Disjointed Thought

I'm quite stupefied with the outpourings of hate and resentment in the U.S. towards Iran's premier's planned visit to Ground Zero. Most of the americans see this as a kind of insult, vile at worst, hypocritical to say the least. The common thread of reasoning is that Iran is a state-sponsor of terrorism, and the tragedy of 9/11 was a terrorist act of apalling proportions. Both true, one from a U.S. perspective alone, and the other on an entirely human scale.

Just to get some facts right. 9/11 was perpetrated by Saudis, who by and large belong to the Sunni sect of Islam. The language of universal brotherhood and peace that is prevalent in Islam has been horribly skewed into an unrecognizable diatribe of hate and disharmony. Iran, whose population is predominantly Shia, is a supporter of hezbollah. Nowthe irony is evident. Hezbollah see themselves as freedom fighters as do the palestinian group Hamas. But History and the public perception of truth is written only by the victors.

Gone are the days of Martin Luther and Mahatma Gandhi. As a civilization we are regressing to the dark ages, relying only on stregth, completely dismissive of peace. I expect, before the the next elections, we'll have the american population whipped into a frenzy, crying to bring the terrorists who caused 9/11 (this time possibly Iran, much like one commentator, stating it was 'payback time' when America decided to illegally invade Iraq) to book.

Democracy is dead. It's a corporate hegemony that runs most goverments. The meek cannot inherit the Earth...