El Paso "air show"

graphic violence described below--see note/after-thought for explanation

Blood is good
killing is good
arms ripped off
heads ripped off
women dead
children dead
all good
all glorious
all noble
all the price we have to pay for democracy and freedom
die
die
die
nothing is more glorious than death
nothing is more glorious than suffering and pain
nothing is more glorious than killing




Note:
The above does not represent what I believe, but, rather what I take to be implied by the willingness of some institutions to use killing to achieve their ends. It is a kind of poem, an imaginary recreation of a frame of mind which I do not endorse.
If you like, it is a sarcastic parody of militarism.

note/after-thought
The above words are disturbing. And I think most ordinary citizens would find them disturbing. Yet, the same citizens might not be disturbed by an "air show". The point is that they should be disturbed by an air show. An air show really is nothing more than a celebration of our ability to cause death and destruction--suffering. And that is not something to be proud of. Nor should it be a source of entertainment.