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Paradise revised : Comments

By Allan Gyngell, published 10/11/2006

We no longer perceive America to be a paradise. Our views are now more nuanced.

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One has to feel sympathy for the American people, even it you resent their country’s gluttonous world role.

Americans have to live with being in a state of permanent war - just as the ancient Romans had to – this resulting from the phenomenon known as the ‘Price of Empire’.

Since the 2nd World War the US has engaged in 40 major military incursions into other countries, and nearly 300 lesser incursions (including espionage and interference in political / electoral processes). Now the Pentagon talks about the ‘long war’ ahead.

For the American people, this state of permanent warfare means they can never, ever look forward to peace, so long as their nation wishes to maintain its self-chosen role as the world’s primary powerbroker.

That status gives the US both immense pride and economic power, but oh what a price to pay!

Australians have differing political perspectives on America’s world role, seeing it as being necessary or repugnant. Or just straight fact.

Whichever one’s politics, for the life of me, I can’t understand why Australians, as America’s most consistent ally, willingly choose the same fate for themselves.

It amazes me that the Australian people do not revolt at the prospect of also being thrust into a state of permanent warfare -
as if our national interests has to be locked onto America’s.

Any questioning of this subservient role is perniciously seen to be anti-American, so no rational debate is allowed. Our fate is one with theirs, it seems
Posted by gecko, Sunday, 12 November 2006 3:32:14 PM
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Wireless enthusiast intercepts government secret radio band and uncovers secrets and scandals of deceitful type proportions. Aghast goes next door to his neighbor, secretly excited, as aforementioned was a hunter whom radio enthusiast wanted friendship and favor of. A new face in hell. Nearly a new face in hell!

A muscular, thick-skinned, slit-eyed neighbor is at the table poisoned just thirty seconds before by parties who knew of wireless operator's forthcoming revelation.

A new face in hell!

A prickly line of sweat covers enthusiast's forehead as the realization hits him that the same government him and his now dead neighbor voted for and backed and talked of on cream porches have tricked him into their war against the people who enthusiast and dead hunter would have wished torture on. A servant of government walks in and arrests wireless fan in kitchen for murder of his neighbor. A new face in hell!

The dead cannot contradict. Sometimes the living cannot. A new face in hell!
Posted by Savage Pencil, Sunday, 12 November 2006 4:18:37 PM
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