I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be youYes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
You’d know what a drag it is
To see you
Bob Dylan, Positively 4th Street (1965)
I have found this type of political satire just does not fly here in Top of the World America no matter political persuasion.
This piece of satire is done perfectly, but it flies far far over the heads of those who most need to hear the message and also angers most Americans how do understand no matter.
I have tried this approach many times over the years to zero affect. It is not just about Iraq, or Afghanistan or India but most any issue of international intrigue.
The BIG ONE of course we call The Monroe Doctrine which specifies WE can do anything we want and THEY can’t. Also covered by Manifest Destiny and Imminent Domain.
Here are just a few I have covered in the past.
We can have missiles on the Russian border, Cypress and Poland but they can’t have them within 3000 miles of us?
How would we react if the Vietnamese came here and burned our towns?
What would we do if we had check points outside each neighborhood of men with red table clothes on they heads, carrying Kalashnikovs deciding if we could come and go?
What if Pakistan said blowing up their villages with missiles was a terrorist act and they were going to invade?
Or what if Iran said we had to get rid of all our Nukes or else?
No rhyme or reason to it, WE can YOU can’t, end of story, America.