The Third Cold War
3 min readFeb 15, 2020
Are you now, or have you ever been?
I was once, but it was long ago.
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Where were you? Who was there with you?
I don’t remember where I was or who I was with…
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Nonresponsive. Try again.
I remember some faces. I can’t put any names to them.
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What were they like?
They looked like me. They sounded like you.
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Don’t fence with us. The sooner you cooperate …
The sooner you’ll let me go? I don’t think so.
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Why do you hate America?
I don’t. Whatever made you think I did?
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You were one of them. You still are as far as we can tell.
Them? Me? One of them? Not anymore. It was a mistake of youth.
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An error in judgment?
A pretty blonde girl invited me to a party. I didn’t know it was that kind of party.
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What was her name?
I don’t remember.
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