Mentes
Peligrosas: Confession Of
An American Thought Criminal
By Jason Miller
16 November, 2007
Countercurrents.org
“Thoughtcrime does
not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”
–Winston Smith from George Orwell’s 1984
If
you needed more evidence that most of our “esteemed” members
of Congress are members of a criminal class of ruling elites, who regard
the likes of us in the poor and working classes with the disdain most
people reserve for cockroaches, look no further than H.R. 1955.
93% of the filth “representing”
us in the House voted in favor of the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. Once this vile piece of legislation
sails through the Senate and the sociopath on Pennsylvania Ave gleefully
slaps his endorsement on it, the mechanisms will be in place for our
lords and masters to initiate programs that will make Cointelpro and
the murder of Fred Hampton look like child’s play.
According to our “betters”
amongst the US plutocracy, we can’t afford the “luxury”
of dissent. We are waging war on terrorism, a threat to the continued
existence of the American Way of Life, which we know to be non-negotiable.
Besides, dissidents simply present an obstacle to the wholesale terrorism
we are inflicting on entire nations so that we can bring them “freedom
and democracy.” As Bill O’Reilly suggested on Faux News
last night, the only “sane thing” to do is to support the
troops. And war protestors need to be arrested. So whether we are committing
heinous war crimes or not, ignore your conscience, root for the home
team, thank a vet and shut the fuck up!
Under the soon-to-be law Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2007, state and local police will join forces with
the FBI, DHS, ICE, and like fascist entities to eradicate ideologies,
plans, Internet “terrorist-related propaganda,” and any
other “noxious weeds” which might spring forth to “threaten”
the “aesthetics” of the immaculate grounds of our glorious
corporatocracy, amply fertilized by the corpses of the millions of victims
of our imperial and neoliberal conquests.
Within the Orwellian construct
of H.R. 1955, I have not decided whether I am a violent radical or a
homegrown terrorist. Perhaps the powers that be will deem that I am
both. Were I neither, that would mean that I had sold my soul and taken
the last refuge of a scoundrel. What a nightmare that would be!
Yes, America, I am a thought
criminal. Consider my confession:
1. While I have deep reservations
about the death penalty for a number of reasons, I will gladly suspend
those misgivings once the gradually intensifying social unrest reaches
critical mass. Little would please me more than to see the likes of
Bush, Cheney, Condi, O’Reilly, Perle, Clarence Thomas, Bolton,
Negroponte and a host of others who have committed and enabled some
of the most grievous crimes in history dangling lifelessly from the
end of a rope.
2. I view Zionism as a mental
disease. The criminal apparatuses which pass themselves off as governmental
structures in DC and Jerusalem do need to be “wiped off the map.”
A majority of the constituencies in both the US and Israel view their
governments with disgust and contempt. Both ruling bodies are infected
with supporters of the Zionist plague and frequently implement policies
which serve to inflict abject misery on millions of human beings.
3. While I am not a direct
participant, I wish the Animal Liberation Front great success in their
endeavors. Under our depraved system of capitalism, the property ALF
destroys and the profits they stymie are sacred. Yet the billions of
sentient beings they champion are mere objects which we can wantonly
subject to maiming, torture and death.
4. I loath the Holocaust
industry. Zionists have hijacked and exploited a horrific tragedy, cynically
employed it to enact their own ethnic cleansing against the Palestinians,
and used it as a justification for the continued existence of the monstrous
state of Israel. While it is profoundly tragic that the Nazis tortured
and murdered so many Jews, there were also significant numbers of Romas,
homosexuals, and socialists who suffered similar fates. Besides, there
have been many genocides throughout human history, including the one
we have been inflicting upon Iraqis through the Gulf War, Clinton’s
heinous economic sanctions, and the present illegal occupation.
5. I long for the collapse
of the American Empire. While we can’t predict what will arise
to fill the ensuing vacuum, at least it will present an opportunity
for us to create a more humane and just sociopolitical order.
6. I believe the world would
be a much better place if Wall Street and Madison Avenue ceased to exist.
The greed, narcissism, and exploitation spewing forth from the entities
and industries they represent are toxins to the human soul.
7. I admire and support demonized
people and entities such as Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, and Hamas as
true champions of victimized people. Our ruling class portrays them
as “threats” and “terrorists” because they have
the cajones to stand up to the biggest, meanest, and most powerful bullies
in history. Are they perfect? No. Are they admirable? Definitely.
8. I despise the American
flag. Since 9/11, it’s nearly ubiquitous presence has helped foster
a cancerous form of patriotism and nativism. The “Stars and Stripes”
has become a symbol of imperialism, oppression, and state terrorism.
And yes, I have burned an American flag.
9. I consider capitalism
to be an abomination and a crime against humanity, the rest of the sentient
beings on the planet, and the Earth. I am aggressively pursuing its
demise through my intellectual efforts, including writing, educating,
motivating, and publishing on my brain-child, Thomas Paine’s Corner
at http://www.bestcyrano.org/thomaspaine/.
10. I have known, befriended,
and helped so-called “illegal” immigrants, and will continue
to do so. People flooding the United States from Mexico are doing so
because of the abject poverty caused by our neoliberal economic terrorism,
NAFTA, and our support of their right wing oligarchs who joyfully implement
the Washington Consensus, a recipe for misery for the poor and working
class amongst their people. “Illegal immigration” is a forced
migration caused by the ever-growing hubris and avarice of our moneyed
elite.
Much to the chagrin of those
of you who remain enslaved by the intellectual chains of your indoctrination
or who are dedicated reactionaries, I have as much right to remain in
the United States as you do. And I’m not going anywhere voluntarily.
So save your emails offering me passage on a slow boat to Russia. One
thing we can probably agree upon though is the sanctity of the Second
Amendment. My .38 caliber and 12 gauge are ready. Just in case I need
to exercise my right to defend family, hearth and home.
Meanwhile, let’s see
if a thought criminal like me, who has committed no felonies, has no
history of violence, and has formulated no plans to foment violence
or engage in violent acts becomes a target of the Bush Regime’s
Orwellian apparatus once they have read my confession.
Jason Miller
is a wage slave of the American Empire who has freed himself intellectually
and spiritually. He is Cyrano’s Journal Online’s associate
editor (http://www.bestcyrano.org/)
and publishes Thomas Paine’s Corner within Cyrano’s at http://www.bestcyrano.org/THOMASPAINE/.
You can reach him at [email protected]
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