We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to Imperialism

If you've been paying attention to the news this past month, you should know that two countries in Asia have been hit with natural disasters - one of them being Myanmar as it was impacted with a cyclone. The recorded death toll so far is about 78,000 with another 56,000 people missing. One big issue at hand is foreign aid, particularly aid from the United States. Now there is a big development in this controversy. Allegedly, Myanmar is finally accepting help from other countries...whether the US is included in those countries, I do not know. They ask specifically for "no strings attached" type help. This somewhat ties in with this year's topic for policy debate, as you policy people will jump at. And now my thoughts...

You can't blame them though, I mean I'd be quite cautious to accept aid from a country with a history of imperialism. What do you do when you are hurt, and the person who can help you is also someone that you utterly despise and fear? Do you take their help, or do you walk away with your pride and safety? Well I wouldn't say pride is an issue in the real life situation, but it's just an example. Whether that person's help is genuine or not, it is being overshadowed by their history of destruction and dominative nature. This is America, the bully and the feared for its imperialistic nature. How do you change this? Hm, let's think about that one. Oh I got it, STOP RAPING OTHER COUNTRIES. Man, that took a while to think up.


Whether you believe it or not, it's a truth that needs to be told. Stop with this Iraq war, stop with this occupation of other countries. Just stop with this hypocrisy of "spreading democracy" when truely you're finding the best way to utilize their resources. So many people already know of the truth, and are trying so hard to be heard. Take a listen, because we'll only shout louder if you don't. You've given this country such a horrible reputation of forceful authority that the others just won't accept anything from us, thinking that we'll come back and bite them in the ass. It's dreadful to see all of this peace activism going to waste when the country they live in is in fact doing the opposite of what they want. It basically cancels it out and does more damage. I don't want what you can offer me if it's taken from the exploitation of millions of people. I don't want your obsolete luxuries if you had to conceive it from an overworked laborer in a sweatshop hundreds of miles away. I don't want you to cause a child in an imperialized country to have to walk around with no shoes just so that we can have some stupid 70 inch TVs. Go globalize elsewhere. Stop brainwashing the people of our country so that they'll agree with every harmful and selfish move you make! Stop spitting out ignorant individuals that suck up every little lie you feed them! No, the safety of another country is not your concern, but that does not translate into stepping on them for self gain. I don't know where you received the idea that you could do such a thing.

It's so contradictory that there's all of this BS about peace advocacy when underneath it all is someone who is trying to hide their detrimental ways. Understand that people could be so much better off. Third world countries would be a little more bearable. Open up your eyes, and take a look at the face of oppression because it's right there on your television, making a speech and telling us what to do, what's going to happen, what The Man's next move is...not directly, of course. I can't stand to see people going at it like nothing is wrong with the world, so consumed in their stupid, superficial worries of acceptance in a certain crowd. I'm so sick of blown out of proportion complaints about clothes, possessions, other useless things. Crying over a party you weren't invited to? Try watching someone cry over their dead parents. Who am I kidding, The Man has no conscience and goes all out to make people this way. Don't become one unaware of the truth, because the later you find out, the worse it's going to hit. Nowhere to go, what do you do?

By the way that picture was an anti-prejudice poster I made in the 8th grade. I replaced "prejudice" with "imperialism", but the message is still the same.