A short story what I wrote... What do we think peeps ? The Man Who Did Nothing. The greatest evil of our society was not inequality, poverty, violence or greed. Our greatest evil was passivity. It was the evil that permitted the others to flourish, indeed, one might say that they were its products. So was I. I was its chief proponent and ultimate incarnation. My name is Robert Lewis. In these last few minutes before the end, I am, still, President of The United States of America. It began with a conversation. Seven years ago. I was then a second term senator for Virginia, just beginning to consider which offer to take once retirement from the House became inevitable. I was raised in a political family. Father and Grandfather had been senators, men of power and influence. I followed them because it was expected of me. Married Judith because she was from the right family, had the right education and moreover she had the ambition and tenacity to see me through the trials and storms of public life. I liked to fish, or read in my library. But I digress. The conversation. Jerry Klein and Tip Calloway came to see me. I was flattered but suspicious by this unannounced visit from the chief strategist and party chairman. Not without reason, for they wanted me as the next presidential candidate. Stunning. What could I have that made me electable? They spoke of my pedigree, of my ‘consensual’ voting record in the House, my spotless personal history. They proposed that I would be, ‘A reassuring president in a dangerous world’, the slogan, ‘Easy America’. I had my doubts, but of course Judith said yes straight away. In fact Jerry and Tip had already got her on board. It was a done deal. I acquiesced. It turned out to be a deal that America wanted to buy. After the division and decline under the previous administration, she was ready for rest and recovery. So we won by a landslide. The office of President under my administration has been one of delegation and good collective management. At least that is what I believe. I have been surrounded by the brightest and best, professionals, trained and qualified experts in their fields. I was trained to personify. To deflect blame, reflect glory and embody ‘Easy America’. This I did more than adequately and in those first years the polls confirmed it. The people were happier than ever to consume, ingest and remain entertained. Happiness was a mirage so dearly held to. The economy seemed to be improving. But this was not so. Our boys had come home from the intractable, unwinnable wars that had bled us for so long. The Nation was at peace. Felt at peace. But this too, was an illusion. In fact, we were still waging war just as ferociously as ever, but our methods had changed. We came to rely on proxies, mercenaries and technology to conduct our campaigns. No more body bags, but just as many bills, more so as there was even less guarantee of a successful outcome. Domestic prosperity was largely built on foreign investment and debt on one side and an export boom to greatest competitor on the other. China. Our competitor, adversary, market and banker. The Chinese understood full well our position. Our real weakness just beneath the veneer of comforting plenty. They had been waiting for a long time to reclaim their pre-eminence and were ready. When the time came, we were powerless. They simultaneously closed their and their allies markets to our products and called in their debt. The economy collapsed, a far greater fall than the crash of ’08. They then unleashed North Korea, knowing that our capacity to respond fully had been hamstrung. My generals were calling for all out decisive action, I could not condone setting the whole region alight. We sent a taskforce, three carrier groups and marines. On the morning the task force entered the theatre of operations North Korea struck it with nukes. At the same time China launched a full invasion of Taiwan. We were committed to a new and two front war. Our forces were immediately stretched beyond endurance as were rapidly ran out of the reserves to maintain a high intensity campaign. The generals came again, now we had no choice but to respond with nuclear force. We had been struck most grievously, but we were not beaten yet. Yet. I am now aboard Airforce One. Washington, L.A. San Diego and New York are destroyed. Struck ten minutes ago by multiple warheads. I did not order a response. That response was made the moment the adversary’s launches were detected. They tell me the ten largest cities in China will all be hit within minutes. A new wave comes over from them. I do not know how long remains to us. But it cannot be more than minutes. I shall wait with equanimity for it to come. To history, I leave the judgement upon myself and my nations fall. I offer no apology for this path, no exculpation; I am guilty as are we all who sought power without responsibility, who believed the myth of our infallibility. I am a product of my age and my civilisation. As I wait, I shall do as I have done all along and as befits my final moments. I shall do nothing. Last Will and Testament of Robert P Lewis. President of the United States. July 4th 2020
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 18:21:36 +0000
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