America is the greatest nation on Earth

Submitted by Lindsay
Melbourne Australia!

President Bertha Hanover today announced that Americas has been recognized by every nation on earth as the best there has ever been. "Our strength," she said, "is in the freedom we offer, the path to equality that has no equal, the respect we pay to all who wish to be our friends, and our implacable isolation of all who wish us harm."

"Every nation knows we bring peace not war, every nation knows we bring prosperity and the recognition of their capabilities. We do not fear their culture, knowledge or desire to be great. We applaud and assist it.

"For the first time the world is essentially one in facing the future, one in dealing with the threat of climate change, and one in dealing sensibly with every citizen on this great and wonderful earth. And I am proud to be the leader who has helped bring this about."

This was the beginning of her speech this morning at the Unified Nations speech today. It was greeted with tumultuous applause, cheering and sighs of relief...

(9/2020) Of course, this is all make believe. It’s about as far removed from reality as it gets, and it could never be remotely true, but there was a point when it could have been started.

FDR had the right outlook to form lasting alliances and begin the process, but no motive. It was not until 1986 when Russian president Gorbachev proclaimed Glasnost - his idea of opening up the country to a free market and meaningful elections – leading, in 1987 to president Ronald Reagan making his famous 1987 ‘Tear Down The Wall’ speech in Berlin. A few months later it was down, and the jubilation amongst East German citizens was disbelievingly rapturous. Cooperation, East-West detente, the dismantling of the Communist empire, the privatisation of state run enterprises – all these followed quickly.

Praise for Ronnie swept the land, the mighty USA had made the world a better place, American capitalism was the only way to go, and the future was clear. It mattered not that he had only a small part in the overthrow of communism, it was the speech, the rhetoric that did the work.

Then George H W Bush came on the scene and he was as equally fervent. His speech in December 1990 proved that the USA was indeed the greatest nation, and self-congratulation became the order of the day.

The international facade had, however, already started to decay. Foreign policy was limited in its scope, vision was myopic, and the rhetoric couldn’t mask the reality. America was indeed great, but not at understanding the opportunity it faced. It was actually impossible for a nation that had always put itself first, and was convinced that insisting on its version of capitalism was its mission. Foreign policy always had this end in mind, while not bothering to understanding the values, culture and points of view of others, especially in central America, the middle east and Asia.

It was more important to be great at home than anywhere else. The way to empire was to make other nations jealous of the nation’s success, meaning they would want to adopt your system. When they refused to give up their values, no matter how bad their lives seemed to be, their leaders were, whenever possible, coerced: Regime changes, assassinations, covert war.

The end results were disastrous.

The British, in building their empire, had allowed commercial companies, such as the East India Company, to establish highly profitable trade before moving in and establishing their own system of government, introduced their way of life and justice, and far from being seen as invaders, were seen as beneficial advisers. That empire still exists, still has power and although now much smaller, has the loyalty of a great number of citizens in former colonies.

The days when America could take what it could get, influence, coerce and dictate to those who seemed to have no choice have long gone; it’s fall-back position of the greatest manufacturer, trader and money power have been undone by greed, incompetence and actual stupidity.

It’s ironic that victory over the USSR was inadvertently thwarted by Gorbachev when he appointed Vladimir Putin as his successor. It was also ironic that the China was staging the Tiananmin square massacre just as Gorbachev was privatising the USSR. Two new dictators without protest, two anti-American nations getting teeth and the means of undermining democracy and super-capitalism while your eyes were turned to high fiving yourselves.

Reagan and Bush senior may have been hailed as saviours, but their lack of vision ramped up the inward-looking vision of today. Obama may have tried to stem the tide, but the master opportunist and his devious adviser Steve Bannon saw the opportunity to make the world their own – or at least the civilised parts – and the opportunity for American greatness was lost forever.

You could say it was chance that did this, but chance had been given wings by the power of money, and your future has never looked more bleak. It is impossible to report on Trump, a chameleon with a corrupt heart determined to rule by ego and duplicity, but unless moderate Republicans band together and vote Joe Biden in, their great party will never be able to govern again.

The downward spiral of incompetence and self-serving stupidity will make Republicans repugnant to a great majority, because the strength of the dollar will have been overtaken by China, climate change will take much of what Covid 19 hasn’t, and the ability to print money and trade it at a profit will vanish like water in a desert. The middle class will join the poor, the super rich will stay in their drug-induced heaven.

Donald will have his prize, a fools mask, Americans will have theirs – servitude and shame – and there will be no superman in the wings. No Goliath to bring down the walls of the rich, your allies will no longer be friendly, and America will no longer be needed as guide, exemplar, or defender.

Please do not let this happen. We need you as never before. The free world needs you strong and clear-sighted. Just make sure you excise the cancer that is killing you.