Friday (8/26) I heard a report on "Democrazy Now" of the plight of two Iraqi-American women flying back to the US from vacation in Jordan who were subjected to abuse by "insecurity officials" in customs. Amy Goodman interviewed a mother and daughter who were detained for 6 hours, asked ridiculous questions having nothing to do with security such as, "Do you support the war in Iraq?" they were treated without care or respect throughout their ordeal, being denied requests for food or water or even a place to sit, and then when they were released without explanation, nor were they offered anything resembling an apology or a single word of comfort. If only this were an isolated incident, but there were apparently two hundred or so south-Asian-looking people there with them, being treated to American yahoo hospitality. And this is one aiport.
What is this, Abu Ghraib-lite? Next thing you know customs officials will be handing out panty-hats and open a (vicious) dog petting zoo for selected travelers.
What the fuck has become of my country? Whatever happened to the idea of respect for people? This rising intolerance and ugly disrespect for anyone who doesn't look and act like purebred American yahoo is everywhere. It's official state policy. For the past few years we've seen the righteous indignation of yahoos who call those who disagree with them "traitors," but now we see they are harassing even those who look like they might disagree. Calling it "racial profiling" as Amy Goodman does, doesn't begin to address the despicable corruption of these yahoo motherfuckers.
This is an ideology crippled by insecurity. American yahoos are so frightened they'll do anything to forestall payback for their bankrupt policies. And the closer they drive our country to the precipice, the tighter they shut their eyes to the corruption and decay they have wrought. Treating innocent people to such abuse, as if it were the proper action of a nation founded on principles of individual rights and respect for all people, is just another bad sign in a 5-year string of bad signs.
It's just another sign of how America has fallen under a dark yahoo spell.
It spells doom.
Doomocracy