KF: So lemme get this straight. A bunch of heavily-armed men killed 30 civilians with drones and one of their own men died and the TV networks are playing sappy music and showing the dead man’s face as they go to commercial. You don’t see the problem with that?
JT: Are you saying you don’t care about the troops? One of our men died out there in the desert.
KF: Yeah, so did 30 people who weren’t involved with whatever was going on. I thought all lives matter?
JT: Yeah, but they’re different, they’re used to this stuff. They don’t know any better.
KF: All I’m saying is, take a look at this from a neutral point of view and think about who are the terrorists.
JT: Dude, Americans aren’t terrorists. We don’t believe in that. Everything we do is because we want to help these countries. We just believe in freedom.
KF: Name the two biggest terrorists organizations.
JT: Al Qaeda and ISIS.
KF: How about Israel and the United States? They are like a couple of terrorist bullies who do whatever they want. But the people who are in power can call it whatever they like. They are just spreading freedom or trying to protect our interests — they call it defense.
JT: Man, you better watch out you know they might see this, right?
KF: I type everything I write in Google Docs. They are always watching. They know where my cursor is right now. They are probably watching me through my webcam, too. Whatever, call me a voyeur.
JT: You’re typing right now? I thought we were talking face-to-face.
KF: Hey, you can think whatever you want. I know what I’m doing.
JT: Fuck, I’m becoming too aware I can’t last much longer.
KF: I thought that might happen. Well, maybe I’ll see you next week. I’ll still be here.
stories from a drifter 