The Nappy Cat Chronicles

Yes, unless they’re family and with the exception of a few outstanding individuals, no American truly cares about the life of a non-American. And, why should we? Does an Italian value the life of an Iranian over that of an Italian? Does an Iranian value the life of an American over that of an Iranian? This is particularly acute when it’s Americans killing non-Americans. One dead Arab is one less dead American, hypothetically at least and likely at best.

Our government benefits when we’re distracted from international events by the modern weirdness in which most celebrities engage. But, if Larry King were to begin interviewing the families of the Iraqis we tortured to death or even the families of dead soldiers, Americans would change the channel. We simply don’t want to hear or feel remotely sad about the terrible things done to ensure American supremacy.

Honestly, I don’t think that anyone anywhere has the capacity to fathom the depths of amorality and nihilism that constitute the core of a country that was, incidentally, founded on genocide. For Christians in particular, I think reconciling the extreme evil with the teachings of Christ produces a supreme form of neuroticism that manifests as the continual reference to America as “God’s chosen country.”

What could make us care? Given that popular Christianity has deemed America integral to God’s triumph during Armageddon, any events that would precipitate the end of the world would be interpreted as validation of American supremacy. To force America to experience sympathy and regret for killing everyone, I think that a benign country like Belgium would have to kidnap and torture to death most, if not all, of our celebrities especially those celebrities who are also up-and-coming college athletes.