Moving Along the Bubble
Press Action
Sunday, May 02, 2004
http://www.pressaction.com/news/weblog/full_article/fulton05022004/
Poetry remix of a MoveOn.org meeting and a review of George Soros’ “The Bubble of American Supremacy: Correcting the Misuse of American Power,” PublicAffairs, December 2003.
By Kap Fulton
Face lifts and sandals. Art and prescription drugs. Ivy league schools and cell phones. Sushi and collateral damage. Driving: Luxury automobiles abound. Cut off! BMW. Sticker: World Peace. Must be urgent. U.S. warplanes bomb Fallujah. Our brave boys. Freeway sign alert: girl abducted.
Soros say: “The invasion of Afghanistan was a brilliant demonstration of the new found military prowess of the United States. The smart bombs had gotten a lot smarter since the 1991 Gulf War ...” (p. 43)
New and smart. Thousands of dead brown people ... brilliant! Genocide? No: Necessary! They have evil DNA. George Soros to fund Bush out of White House: MoveOn.org. Millions spent. Town meeting. 7:45 p.m., April 29, 2004. Beach community. Fashion district. San Diego, Calif. Crowd out the door. Beach air: Chilly. Setting: book/antique store; mock firehouse.
Soros say: “Israel, with its excellent intelligence and total dedication to self-defense was very successful in fending off terrorism for many years and executed many brilliant counterstrikes.” (p. 21)
Be smart. Recruit inner city. Make the democrats vote democrat; “Latin community.” Take back America. “Try to change their minds; focus on swing voters,” says organizer. “Email is fun, but a piece of paper or postcard carries more weight.” Cheer!
Soros say: “The invasion of Afghanistan was justified by its role as the home base of al Qaeda.” (p. 42)
Different cloth: Towel wraps versus duck billed hats. False. “Look around,” says the sandy blonde haired psychologist. “How many people of color?” Not many. Career man speakith: “First time in our history we have attacked somebody else.” Say what? Nonsense ...
Soros say: “Open societies are more open than closed ones.” (p. 200)
New MoveOn.org book. Organizing strategies and “...protecting the wolves.” Liberal as a dirty word. “We don’t call ‘them’ fascists,” says the Democrat. Mob sneers. Trendy. Take a sticker. Wear a pin. John Kerry girl takes the mic. Brain damage occurring. Clap. “We signed up 195 people at Earth Day, only 7 were republicans!” Hip hip, horray!
Soros say: “We are overstretched and our ability to project power has been compromised. North Korea is openly building nuclear weapons; Iran is doing so clandestinely.” (p. 186)
Teaching brown and yellow people how to be civilized; methods must be covert. Seeing death a problem. Be subtle. Take back America. Give it to Indians? No. Return to the 1990s. Death is secret. Killing is quiet. 500,000 dead Iraqis under Clinton. Justified. Bush as a poor politician.
Soros say: “Withdrawing from Iraq is not an option: It would hand a victory to the terrorists, and do irreparable damage to our standing in the world.” (p. 187)
Birds flock to a touchscreen, but who leads the flying V? Book grade: BS.
Kap Fulton is the editor of the San Diego Moon and can be reached at aka@cts.com.