No matter that his associations in New York also connected him to often treasonous, Pro-British Insurance Companies which sprang up all over the colonies before and after the American Revolution, ventures which were among the first state-chartered corporations to offer coverage not only in the U.S. colonies, but in "British Territories" as well, a sure sign that Anglo-American financial interests have long coordinated efforts despite the ideological incompatibilities of monarchy and democracy, honoring neither borders, nor laws, nor any system of morality; sheer power worship, plain and simple.
So, no matter that Roosevelt's fortune, education, privilege, and outlook, and "good luck," was due to the prosperity of our country's first international corporations, and reliant on their ability to control government, insurance rates, medical care, finance and ideology at home, above the government's prerogatives, while pursuing profit unhindered and in conjunction with foreign governments and enterprises overseas, at the expense of the "natives" and often against the wishes of local governments.
Similarly, there is no conflict of interest between President Cheney's connection to war profiteering entities such as Halliburton and KBR, or for that matter, no conflict of interest arising among any member of the administration with business connections to international joint-stock ventures with Anglo, French, and Dutch oil brokers. Absolutely none. Furthermore, there is no evidence that this behavior is not unique to American history or that 19th and 20th century New York provides any kind of comparison for understanding the motives of those currently in power, or the actions of government in wartime.
Today, as Mr. Roosevelt would have approved, and as President Bush also approves, and as President Clinton once hoped, we still torture "niggers" with water, as the Filipinos were called by American soldiers back then, and as Roosevelt firmly advocated as necessary to advance civilization, only today we call the "niggers" rag heads, towel heads, camel-jockeys, Osamas, etc... and in the tradition of scientific advancement, instead of making them drink water until they almost die, we force them to try and breathe it instead. This is progress, is it not? (Gardener's Report)
Today, we proudly and stubbornly carry on this mission, we refuse to read books and newspapers, we refuse to acknowledge an Empire devoted to enforcing one-sided contracts imposed on weaker nations and darker-skinned peoples by international corporations with roots in Continental European colonialism and finance, so that we, like Roosevelt and the business establishment he served, can keep the drugs and resources flowing, the generals and soldiers busy, the war industry booming, and all under the philanthropic guise of serving the poor and unfortunate natives by burning down their villages and stomping on their heads, wherever they may be.
Yes, we continue to neglect the words of Major Gardener and countless other sane minds serving in our nation's armed services, or those who read the newspapers and history books, who have given us sane words about our Empire over the years, because reading these words, and thinking about the implications of them is truly tiring. Even exhausting.
No, no, it makes much more sense to sit in a pool, or in the movie theater watching a terrible movie, especially as the world heats up.
Cheers America,
Here's to 2008 being the hottest year on record, and to not having the desire nor the ability to know if it will really be the truth or not, since not even our scientists attempt to measure the truth anymore.
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