"there is no racial bigotry here..."
"...you are all equally worthless."
R. Lee Ermey as Gunnery Sergeant Hartmann, Full Metal Jacket.
I may not share that exact view, and also do my very very best not to group folks into one pool or another. And its not really a bad idea to do the same. Here's why:
As of late i have been trying to decide and understand why someone would take on a mission that will result with 100% efficency their death. Reading documents including Diaries, and interviews with kamakazie pilots, and even german and russian suicide pilots (i saw a promo piece for something on the history channel that will air this week i believe, dont have lots of time to watch t.v.) and their reasons for taking on said mission.
In a nearly 100% concensus, these individuals (men and women, some may know while most do not there was a german female squadron commander and test pilot for suicide planes [hows that for a job??] named Hannah Reich) had a total committment to their cause. Most people today havent any clue what that kind of conviction feels like, to feel so strongly for a cause you will strap on an airplane, or the cheaper method of a bomb, and set out to do the most damage with little more than a will to die. Some of you may have seen this in Vietnam, where sappers were used (though i do not know to what extent, and have no figures) to blow up command tents, and ammo bunkers. Others, we read about it in the newspaper about the Palestine and Isreali situation thats been ongoing since the dawn of their respective religions. While all (and i have no doubt that all reading this post) have witnessed either firsthand or via video the September 11th attacks. Its insane to us, and to me as well which is why I am trying to learn why they do it to maybe even take away that cause. Very few if any of you myself included, have ever felt such conviction to a cause to resort to such an action (or be as heroic, as they see themselves). What needs to be looked into is how to take the romance, if you will, out of being a suicide soldier (of whatever cause) and convey it as an act of hopelessness whos mere implication or indoctrinaion only solidifies one's own causes defeat. A counterargument is "well if they're defeated, die fighting" or "take as many out with me as possible". While that may ring true with many cases, for example if the enemy of the suicide soldier's cause was some sort of evil regime. What is our responsibility to convey is that we aren't some evil force hell bent on conquering the world through military means. We believe in making money, saving lives, and feeling good about ourselves. I firmly believe that we as Americans would use our right to take our grievances to our government and if necessary impeach (yup, we Americans can civilly oust our leaders without a military coux) the president at the time if he wanted to steer America on the manifest destiny from hell. If we were given a chance, I think that what we would do (sticking to the Make money, save lives, and patting ourselves on the back) is somehow devise a way to democritize these countries and use the resources available to get them working to a greater good (i think i heard the response World Peace at the miss usa pageant, can anyone confirm?).
I'll just say that I as an American, and can and will speak for every American (ready your flamethrowers gents, and i'll break out the marshmallows) and say...
"I have no interest in making any other country an exclave of the United States, Enslaving any other cultures, or taking any Imperialistic measures in order to expand the United States."
laymans terms...
"I don't want your land, your god, or your home"
(Vote USgolfer, 2020)
