FEAR
America has become a nation of fear. Fascist political and radical government changes have forced everyone, regardless of their social or political station in life, to view these changes as posing or potentially posing a clear and present danger to their economic well-being, employment security, and the physical and mental health of themselves and their families.
Americans see politicians, billionaires, and media giants on bended knee kissing the King’s ring; and each day they see, read, or hear about the military and militarized law enforcement exercising unprecedented power in heavy-handed raids, physically abusive apprehensions, and the repeated use of lethal force in arrests. And it’s all done in the name of “protection of public safety.”
Americans fear inexplicable weather changes that pose a threat to their lives and homes; they fear the boarding of a passenger plane as other aircraft crash into each other in the sky and on the ground and as planes simply fall out of the sky for no discernible reason; their children fear going to school not knowing when the next deranged individual will pull out an automatic weapon and kill them all; and people fear the prospect of terrorism in large gatherings for fun and entertainment.
Americans do not truly go to bed each night to sleep with the assurance of safety and a feeling of peace. They lock their doors before concealing their bodies under covers, lie for minutes and sometimes hours as apprehensions gnaw at their attempts to sleep, and pray that some unexpected disaster or tragedy does not impact their lives the next day.
Americans are careful about what they say, how they say something, or the tone in which they express themselves at work, in eating establishments, and interactions with strangers. They whisper when they should speak, they avert glances when they should stare, and they walk away when they should stand.
Americans enter places of worship dressed in their best attire to pay homage to a Supreme Being out of fear that if they do not, they will descend into an afterlife of pain, suffering, and misery.
Americans now accept that the King has arrived and that the police state will protect them. They can free themselves from the power of free will and accept the chains of dominance. Democracy is uncertain, filled with individual choices, collective responsibility, and an abiding respect for the group. The kingdom of the King is filled with hate, abuse, subservience, loss of individual identity, and a willingness to accept the King’s boot in the ass.
It is fear, not bullets, that conquers a nation.
The King understands that.