feel from those different colors but in actions as well. Given that one cannot compare the actions and behaviors of a protestor with a terrorist, I do instead compare the shared citizenship and dissent of America by the blonde haired wall-street protester and Al awlaki. America dealt with each citizen unjustly and violently.

We who live in America live in a bully nation. Force is the only language it speaks. Its forceful in the middle east, forceful in Africa, its forceful in the UN. What allows us to believe that the same bully that is so dominating everywhere it goes will suddenly settle down and manage with a open hand and light touch. No, no the American hand is clenched at home and then tightened abroad. However we Americans just don't see the fist. We don't feel the fist because it is covered in democracy and liberty but a bully is a bully no matter the disguise.