Pandering Fear

On 3 May 2007, the newswire produced "Chinese Navy 'expanding reach.'" This article was picked up by various news services, including the "left" network. I put left in quotes because it is a misnomer and it is utterly foolish as it is not at all interested in revolution or changing the status quo--except as it puts them on top.

There are many on this "left" who are neither socialist nor communist and tend to think for themselves. Left is a handy non-thought label raised up by the Right in order to generate fear and trembling. All mass labelings, however, are off base and dehumanizing.

The Chinese Navy article panders fear. . .and supports ignorance. That is why it was printed. It is propaganda. It is good politics as it keeps the present power-mongers in power. Via fear.

Let us look at this article for a moment to see how this works. . .not that this will make a difference, mind you, but to satisfy my arrogant self-importance and obvious intellectual superiority.

So.

"China is likely to expand its naval power in the coming years to take a more active role in securing global sea lanes vital to its burgeoning economy, a top naval commander in the Pacific has said." This is the opening sentence. The opening paragraph. Because American readers cannot masticate anything more complicated than a short paragraph. Long sentences mean lots of meat and thought. This sentence-paragraph is passed also off as a statement of fact.

But. . .this is a military man's opinion. A man filled with propaganda and fear and hatred for the enemy. It's been his life. Of course, there can be no bias here, no prejudice. He is an American. A Naval Commander. A warrior. A killer. A man whose life has been dedicated to seeing every and all others as, well, others.

That is, enemies. And then there is. . . Communism. A horrible, horrible thing that has been stalking us since 1917 (Russian Revolution). Communism. It led to, in the US, the union movement (gasp). Unions. Protection for--gag!--workers. But the idea of communism here is a very special communism, albeit applied liberally and freely to all forms of communism. One size fits all. It is the prejudice that comes from Russian communism.

Russian communism is a movement that is dedicated to taking over the world, to ending the rule of capitalism. It is unimportant that Chinese communism is a different animal altogether. Communism is communism. Just like niggers is niggers. Or spiks spiks. Or wetbacks wetbacks. Fucking goddamn immigrants.

Let's forget here that all of us "Americans" are immigrants. Raiders of the Unknown Ark. My family are older than most of my readers, having left France around 1642. We killed northerners and southerners and Injuns and stole horses and became Admirals. Like this "top naval commander." Top naval commanders are authorities. Who are we--you!--to question authority? Especially an authority who has devoted his life to defending you from. . .it's hard to say, as Americans are imprisoned by 1917 and Hitler.

To put it simply: the world is out to get you, America. Paranoia? Not in the least. As long as everyone is paranoid. Then, paranoia is status quo. It's not insanity. It's de rigueur . Rigor mortis.

Do the Chinese actually have a "navy"? Have they ever had a navy?

Well. . Genghis Khan had a navy and it tried to subvert Japan. It failed. And from this event we get "kamikaze," wind of the gods. Japanese fighter pilots during the latter days of WWII adopted this as their all-encompassing name and duty.

Before and during the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Chinese "navy" explored the world in ships that put the Pinta, Niñ a and Santa Maria to shame. There is evidence that these inveterate sailors reached what is now known as South America . But they made no conquests. Just exploring.

Expanding trade. But the Ming emperor shut the country off from the outer world, as did Mao, who held this emperor--murderer of millions just because they didn't think as he did--up as his idol, did. The towering Chinese navy, commanded by a great general, was soundly defeated off the Shandong coast, just across the water from Port Arthur (now Dalian) in 19XX. What a navy! Now, in 2007, it's going to take over the world! It's going to take over sea lanes to ensure its continued hegemony! It's going to deprive Americans!

We have need of fear. Aiya!

Let's see. . .in American history, since the White Man, the Chinese have been abused and enslaved, albeit indentured. They it was who built the transcontinental railway. Then they became restaurateurs and launderers. They have inhabited and severely influenced perhaps half of the globe. Heavens to Murgatroid! It's a pandemic! It's an epidemic! The fucking communist yellow bastards are out to take over the world!

When it comes to a Communist, defense is offense. Aggression. Danger! Danger! Red alert red alert! Duck and cover!

Oh, yes. Since the closing down of the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese have had no navy of any note. Did I say that?

So this "top naval commander in the Pacific" is well within his rights, if I may so abuse a word, to cast fear to the winds and create a need for nationalism and the advancement of his career and the hatred of enemies. He cannot be faulted. After all, it is his job to support the going thing in US government or he'll have to retire.