America

"We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient; that we are only 6 percent of the world's population; that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind; that we cannot right every wrong or reverse every adversity; and that therefore there cannot be an American solution to every world problem."

- President John F. Kennedy, November 16th, 1961

 

Internet commenter #1: See, we weren't always bat shit insane.

Internet commenter #2: Yea we were, the guy who said that was shot in the face in the middle of the street.

Internet commenter #3: Sent a pretty clear message to the rest of the Presidents. Don't fuck with the military/industrial complex. And everyone since then has bowed down.

 

Last night US military forces were said to have captured and killed Osama Bin Laden. One hour afterwards idiots Americans were dancing in the streets shooting off guns and trying to sing the national anthem and pledge of allegiance. Today there are celebration "rallies". We have become the movie idiocracy. Dancing around a burning car shooting guns in the air just because it's on fire.

A smarter friend on Facebook posted this this morning. I think it sums things up:

Prov 24.17, "Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice"; Ezek 18.32, "I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord"; Ezek 33.11, "I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked."