When
I grow up I want to be a drone pilot.
I
want to fight for freedom
On
the other side of the world
Sitting
here, in front of this screen,
Watching the action
Like
a war movie
Or a
video game.
I
play video games well. I blow lots of enemies away.
Well
enough to be a drone pilot.
You
can be a hero when you are a drone pilot
Flying
in alien skies
Killing
the bad guys. It’s easy.
Press
a button and they die.
Yes
the rockets fly out, there’s a flash and a puff of smoke
No
mess, no blood to deal with, no smell of burst open guts
No
sound of screaming.
You
look at a screen. You press a button. The bad guys just die.
And
they deserve to die
Because
the enemy’s evil, cowardly and sly
And sneakily
crawls on his belly
While
my drone flies missions for freedom
Bravely
in the sky.
When
I grow up I want to be a drone pilot
I
want to live science fiction live
And
fight the war the way it was intended
Without
the loss of a real life.
Just
images on the screen blowing apart
On
the other side of the world
I
want to spread my wings in foreign skies
Fighting
Evil
Bringing
Liberty
Truth,
Justice
And
Democracy.
My
missiles the voice of God
And
anyone who doesn’t listen
Struck
down from on high
Like
a bolt of lightning
From
a cloudless sky.
Yes.
When I grow up I
want to be a drone pilot
And
blow evildoers away.
Copyright B Purkayastha 2012
The little nerdboys who fly these things call civilian casualties 'bugsplats'.
ReplyDeleteSometimes, I'm ashamed to be an American. More often than not, lately....
A few years ago, when the drones first entered service, an Air Force general was on record as wondering how he would award medals to the drone pilots for their "bravery". Seriously. I do not have the link, but it was on a web site. Wish I could remember his name and the source.
ReplyDeleteDrone war is absolutely cowardice. It is even worse than snipers. I think the "record" for a sniper kill shot is something close to 2,000 meters. It may even be a greater distance.
Killing by remote control is not bravery, it is cowardly, pure and simple. And yes, I did serve with 5th Marines in Vietnam and have seen war up close.
well put, bill...
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anyway, click my name to get to new page...
furgot... in blowing my page off the site, many of my links were killed as well, yours was one :(
ReplyDeletecue Roger Waters.... The bravery of being OUT OF RANGE!
ReplyDeleteThe Bravery of being OUT OF RANGE! (Roger Waters, Amused to Death)
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