There’s a growing epidemic in America and globally – not one of disease, but of delusion. A privileged class of Americans, alongside their loyal “kiss–the–ring“ enablers, appear to suffer from a life–threatening allergy to accountability. The moment they are confronted with their own history of injustice, exploitation, or hypocrisy, they clutch their pearls and demand protection, as if the truth itself is a violent act.

These individuals, many of whom proudly wave the banner of patriotism (regardless of many never serving in any capacity beyond themselves), have mastered the art of projecting their own sins onto others. They write laws criminalizing behaviors they’ve engaged in with impunity for centuries and somehow still manage to slap “Make America Great Again“ on their bumper stickers without a hint on irony.

Who Was America Ever Great For?

Let’s be real – when these folks chant about greatness, they’re not talking about an America inclusive of all its people. They’re not thinking of Black Wall Street, where Black Americans built thriving businesses and created generational wealth, only to have it stolen, bombed, and erased by white mobs wearing hoods or hiding behind badges and government seals.

They’re certainly not referencing the brief period after emancipation when Black excellence was unchained and began to rise – until it was crushed under systemic racism, targeted destruction, and silence that still echoes today. (So many hard–working Christians or believers keeping those lips shut tight. Matthew 22:39, which says, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself“. Oh, that’s when that tricky cataracts kicked in, right.) These were not isolated incidents; they were orchestrated campaigns of white terror designed to ensure that Black prosperity would never rival white comfort.

Hypocrisy Wears a Red Hat

These same self–appointed guardians of “traditional values“ demand harsh immigration policies – while conveniently ignoring the fact that even the current ethically questionable president’s own mother came here as an illegal immigrant. So, what’s the real issue? It isn’t about legality. It’s about whiteness and power.

They criminalize welfare but collect farm subsidies. They decry cancel culture but have historically “canceled” entire cultures through genocide, forced assimilation, redlining, and mass incarceration. They oppose reparations but inherit wealth rooted in stolen labor, stolen land, and stolen opportunity.

American Holidays: Celebrations or Cover-Ups?

Every national holiday becomes a painful reminder of America’s selective memory. From Thanksgiving, which whitewashes the genocide of Native Americans, to the Fourth of July, where freedom was declared while millions were enslaved – these celebrations are less about liberty and more about whitewashed nostalgia. The truth is too inconvenient for those allergic to reflection.

Juneteenth is gaining recognition, (Despite being a insult to the Black community, because its based on putting slavery in overtime; due to the benefactors not wanting to loose their torture subjects of free labor, entertainment and sexual exploitations) but only because the people forced it onto public consciousness – not because America has suddenly become self–aware. One holiday does not cancel out centuries of silence. The fact of the matter is that many in white America mock the holiday they are solely responsible for; and at the same time they still benefit more from it as a paid day off in most states.

Time to Stop Pretending

America and its supporter doesn’t have an accountability problem – they have an accountability refusal. The hypocrisy is baked so deeply into the national pie that even asking for truth is met with hostility. Until the privileged are ready to stop dodging responsibility and start dismantling the systems they benefit from, nothing will change. If they truly want to make something great start by teaching your children what’s been done so they don’t repeat and pay the price of your sins of their inheritance.

If anything needs to be made great, it’s not the myth of an America that never existed. It’s the soul of a nation that refuses to tell the truth about itself and its participants.

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