Not wanting to get too political, a thought crept in my pea and got me thinking or rather pondering......
This brilliant hatred or disgust (again, excuse the non-inclination towards political correctness) that we or rather most people have against the 'bullying' Americans with their thoughts and actions towards the rest of the 'oh-not-so-strong' nations a little mis-conceived?
Could it be more of the natural human tendency of man/woman to hate the top dog or bitch as the case may be?
So America struts her stuff around, tells people what to do and what not quite similar to that over-bearing aunt you can't see the back enough of... So you 'hate' her(America), form discussions, ridicule her and the derogation continues.. till you're either blue in the face or you have run out of expletives... Fair enough. In the same breath, what exactly is it that bothers us so much? Israel did the same with Palestine, China has done it with Tibet (I don't see anything happening on that front), Soviet Union had done it, Bosses do it to their assistants, Bullies in School Grounds do it, Elder siblings do it...well, you get the picture. Could it be what we hate is Power or rather the lack of it?
I mean, imagine a hypothetical situation where, India got its act together and became the Alpha Male in this world, imagine the kind of power that USA enjoys in our hands, can you imagine the havoc?!?! Hell, imagine it in the hands of North Korea or Iran .. or one of our famed Computer Lecturers from College, can you imagine the chaos?!? Scary propositions I agree, so where am I heading here, you may ask; Could it be that the hatred is instead more indirectly directed towards humans..us? After all we are from the same seed, we are blooming mad and we LOVE power!!
The thought that really scares me now is that, the problems are not going to end with America's demise or the demise of Taliban, or that of Institutionalized Education Systems rather with the demise of Man and that scares me for the simple fact that the last time I checked in the mirror, I was one of the hominoid species...hmmm... we ARE in trouble aren't we..
~cheerio~ (a lil frightened)
