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It is very sad that both of them are too arrogant to accept the consequences and apologize to the world for killing unarmed civilians in the name of their fake-democracy.
| by Nilantha
Ilangamuwa
( October 24,
2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Do they really understand the shape of the
earth? Do they think the earth has a pyramidal shape where the big man is
sitting on the top while all the other countries are lying on the floor to lick
the big man’s feet? After watching the
three debates between Governor Romney, the Republican presidential candidate,
and President Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, it is unclear as to
what is really going to change.
Last night’s
debate, moderated by the experienced and lauded broadcast journalist Bob
Scheiffer, confirmed to the world that neither candidate has a clear idea of
the grave issues concerning the world; instead, they are only focused on giving
half-truthful answers to grab the American vote. They narrowly escaped having to prove their
uniqueness on foreign policy and instead showed greater concern for the domestic
consequences. Both candidates lacked any substantive depth. They remained at a
superficial level on issues ranging from Israel, Iran, and the United State’s
role in the geopolitical arena. When questions were raised on the drone attacks
and the crisis in Libya, both of them tried to dodge the questions and ignore
the problem. The same reflections were
visible when they were engaged in the crisis in Libya. It’s laughable that they
wish to lead the world while at the same time not having any idea about what is
happening at the ground level.
The engagement
on foreign policy in the third debate was based on two core factors, Islamaphobia
and Sino fear. Both candidates took the same tone as former President George W.
Bush Jr., the man who evaporated the last remnants of global respect and
dignity for the United States. The 9/11 attack was an event that the US
political elites took advantage of to advance their own personal agendas. They
used 9/11 as a pretext, much like other autocrats have around the world.
Resulting from these tragedies is a political nightmare where many countries lose
their institutional structures, while at the same time facilitating authoritarians to cynically manipulate not
only the so called electoral system – the posited tablet for democracy -- but the
basic personal liberties of the people. These tragedies have led to the
elimination of the small space reserved for freedom by putting human beings
into a cage as nuisances. It seems that
they are still engaged in reprimanding the world for events that happened more
than a decade ago, ignoring the real threats that are injuring the earth.
It is very sad
that both of them are too arrogant to accept the consequences and apologize to
the world for killing unarmed civilians in the name of their fake-democracy. It
is known that the US has raised her flag only one time without bloodshed - on
the moon.
The present
political game is carried out through popular political topics rather than
digging deeper to find facts and the root causes of the real crisis. That’s why
both Romney and Obama were striking on Iran’s nuclear program but did not
mention the nuclear capability of Israel or the concerns of the Palestinian people.
In other words, can you blame others as a threat to peace and democracy when your
angel is threatening to eliminate the freedom and dignity of mankind? If so, you
are trying to hide something that is clearly visible to the rest of the world.
Our real loss
over the last three decades is that the political elites have vandalized the
structure of the institutions that were the pillars of the state. As a result,
the judiciary, the police, and the legislature have become technically
paralyzed institutions occupied by political henchmen while ordinary people
lose their faith in the morality of the state. The unchanging norm is to take
into custody the real issues through party-based politics and corporate
companies. What is left is only the superficial and unimportant positions that
are fought over like they actually matter.
These questions remain without
sufficient answers; what did they debate and why did they debate. Who is going
to control whom in this generation? Will the world duteously listen to
the country that has a national debt of over $15.17 trillion? As far as
the politics in US is concerned, people are watching two people who seem to believe
the same things. They lie through their teeth to get as many votes as they can.
This reminds me of the Jerry Springer Show.
These policies will not lead us to
find sustainable solutions to the crisis of the devastation of state
institutions; institutions that are controlled around the globe by politically
motivated autocrats who have no room to leave for the real issues present in
the United State’s foreign policy.
