Dear People of the World (formerly Dear Americans)

I watched these films to understand the essence of America on the election day.

"She Wore A Yellow Ribbon " is a drama set in the Western frontier era, depicting the process of cavalry protecting moving people from Native Americans. It's a film that regards Native Americans as enemies and cavalry as heroes like the old-time notion, but since it was made after the second world war, in the final scene, the cavalry commander negotiated with a Native chief to try to prevent conflict.

What surprisingly attracted me was the equestrian skills of the cast. Even today, such a powerful horseback scene to the point where the moves that humans and horses became one, could never be filmed.

The film explains that Native American raids are an obstacle to westward expansion, but naturally, this theory does not hold true today. Since the invaders were European immigrants, such claims might not exist, but we must realize that America was pioneered and developed with such selfish thinking.

"Lincoln" is a drama about a president during the Civil War era, who amended the Constitution to ban slavery to achieve the liberation of Black slaves and the process of ending the Civil War.

Southern lawmakers and leaders claim slavery is their own tradition, but the film argues that such tradition cannot be granted as it was considered the right to oppress others.

The current president's thinking is the exact opposite, with an attitude that tends to tolerate discrimination. However, thanks to his missteps, the midterm elections resulted in candidates representing diversity in race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity from opposing parties winning.

Ironically, the current president's party, the Republican Party, was Lincoln's party that had been pushing for the abolition of slavery. Since the Democrats themselves were the ones defending slavery, the situation today has reversed.

While the elimination of discrimination is a given, America was a society where indigenous land was seized and developed, and clear discrimination like slavery existed. This is the very society where such injustice and the justice that counter it coexist — this is what America is.

I just happened to watch this film on my recent long international flight. UK prime minister and US President escaped from crashing Air Force One and made their way back to their duties. 

A typical American hero story but filled with thrilling development and super actions. I could enjoy and kill my time on the long flight. 

At the last part of the film, one character said "We give, they take" to express America's dissatisfaction with its allies reflecting the current status of America, which is no longer able to maintain the hegemonic power like in the cold war era but still being burdened with the obligation.  

That is why the US decided not to attack Iran and not to provide weapons to Taiwan depending on how the US can deal with mainland China. Recently the US decided to loosen sanction on Russia to lower the oil price. China and Russia are taking advantage of such measures. 

The US under Trump admnistration might be choosing isolation policy so the US will not intervene in other nations' affairs at all. 

So just give up the hegemony. So stop the stupid project in Okinawa, Japan now as described in this post. 

That's what I want to say after watching the film. 

A female CIA agent Evelyn Salt was suspected of being a double agent from Russia since a Russian deserter revealed but the revelation was a trap to destroy the US by the Russian intelligence. In fact she was the double agent so were a lot of other people in the US government. 

Recent President Trump's dialogue with Ukrainian President Zelensky showed the film was a kind of preview of the current US and Russia relationship. Trump has been a pro-Russia person like other conservative people in the US. 

Yes, Russia has been evil in this affair. Russia invaded Ukraine and Ukraine has been a victim.

But who fueled the conflict?  Does Ukraine have any chance to win this war? Americans are in fact tired of helping Ukraine so Trump was elected. 

As I was IR major during my college days, International Relaion is cold blooded field that justice cannot be always done. Rather, you have to be a very pragmatist. 

Ceasefire or Truce is prioritised action not to cause any more casualties. 

We know "Might is Right" is wrong but that's the reality and we have to deal with such reality. 

In fact, America and its allied nations including Japan are seen as evil from Russia and China. 

Do we always represent the rightousness? 

Once we start arguing, it will never end forever. So let's choose earlier end of the war and less casualties. 

Journalists traveling to Washington to conduct the interview with the Trump-like US President amid the civil war in the 21st century. 

The film wasn't very impressive to me. I could clearly figure out the intent of producer of the film, criticizing Trump and warning citizens for electing Trump. 

I do not think Trump being elected was all bad. He is a kind of consequence of American society's agony caused by massive number of undocumented immigrants and extreme PC (political correctness) and DEI (diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). 

It is time America and the world realise its true figure. America is no longer what we know of in the 20th century. That image of America may have been exceptional. America has been white dominated racist society. Trump unveiled true nature of America. 

Before such movie is released, I've come up with a novel idea "White America" in which only white conservative people live in an exclusive area in the US and enjoy their livelihood without worrying about PC and DEI. 

I guess that is the solution for America's internal division. As a matter of fact, Americans live separately depending on their race, economic status and thoughts. America is a big country, different people do not have to mix and try to understand the difference. Zoning may be a solution. 

That is what I would like to propose to American society.