I mentioned that Lowes Hardware withdrew support for a specific TV show about a Muslim family. The context of that blog was that the boogie man of our decade is the terrorist. Most terrorists of recent times have been identified as Muslim but terrorism has been part of the human condition for centuries and many people have been 'terrorists".
President Obama is being pressured to sign a law whereby the US Military will be authorized to apprehend and hold WITHOUT a civil trial anyone anywhere they deem to be a terrorist. This authority is extra territorial and any one of us could be considered to be a terrorist by the US authorities, apprehended, subject to rendition to a third country, jailed and probably tortured without recourse.
In centuries gone by authorities, primarily religious, considered witches to be the boogie men and women du jour, This included religious heretics and anyone could be tortured and burned as a heretic. It seems to me the US Government has resurrected the old ways. Remember, there is no civil trial or proof of guilt required, just a suspicion that an individual is a terrorist to be jailed for life.
It won't just be Muslims who are caught in this web.
In terms of the history of the human species, a decade or two, is just a minute period. Therefore, it is my belief that the USA has ceased in its ascendancy as a superior power. The affect will quite noticeable — not only the obvious foreign affairs, but internal politics also, such as the laws that you imply.
ReplyDeleteIt will take a while longer than it should, simply because of the habitual adoration of the green backed dollar.
You are probably correct and that the economic power is shifting to the emerging BRIC countries namely Brazil, Russia, India and China.
ReplyDeleteIt seems Obama actually did sign the Bill to implement the witch hunt for terrorists (Muslims) during the Christmas recess.