Yesterday, 04:08 AM
Divided They Stand
If you will, consider the Kurds, a people
broadcast far, distributed in four countries
but divided not by those borders, but by
theories of
how they should assemble a country of their
own: by peaceful means or by fighting for it.
So Iraqis, Syrians, Turks must guess which
sort of Kurd leader
they’re addressing. Likewise Americans may
be deceived by children of Saladin, brave
soldiers, heroes, always the underdogs but
with an agenda.
If you will, consider the Kurds, a people
broadcast far, distributed in four countries
but divided not by those borders, but by
theories of
how they should assemble a country of their
own: by peaceful means or by fighting for it.
So Iraqis, Syrians, Turks must guess which
sort of Kurd leader
they’re addressing. Likewise Americans may
be deceived by children of Saladin, brave
soldiers, heroes, always the underdogs but
with an agenda.
Non-practicing atheist