Just when you thought that America’s deep-seeded and institutionalized racism was the worst on our planet we get reminded of the people who popped that ‘Us vs. Them’ thing off when it comes to ethnicity and skin color.
The British society has been more mentally brutal and oppressive in the lives of the ‘other’ than any government you might imagine. Moreso than even the Dutch, who were just generally brutal to everyone that wasn’t Dutch.
The Brits created a fierce desire in their subjects to attain nationality, no matter what the cost. Here in America we have soldiers from Mexico and Ecuador fighting for us but they know that their families will receive a few pesos when they die.
The ‘other’ that soldiers for Britain does so out of a sense of faux-nationalism that somehow their sacrifice will make England stronger. Ain’t that a blip from Blipsburg? People getting their asses shit the fuck off for a flag and an anthem.
I wonder if soldiers from the ‘other’ even get a nice folded flag mailed to their moms flat when they don’t return? Black soldiers in Britain get little else for their troubles. No promotions, no commendations and no effin’ respect. I point you to this article…
Long March Of The Black British Soldier
After remarks were made by the Prince of England on a videotaped training session describing one of the servicemen as, “our little Paki friend, Ahmed” there has been widespread handwringing in England. All of a sudden the Brits act like they accidentally imported racism from America along with the sugar.
The truth of the matter is that serviceman was a diminutive Pakistani born soldier. A British subject, and proud of it is what my great-grandmother might say since she held tight to her roots in Nevis. I don’t think Ahmed took offense to this remark for one minute. Mostly because racism is so integral a component within the Western military system that you have to divorce yourself from the reality of your birthskin.
Seriously speaking, who the hell is Ahmed going to be lobbing missiles at? People that will more than likely look like he does. Ahmed’s name might as well become Paki since it can no longer describe his origins or his culture. This is the true story of the clones. They have forsaken individualism for the idea of a faceless state. The clones are as much victims as the people on the other side of their blaster rifles.
They are invisible men with no country and no homeland so don’t even try to look into their eyes to find a soul.
