"They made him in the image of their settler forefathers."

That's what I gathered you meant here, Noora. What an evocative sentence, especially with the Biblical allusion!

It's worth clarifying because the slaveholding settler class that has its modern expression in the multinational corporation, and tends to dominate foreign policy, is only one part of America, and a minority at that. America is also home to many unbroken traditions of resistance and has produced countless revolutionaries. Any effort at global reform will be well-served to include the many discontents on this continent. I have lived here 35 years and have never seen such widespread dissent.

I also wanted to share that prophetic quote from Naimy!