The Comic Pogo

"We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us"

After witnessing events that have taken place in the world, like the attack on September 11th and the building of a wall on the Mexican Border, I wonder what disaster will occur next. Are we the cause of this destruction and turmoil? When I reflect on the quote "We have met the enemy and he is us", I look back at these events and realize that we are connected to them. Walt Kelly, the creator of the comic Pogo, is persuasively summing up his attitude towards mankind and the human condition. In saying that, because of the garbage and pollution surrounding Pogo's habitat he states that "We have met the enemy and he is us". I agree with what this quote is saying because of the situations I have read and
One person stated, "With the recent terrorist attacks in London, this quote is so scarily true". When reading what others have to say, I could truly understand what this quote can imply about human beings. It means that if we can't respect one another then we will not see any peace and will continue to hurt each other. I see this all the time in school where I overhear someone making fun of an obese person or making fun of the way people look. Everyone is different and I don't understand why some people don't open their eyes and see that they are taking away their self confidence. Seeing the kind of situations that are happening and have happened like the War in Iraq, global warming, and Katrina it breaks my heart. I don't want to believe that these things are happening, but they
U.S. soldiers would be as feared by Iraqi civilians as were Hussein's henchman. Bob Burnett, a Berkeley writer, stated, "Isn't it ironic that Americans don't realize that we are substituting our own soldiers". (Huffington Post) Through my research I have discovered that we are capturing these Iraqis and are punishing them when we should be freeing them from the torture they have faced. An article I found on the Huffington Post stated, "Everyone in camp knew that if you wanted to work out your frustration you show up at the PUC tent…One day a sergeant shows up and tells a PUC to grab a pole. He told him to bend over and broke the guy's leg with a mini Louisville Slugger that was a metal bat. He was the [expletive] cook."(Huffington Post) Our own soldiers have become the enemies to innocent people. According to what I read in this article, torture is illegal under our law and under international treaties that we signed. Reading this article has given me a better perspective on how we may be the culprit's in anything that happens. It can be in any situation, little or big, but I certainly have a better understanding on why I agree on the