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To be American is to be ethnocentric, over confident of a murderous culture
To be American is to possess an ethnocentric mindset, excessively confident in a culture marked by violence and murder.
It is to be ahistorical, versed in brazen lies condoning a present brought by an insidious past
Being American involves a lack of historical awareness, accepting blatant lies that justify a present shaped by a sinister past.
It is to be cultured in violence, brought from birth to hatred for personal gain
Being American is to be immersed in a culture of violence, nurtured from birth to harbor hatred for personal gain.
It is to be mediated, the agenda of thought given by a corporate hierarchy
Being American involves being influenced by a corporate hierarchy, where the agenda of thought is mediated.
It is to be apolitical, entrusting elite to rule in a nominal democracy
Being American is to be apolitical, placing trust in the elite to govern within a nominal democracy.
In this land, this heart, Goliath lies drugged complacent
In this land, the metaphorical heart, Goliath (symbolizing oppressive power) lies drugged and complacent.
From these eyes blinded to truth greed gleams grey
From the perspective of this land, the eyes are blinded to the truth, and greed appears as a dull, indifferent color.
From these clubbed hands comes the dark grace to power over all
From the clubbed hands of this land, dark grace emerges, granting power over all.
In this land rests the will to destroy the world, in each of us lies the will to destroy ourselves
In this land resides the collective will to destroy the world, acknowledging the potential for self-destruction within each individual.
There are blood stains on our past
There are blood stains on the American past, symbolic of historical atrocities.
Cleanse them
A call to cleanse the blood stains, suggesting a need for acknowledgment and atonement.
To be American is to be patriotic; proud of a culture replete with apathy
To be American is also to be patriotic, expressing pride in a culture characterized by apathy.
It is to be privileged, given the right of consumption and destruction without self-expense
Being American implies privilege, having the right to consume and destroy without personal consequence.
It is to be controlled, dictated ruthlessly by a lack of alternative ideas
Being American means being controlled, subjected to ruthless governance devoid of alternative ideas.
It is to be unquestioning, the precepts of progress governing an insatiable lust for convenience
It is to be unquestioning, adhering to the precepts of progress driven by an insatiable lust for convenience.
It is to be hypocritical, versed in rhetoric of equality while practicing injustice
Being American is to be hypocritical, espousing rhetoric of equality while practicing injustice.
History will prove us to be guilty
A declaration that history will judge Americans guilty of their actions.
We will not change before we are judged
An assertion that change will not occur until Americans face judgment for their deeds.
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