A Blood-Drenched Monster, by Robert Gore
There is no more hated institution in the world than the US government. Drenched in blood, it has become the monster it purportedly sought to destroy. Drama, rather than politics or history, provides the archetypes for a once exceptional nation that is now neither “the dictatress of the world” nor “the ruler of her own spirit.” During a somnambulant soliloquy Lady Macbeth asked: “What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?” Yet she couldn’t wash the blood from her hands: “Here’s the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.” Sleep allowed no escape from perdition, her soul was irretrievably lost. So too was Michael Corleone’s, at the end of Godfather II, as the capo dei capi sat alone in his boathouse, contemplating the lake where the brother he had just had murdered lay submerged. One cannot love what America once was and love what it has become. A revolution, peaceful or otherwise, that does not put America’s redemption at the forefront of its aspirations is a revolution not worth fighting.
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The Union general Sherman instituted purposeful terrorism on Confederate civilians, in order to break their willingness to continue supporting the Southern rebellion. It is telling that the Prussian military observers attached to Sherman's command took notes, and later applied Sherman's tactics to terrorize civilians in both world wars.
My point is that our government didn't suddenly become a terrorizing, murderous entity. That merciless power is in the institution of government itself. Mao Zedong observed that all government control is at the point of a gun, and he was correct.
George Washington said "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action."
So far, its the only place the feds don't use drones to attack alleged "terrorists" (and kill thousands of innocent bystanders in the process.)
Excellent article, Robert SLL.
Ideas are considered dangerous weapons to those that assign such designations.
Another great article filled with relevant content!
Once again Mr. Gore, you have touched a nerve with the few of us left to remember the past with sadness and grimly look to the future. But you are not responsible. The truth exists no matter who pronounces it.
I'm not disputing what we have become, but it reads like drivel from the Communist Party of America lamenting that their hero socialist states are basically non-existent or basket cases.
We were actually rather hands-off on jihadis, it started with Beirut, the USS Cole, Nairobi, and became intolerable on 9/11. Heck, we helped them against the Russians, they were just looking for welfare or an Afghan Martial Plan I think following.
We supported the mujahideen, including Osama bin Laden, in Afghanistan against the Soviet Union. During the first Iraq war, the US established military bases in Saudi Arabia, which we promised would be temporary. When the war was over, the bases became permanent, outraging bin Laden and many other Moslems. Bin Laden directly contacted the US government and tried to get it to keep its promise to remove the military bases from the birthplace of Islam, to no avail. That turned bin Laden from the US's friend to a sworn enemy, and 9/11 was the result. (See "How to Defeat Your Enemy," SLL, 1/30/16).
As for Beirut, the US had remained officially neutral in a three way war between Christians, Druz, and Shiites. When it broke its neutrality, aiding beleagured Christians, the Shiites bombed the Marine compound. When you go from neutral peace keeper to combantant, you subject yourself to attack. 5 months later, recognizing the US's mistake, President Reagan withdrew the Marine presence from Lebanon (see Sacred Rage, by Robin Wright).
The Muslims, for the most part, are not looking for US "welfare" or a Marshall (not Martial) Plan, they're looking for us to get the hell out of their countries. Try to look at things from the other side's point of view occasionally. That does not mean you have to condone it, only that it may be to your benefit to try to understand it. And don't resort to a cheap shot like "drivel from the Communist Party of America" instead of fact-based argument and logical analysis.
Thank you, Robert, for this beacon of hope and insight. Every revolution must begin with a first step. Your essay is a clarion call.
It sickens me that most of us were unaware of how bad our government was, how it is filled with really sick creatures and how, like every other Kakistocracy has been controlled and seduced by the central banks...same ole story since the templar nights and the black ignoble's of Venice.
As usual Carl I totally agree . When I discuss these things with people they don't even want to discuss it . I find they feel it is easy to say "conspiracy theorist" and then they can in there own minds dismiss any further discussion or thought on the topic . Evidence of brainwashing.
Is there such a thing as a Robert Gore fan?
If so, I'm one of them.
I think that many of your critiques of foreign involvement are spot on and I would like to see much less of this. But we are not even in the class of the Soviets or other Communist nations insofar as killing and abusing our own and other nations.
The admonition that anyone who has power must be careful not to turn into a monster is something that needs to be taken to heart. Our First Amendment is our protection against this...
Jan
"What happened to your country it is such a fascist police state anymore."
followed by
"No matter what else we used to be able to look at America as the beacon of hope....Now the light is out."
The third is we don't mean the people but your new style government. But didn't the people choose to make the change..that in various forms
Couldn't disagree. When I go north across the border stranger in a strange land comes to mind.
We turned on ourselves.
Jan, prefers warp drive to flying cars but will take either
MMF2 all of them.
Jan
" the administration affixed the label “terrorist”—which indicts, tries, convicts, and punishes, often lethally, anyone so labelled—to people whose identities and acts remain unknown. It’s the thumb up or down of Roman emperors."
"America operates under a reverse formulation of the Golden Rule: do unto others what would be intolerable if done unto us."
If armed drone technology gets better and everyone has it, US will argue that coming into a country a killing someone and the people around him because he's suspected of a crime is wrong.