at the brink again and again
fiction
edward w pritchard
Again we are at the brink again and again. Again we have enemies faraway we are supposed to hate. Like good Puritans our elected officials are finding secret enemies distant from our shores for us to hate and fear to distract us from our problems. Like good Puritans tolerance is low and obtrusiveness is high; high enough to lead to deadly air strikes and war maneuvers somewhere in a distant hot zone.
I have nothing against the Iranians. They are an ancient culture who subscribe to different philosophies than us. Leave them alone. Unless attacked pursue diplomatic solutions to avoid foreign entanglements.
My enemies are close to home. Several departments of government routinely cause me grief unnecessarily. Naive of me, who thought we were supposed to be the good guys.
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