Lilliput
In Lilliput, it is ironic that Gulliver is taken as a prisoner despite his overwhelming size compared to the Lilliputians. When the story finally gets to why Lilliput and Blefuscu are at war for so long it is as idiotic as the British and French war that he is originally comparing this part to.
Sadly America can also be described in the exact same way as Britain and France were so long ago. The United States has been at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, basically the Middle East, for some time. Originally we started with a noble cause, revenge for attack on the World Trade Center, but now the only reason we are still fighting is to gain oil imports.
Honestly, at least to me, it seems worthless to be over and fighting for oil when America itself has an abundance already. Just like the Lilliputians and Blefuscudians in Gulliver's Travels fighting over an egg being cracked on a different end, it is as pointless as the United States fighting to have more oil in stock, that is not being used.
As in Gulliver's Travels, politicians are not chosen based off of their skill. In Lilliput the politicians are chosen based on how well they can line the pockets of their deciders, how well they can bribe you. In America today, and past days, politicians are not chosen based on skill their actually chosen based off of how well they can win your vote. If they can come up with a good way to show off how much "better" they are for the position then they will win despite whether they're good enough for the job.
Even though England had no recorded problems of these things at the time of Gulliver's Travels' publishing, they directly do relate to some issues that America has gained over the years since its founding.
Sadly America can also be described in the exact same way as Britain and France were so long ago. The United States has been at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, basically the Middle East, for some time. Originally we started with a noble cause, revenge for attack on the World Trade Center, but now the only reason we are still fighting is to gain oil imports.
Honestly, at least to me, it seems worthless to be over and fighting for oil when America itself has an abundance already. Just like the Lilliputians and Blefuscudians in Gulliver's Travels fighting over an egg being cracked on a different end, it is as pointless as the United States fighting to have more oil in stock, that is not being used.
As in Gulliver's Travels, politicians are not chosen based off of their skill. In Lilliput the politicians are chosen based on how well they can line the pockets of their deciders, how well they can bribe you. In America today, and past days, politicians are not chosen based on skill their actually chosen based off of how well they can win your vote. If they can come up with a good way to show off how much "better" they are for the position then they will win despite whether they're good enough for the job.
Even though England had no recorded problems of these things at the time of Gulliver's Travels' publishing, they directly do relate to some issues that America has gained over the years since its founding.