Pride

Why would I ever be proud to be from a country whose hatred is so loud? To exist next to people blindly following orders. Orders that lead to grave atrocities. Use of violence as the requisite to repeat our history. We live in a state of lavish politics that uphold fascists. Endless wars in far off places. Automation makes the killers faceless. Rampant chauvinistic racism pinned as manifest destiny. Conditions of mass incarceration. Newly pardoned endemic. And voting won’t make these fascists go away. Brainwashed to think violence is the only way. Destruction of schools. Construction of prisons. Tighten their grip, it’s death by constriction. It's a thirst for authority; desired control. Inflected talking points, dog whistle to chokehold. Why would I ever be proud to be from a country whose hatred is so loud? Reprogrammed to dehumanize, force fed propaganda and lies.