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Godzilla Speaks Golden Age Declared for Twenty-first Century
Washington, D.C.- The hopeful eyes of America and the world looked to the nation’s capital on Monday, September 11, 2006, five years since the events which shook America and the world. Across the USA millions of television viewers adjusted the knobs on their high density, digital cable access, one hundred and twenty-five station receiving television units. On this wonder of modern marvels, they searched the air waves for signs of advanced civilization. An irrepressible cry suddenly resounded at high frequency. The face of Godzilla, the fiery serpent, born in the watery depths of Bikini Atoll, now met the steady gaze of watchful America. “On 9/11,” said the lizard. “Our nation saw the face of evil.” The sound of air-raid sirens rose above the clatter of keyboards. In the sky there were roving shafts, the restive searchlights reaching out through darkness that stretched above the city. Noise of thunder. Roar of jet engines. The tracer fire, like sparks that instantly faded. The belch of vaporous gasoline filled the air with a vague odor like the acrid smell of smoldering microcircuits. The sounds and odors of a city burning. The growl and bark of dogs; the sound of wailing. Once he had battled against alcohol and wrecked his daddy’s car, finding himself at last through Sunday school. Where he grew up in small town Crawfish, Texas people worked hard. Now he was ready to be—hero of the world! Godzilla! “Since the horror of 9/11, we've learned a great deal about the enemy. We have learned that they are evil and kill without mercy—but not without purpose. The war against this enemy is more than a military conflict. It is the decisive ideological struggle of the twenty-first century, and the calling of our generation.” Now Godzilla issued an angry shriek, like the sound of hurricane winds that ripped through homes and toppled trees while driving floodwaters rose ever higher. “On this solemn anniversary, we rededicate ourselves to this cause. We will lead the twenty-first century into a shining age of human liberty.” [Voice off set: “Pssssst. bin Laden!”] Godzilla: “Oh! Yes. And we will get bin Laden! You can bet your Enron retirement stock certificates on that one.” [Off set: No, don’t mention Enron. Cut! Cut, cut that mic!]
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Carolina Civic Voice Fall 2006 Vol. 6, No 3 |
