The Great American Hypnosis by Harold Pinter
The Brit gets a
Nobel Prize in Literature and writes an acceptance speech. Thousands read it and vow to invade Britain because it harbors people like Pinter who stand in the way of March of Freedom. Pinter is a Weapon of Mass Destruction where the Weapon is Words and the Mass Destruction? Well you should read it for yourself then...
Few sentences of disgust to follow:
America's actions throughout the world made it clear that it had concluded it had carte blanche to do what it liked.
The US supported and in many cases engendered every right-wing military dictatorship in the world after the end of World War II. I refer to Indonesia, Greece, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Haiti, Turkey, the Philippines, Guatemala, El Salvador and Chile.
The crimes of the US have been systematic, constant, vicious, remorseless, but very few people have actually talked about them. You have to hand it to America. It has exercised a quite clinical manipulation of power worldwide while masquerading as a force for universal good. It's a brilliant, even witty, highly successful act of hypnosis.
I put to you that the US is without doubt the greatest show on the road. Brutal, indifferent, scornful and ruthless it may be but it is also very clever. As a salesman it is out on its own and its most saleable commodity is self love. It's a winner.
We should invade immediately before this vile speech spreads to our shores. God forbid the American People might wake up an start participating in Democracy. To be a winner you must act like a winner and sometimes it means total hegemony. total presence. We must crash opposition. It's not just important that they loose. We need to wipe them out so that they never fight again. Our people must feel completely free to go to our malls and shop. To assure their right to choose the best life of a consumer we must never allow any enemies of freedom to occupy the minds of our American people. Not for a minute should it ever happen that an American consumer doubts the American economy total presence as a fulfillment machine for all American Dreams. We will never surrender! Take that you Brit Pinko Pinter.
