American History: A Snippet

Be ashamed, America. Be ashamed for the decimation of entire countries, including the one called the United States of America. U.S. citizens should not need to be reminded that our colonizing motherfuckin' forefathers (and mothers) are responsible for the genocide of countless Indians, and the forced removal and displacement of the survivors. These we prodded at musket-point on towards small packets of land. Then, told them to farm. An alien practice to the Indian mind, for the most part.

Should not need to be reminded.

But how many of us do need a reminder?

American Colonizer: "The Earth is not your Mother anymore. Here, have a ho. Plant some wheat."
Indian: "No."
American Colonizer: "What??! You Satanic Savage!"

American Colonizer smacks Indian across the face with the butt of his rifle

Indian: (silence)
American Colonizer: "Here. Have a Bible."
Indian: "No."
American Colonizer: "What?!! You are soooooo burning in HELL!!!"

sound of gunfire, a village burning
women and children screaming
bones popping
"Christians" rejoicing, giving praise

Farther away from the colonizer's stolen "home," the Iraqi people had a taste of self-determination in 1958, when, on July 14th, the pro-British monarchy was overthrown. Later, in the '80s, the good ol' U S of A supported everyone's favorite person to hate, Saddam Hussein, in his instant, just-add-American-firepower rise to power. This was a big FUCK YOU to the Iraqi people, to be sure. So they were happy when, in 1991, American planes bombed the living hell out of their country in a bid to push Saddam back from his in-progress invasion of the oil-rich country of Kuwait.

Cut to the White House, where George Bush I is illuminated by righteous power halos and carries a big stick

George I: "Saddam--invading oil--wouldn't be prudent."
American Media-Mediated Chorus: "Yeah, you camel jockey raghead tyrant!!"
George I: "Oh, that's it! Release the bombs!!"
American Media-Mediated Chorus: "Free Kuwait!! Free Kuwait!!"

sound of bombs dropping, a village burning
women and children screaming
bones popping
"Christians" rejoicing, giving praise
much self-congratulatory back-slapping
the sound of oil prices deflating
"ahhhhhhhhhhh..."

And the Iraqi people were happy again when, in 2003, George I's imperialist son, George II, decided that the "War on Terror" gave him as well a license to stick his militaristic dick in Iraq and probe for oil. Of course, the marketing agency media sold this unprovoked invasion to everyone, including the Iraqi people, as a minor inconvenience, just a small pin prick before the actual liberation and freedom of the Iraqi people. Democracy.

So imagine the Iraqi people's shock and dismay when, four years later, America still is parking its ignorant (for the most part) goddamn (for the most part) occupying military all over a crumbled, broken-down, fucked-up Iraq.

Not happy with the situation in the homeland, those Iraqis. Who can blame them?

Unfortunately, way too many Americans seem to be okee-dokeee with blaming them. Terrorists, Extremists, Insurgents are the labels applied to justify the continued presence of an unwanted military. "Secular violence." What the goddamn hell did anyone expect?? Tea parties, crumpets, and instant parliaments or congresses? Or better yet--a "Christian" nation?

Give me
a goddamn
fucking
break.

The children of Iraq have a message for anyone who cares to listen:

WAR

IS

A

TRAGEDY