A New City on the Hill

America has fettered away its place as the moral compass of the world. War is just a symptom of the loss and diminished high ground we have enjoyed since WWII. Granted that there have been ups and downs namely, Vietnam, Segregation, Watergate, Iran Contra, Arms Sales, Nuclear Proliferation and African Apathy just to name a few. However, our time of clear moral values and international standards of justice are gone. We are now limping into an era of might makes right and the ends justify the means. America has now become an adult and the image in the mirror is one of empire and hubris. Ironically this is the same image we escaped from in the 1600’s. We have come full circle. We are an empire in which the sun never sets.

The pink underbelly of this empire is exemplified in the global torture camps we now run and occupy. We use economic and military might to collude with weaker nations. With promises of milk and honey we have convinced nations to be the sacred ground for these unholy sites. We are now surrounded by magnets of torture, war, plutocracy and religious fascism and our valued compass of morals and virtues is spinning out of control. We are set adrift in a world of our own creation.

All is not lost for help is on the way. With Paris burning and racism fueling the fire; France is now faced with its own national strife. However, Pairs will, like Spain after her about of terrorism (after the bombings of the Spanish rail system, Spain did the unthinkable it gave citizenship to all illegal immigrants-Arab and African Muslims- thus creating a condition of understanding not fear and alienation - consequently diffusing the radical element) will rise from the ashes as it has done for millennia. This is a growing pain for a nation living within the confines of the EU.

However, this will only make France stronger and ultimately solidify the EU’s place on the international stage. Moreover, as the Paris skyline burns the EU has taken a stand. A stand against injustice spawned from the US. They will independently look into the international torture camps and have, in doing so; become the new city on the hill. The EU has become an example of social consideration and corporate regulation. And with this step taken gained the reigns from the US and will lead the world into a new era of self control, consideration, diplomacy and economic security for all. Viva la EU.