Western Supremacists
You know what we are over here in Fortress America? We're Western Supremacists, politically correct colonizers and invaders who just can't let other cultures be, so sure are we of our superiority.
I mean, I'm not saying that in a "you guys" kind of way, I feel it, too. I'm just pointing out that, really, we're so much victims of our own p.r./b.s that it must be pretty galling to the rest of the world that we think our military invasions are principled and our aid tied to trade deals is humanitarian.
Gawd. Even I think we're assholes. I can't imagine what the rest of the world thinks of us.
Oh yeah - The Great Satan.
Hm, when you really stop and think about it, that's pretty funny: The Great Satan. I wonder who came up with it and if he got any local fame for it, you know, sort of a Paris Hilton and "that's hot" kind of fame in the neighbourhood cafe: "Heyyyyy... Amir - who's got your goat today? Eh? Is it THE GREAT SATAN? C'mon, say it for my nephew Rashid."
"Okay, okay. THE GREAT SATAN."
"No, no. Not like that. Say it like you mean it. Say it like, DEATH to the Great Satan, or something."
"Okay, okay. DEATH TO THE GREAT SATAN."
"See? See? Rashid is smiling. He likes that one. Death to the Great Satan. It's better. Let's all say it three times. Death to the Great Satan, Death to the Great Satan, Death to the Great Satan."
Aw crap. Whaddaya wanna bet "Death to the Great Satan" comes from some obscure Christian rock tune and migrated over there because an American soldier on patrol or a C.I.A. assassin on a mission was humming it and it got picked up a by a corner drug dealer or hotel prostitute with a keen ear for a hit phrase?
Yup. Ten bucks it originated over here.
