Thoughts about America by an expat.

The True Red, White and Blue

Whether you are for Trump or not, he is the, in your face, truth about what has been the covert reality of America from day one. BUT not in the way his followers think so.

America was never great and never will be.

All political advances have been rooted in corruption, greed, racism, oppression, colonization, lies and indoctrination. (Pretty much like every other country!).

And before you point it out, I know there are countries where you’ll get your hand cut off for stealing etc., but at least there’s a certain transparency there, ya know where you’re at with those regimes.

America has always been about duping the people behind a false demeanor of morality and now because Trump is too self-centered to play that game, some people are starting to realize the truth while others are suckers for his brazen criminality, lies and populist tactics. 

Although Trump is a major piece of work, he is not the only questionable president. They all are!

Consider these points:

Guantanamo Bay: In existence since 2002. How is this legal?

Declaration of Independence: All men are created equal. How can you write a line like that when, at the same time, there is slavery and the indigenous population is being systematically eliminated? Enlightened founding fathers? That’s what I learned as a child. Maybe elite would be a better description. (not in the current right wing populist sense which is a dog whistle for anti-semitism).

And what about women?

They aren’t even mentioned.

But it wasn’t just a sign of the times that women were ignored.

There has still never been a female president. How is this possible in a so called democratic country?

(Not that I hold out any hope for change with a

female in office, but still, come on. It’s cringeworthy.)

(One could also ask: what about children, animals, the earth).

America needs an enemy: For example, during the cold war it was communism, now it’s Islam. As far as I understand, military spending is the second largest item on the federal budget. (2023: although it is not a tactic for all US politicians, certainly transgender has taken precedence as the enemy).

In God We Trust: If the motto of America is to trust in God, why is there such a glorification of and an emphasis on war? Why nuclear weapons? Which God are we talking about?

Terrorism: Was not the Boston Tea Party an act of terrorism against the British? A criminal act? A riot? Why is that acceptable in the eyes of “decent” Americans? Terrorism is terrorism, rioters are rioters, criminal behavior is criminal behavior. OR?

(an added thought: why were some of them dressed as Indians?)

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Remember the pilgrims were migrants: Lucky for them, but not for the locals, they didn’t have to deal with any border control issues.