SILAS ABOYMI

SILAS ABOYMI

NORTH AMERICA: THE ENGINE, THE POWER,

AND THE FORCE THAT DRIVES THE WORLD.

North America-an extraordinary

geographical territory-

a mini earth-possessing all-

features found on planet earth;

its climatic conditions are many

varied,

its waters are many and great,

surrounded by three oceans and

multiple rivers,

among its rivers are Missouri,

Mississippi, Yucon, St. Lawrence,

Rio Grande, Nelson-Saskatchewan.

Land of Great Lakes

Superior, Ontario, Erie,

Michigan, and Huron,

earth largest group of

freshwater.

Home to the three-

beyond-description-

collective-waterfalls-

Horseshoe, American, and

Bridal Veil, commonly called

Niagara Falls;

outstanding and very

amazing landmark,

beauty, power, and

decoration of North America.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

THE KING OF THE WORLD.

North America-home to

most powerful country in

history-United States-

the land driven by the

three-related ideas,

which come from its

exceptional outlook-

American Revolution,

Americanism, and

Republicanism.

America-scientific bedrock of

mankind-

land of social and political

engineering,

land-where breathtaking and-

weird events always take place.

United States-the land-

originally owned by

six major Indian cultures of

Adena, Coles Creek, Hohokam,

Ancestral Puebloan,

Mississippian, and

Iroquois cultures,

with several thousands

sub-cultures is now

the king of mankind.

United States-the land of immigrants-

from Europe, Africa, Asia, and

the Pacific has become the

global headquarters of all human

activities;

by means of entertainment,

military might, economy,

political power, and

mass communication,

United States has created

a global culture,

Americanism.

Americanism-a living culture-

rooted in traditions and customs

of liberty, egalitarian, and individualism,

a way of life for all citizens;

a required condition for non-

citizens through acculturation

by means of assimilation,

a blend and a change in character,

through learning  and socialization,

which always result in

exceptional transformation

once the culture is adopted.

A public square for

democratic enterprises,

global agora for gender and

equal rights’ matters,

platform where economic

empowerment rhetoric,

financial, and religious

freedom are packaged,

exported to other parts of

the world.

For decades,

North America-through

United States has continued

to control and dictate-

global political, economic,

social, and culture order.

Through hard and soft sciences,

by means of hard and soft news,

threats and rewards,

stick and carrot,

America’s deafening roars from

President of the United States-

POTUS-continue to reach

all corners of earth with

awe and trembling.

From her mega cities are

international organizations

that control the world;

in her coaster and inner cities

are multinational corporations-

profit and non-profit organizations-

richer and powerful more than

many sovereign nations on earth.

Unfriendly governments

and regimes,

these northern hemisphere

corporate organizations

uproot at will;

friendly governments,

they shield even when

unfriendly to their citizens

with all features associated

with despotic regime.

Its military-the five-

“uniformed services” Army,

Navy, Marine Corps,

Air Force, and Coast Guard

constitute most powerful

military in history;

stronger than ancient

Roman’s army of infantry,

cavalry, equites or celeres,

and Greek’s hoplite phalanx.

This Army operates in over

hundred countries and bases

around the globe and

operational command

headquarters,

located in Washington DC.

With global spread and

tentacles,

American military controls

seas, lands, air, and major

world waterways in order to

promote and protect its

national and global interests.

Because of its military power,

strength, and dominance,

America has become global

Police Force and,

its president is world’s

chief security officer.

Every time, world political

actors wait or receive

command from POTUS,

including international

organizations that take

directives from POTUS.

Global economic activities are

conducted and routed through

its currency-the Dollar-

through Bretton Woods, or

World Bank Group,

world economic activities

it micro-manage.

By means of short and long

terms loans from

international organizations,

developing nations’ economies,

it has on her palms;

by means of free trade and

unrestrained access to

global markets,

world it controls;

by means of customs duty and

subsidies removal on essential

goods and services,

world economy it directs.

The land every living adores,

the land dead once revered,

still the land the some

exprobate;

land of “hero and heroism,” and

land that takes pride in its

exceptionalism.

SILAS OLA ABAYOMI

SILAS OLA ABAYOMI, was a former Assistant Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism, Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria. He taught International Communication, Mass Media and Politics, Media Economy, African Communication Systems among others. Upon relocating to United States of America, he changed his research focus and interest form Mass Communication to Linguistics, Cultural Anthropology, and History. Recently, he published an-eight-hundred-page-history on Yoruba people of Westerm Nigeria; the research work covers history, culture, religion, language, tradition, social and political institutions, legal structure before European's arrival to Africa . Details are now posted at:www.yorupedia.com. A unique resource website for scholars and students undertaking advanced programs on Yoruba cultural studies.He is an author with over four hundred poetry covering wide range of socio-cultural, economic and political issues at local and international levels. Abayomi teaches anthropology, linguistics, and history. He lives in United States.