First it was the Indians shunned for being savage and brutes.
Then it was the so called witches, burned at the stake, tried by the true.
Next came the Africans, born to be slaves. Used every day as objects, treated as if they have no brains. Now feared, sometimes unwanted, often to this day pushed down and misguided. Skin has a “right” color, She says.
The Jews were banished from many places. Didn't dare show their Jewish faces. Considered inferior, often misunderstood. Had no place to go, till they found their niche in the money pit and now they have their hold. Yet they would still be misunderstood if it weren't for all the gold.
World War I brought the Nazi regime. Don't be German, they will pick you clean. Be European, not German descent. Denounce your heritage, make a pact. One will never be of German descent.
Japan, Japan made a grave mistake. Dropped a bomb on Her that she couldn't take. Out of rage She found them all, sent them to camps to make an example of the them all. All the Japanese had to pay. No one is safe when She places blame.
Cold War came to a frightening peak. All who did wrong were Communist, let them not speak. Speak against her they will hunt you down. Just like the witches, they hunt through their days, found as a Communist you will pay.
Cold War ends what is She to do? Who should She find guilty in Her truth? Here are some people, oddly dressed. Pray five times a day, fast, and are chaste. Dare a group did to attack a city, a great city of Her bosom. She smiles for now She has a place for Her hate to lay. Blame it on the Muslims, they deserve to be pried at, misunderstood, pushed from their beliefs to ones better understood. It could not be the fault of a small group that there was a plane, no. It must be the fault of that entire religion, rules and regulations make any other possibility forbidden. They all wanted 9/11 to happen, and all shall pay the price.
You see this is Her vice. She must have someone to blame, someone to hate. And until another group comes to pay the price, the Muslims will have to deal with Her vice.
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Perhaps, instead of blaming the white Americans, we can acknowledge that prejudice of the 'other' is a human problem?
ReplyDeleteBecause I'm fairly certain you didn't *mean* to say that America is the only nation on the planet that has ever had people living within it that are prejudiced.
Interesting poem. I agree with Amber.
ReplyDeleteHatred and prejudice lie with all types of people. Why do many Arabs bleach their skin in order to appear more white? I read an Indian Muslim's story and he learned when he wanted to marry a black woman how prejudice his own family was against people with darker skin. So, yeah, it's a human problem. I know you were directing this at America because you live here though so ... nicely done if that was your objective.
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Um that wasnt the point at all. Prejudice is everywhere. It is a creative commentary on how the media in America will always need someone to blame. I'm sure other countries have done the exact same thing, I am from America and thusly only familiar with America's history. I am simply saying that what is going on with Islam is nothing new. The muslims are just the ones on the table for the blame.
ReplyDeleteIts not meant to be offensive. Just a response to the way the media behaves. Just because someone is muslim doesn't mean his actions directly relate to Islam.
EVERYONE is prejudice...and according to Avenue Q a little bit racist :)
I think all nations usually have an "enemy" in order to measure how secure they are. Otherwise they would start focusing inwards and seeing the dysfunctional mess their elected officials have made. As long as the problem is perceived to be external than they (the politicians) don't have to pass any meaningful legislation or fix whatever is ailing the country. The red herrings will come and go as long as corrupted people are elected.
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Great post Sister,
ReplyDeletehatred and intolerance are dangerous weapons.
I'd argue that Americans are just as misunderstood by the world at large as Muslims.
ReplyDeleteI find that there is a sense of shame in Western civilization when it comes to our history. No country has a squeaky-clean past, and we need to stop being so "P.C." that we allow the world to blame us for everything bad that happens. It seems like we as a people so afraid of offending people by being honest now that we allow our civilization to be demonized by people who, in the majority, have never lived or worked in our society but claim to be "experts" and understand us and our motivations. Usually all they know is our government, which is hardly representational of our populace as a whole. Everybody knows politicians make all sorts of promises to the people to get elected, but then go on and do their own thing once elected.
Meh, politics. So not talking about them anymore. : P
How are you?
:) You have a good point. I'm doing better, too much studying lol
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