Hate

In his meditation On the pleasure of hating, William Hazlitt said that “without something to hate, we should lose the very spring of thought and action. Life would turn into a stagnant pool, were it not ruffled by the jarring interests, the unruly passions of men.”

Johnny understands hate. He understands that hate is necessary, and it is easier than love. Love is complicated and annoying – hate is easy and sharp; like a really good knife. To hate is to be a good American.

Now, there are some who will dispute this, but think about it: The government are good Americans, right? They love America. They are patriots. They condemn politicians for not wearing flag pins on their lapels. No matter what one thinks of their policies, there has never been any talk that the government might not be anything other than textbook definitions of good, patriotic Americans.

Now, let’s examine what makes them good Americans...

Do they feel any love, or even a mildly friendly disposition towards other Americans? Before you answer, let’s just remember the response to Hurricane Katrina. Or the lag-time in dealing with the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Or the state of Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital before the press got wind of how veterans were being treated.

So, it seems that to be a good American, one doesn’t necessarily need to be too worried about other Americans.

So, love, concern and such other communistic ideas, none have anything to do with being a good American. However, let’s look at hate...

Did the government hate Saddam Hussein and his Baath Party, even though they were in charge when America And Iraq were allies during the eighties, and that it had no links with al-Qaeda before the US invasion?

They did.

Do they hate Iran? Sure they do. They hate it enough to know that it must be invaded, even though there is no more of an exit-plan than they had with Iraq, even though it would rally the so-called Islamo-fascist movement and bolster its ranks a thousand fold.

Do they hate North Korea because of the aggressive pursuit of nuclear weapons and their gross human rights abuses against their citizenry?

Actually, that one hasn’t come up.

There haven’t been any righteous declarations of anger or hatred towards this one-time member of the Axis of evil. In fact, recent talks with the North Korean government have been hailed as a triumph of diplomacy.

You don’t need to hate North Korea. You need to hate who you’re told to hate – like good Americans.

To hate is to be a good American. Vote for Johnny the Red: The best American.