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| I would make the case that I am a member of the human race; that I just happened to be born in America. I would talk of my childhood and my early adult years. The senseless deaths of JFK, RFK, and MLK in the sixties. I would express my disenchantment over issues like the Vietnam war (and my forced involvement) and the Oil Wars in the middle east. My metamorphosis from being patriotic (instilled during my early education) to the stark realization that, it was all bullshit. The discrace I feel about how our government dehumanizes of our perceived enemies. I would state the shame I feel about being a part of a American government, whose economic and foreign policies contribute to the misery of so many world citizens. Lastly, I would apologize to the human race for what our government has done, in the name of Christianity. |
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| a friend and i were out to dinner one night; and like any other meal-time i started to get some stomach cramps right after the end of our meal. clutching my upset stomach i looked at my friend with a frown and mutterd "ugh, i have such a bad relationship with food" and she muttered back, without even looking up from her plate "....thats what makes you american".
after the hysterical laughter that pursued the comment, i really began to consider what my friend had said.
i have seen doctors who examined me for ulcers, gas realted issues, or any other illness that could be associated with stomach cramps after eating.
i have come to the conclusion that the cause of my discomfort after eating is that it's a mental disease (i.e the guilt of eating) and not an abdominal one. we as americans are so body consious that it is hard to find any american who is content with the way they look; i dont think any other nationality has such a bad realtionship with thier physical image that they literally get sick after eating....compare this with the millions of starving people in the world and you will clearly stand out as an american if u have the Discomfort After Meals Syndrome. |
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| My free spirit. That's why I think that no matter what we do in the world, ultimately we will be forgiven. |
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| as american by force, not by choice, it is quite difficult to even care if there is such thing as a right... so I do what I feel release me from caring for it... to oppose it, the right i mean. |
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