Deprivation

by MellowSoul

Rating: teen
Tags: Horror, Equestria Girls, Sunset Shimmer, Profanity, Slice of Life, Dark
Length: 1071

Sunset continues to monitor the US-Iranian conflict.

As tensions escalate between the United States and Iran, Sunset becomes increasingly terrified of the end result.

Published 2020-01-07 18:00:02 UTC
Last updated 2020-01-07 18:00:02 UTC

Mortality Rate: Zero

Author's Note

Tweet Donald Trump. Let him know the mortal danger everyone is in. Everything and everyone will die if he doesn't stop goading other countries into war.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Mortality Rate: Zero

Sunset stared into her webcam. There were dark circles under her eyes. Her hair was frizzled, as though she had been out frolicking in humid weather. From just a glance, anyone would have been able to tell her health had significantly deteriorated - both mentally and physically.

"Hey guys. Um...I haven't been sleeping very well over the last few days. I haven't really done much of anything except worry since this whole thing started. I haven't eaten anything since Sunday...Haven't had much of an appetite, ya' know...? I probably look like crap right now, but vanity had to take a back seat for a bit."

She sniffled.

"I have some good news, but it might not amount to much compared to the bad news. US troops agreed to at least temporarily leave the combat zone a while ago after the Iraq parliament voted to expel them. This will hopefully calm things down a bit, at least for now. The bad news comes from the US's end. Yesterday, about sixty Iranian-American citizens were detained and questioned while they were attempting to return from a concert in Canada. They questioned about their political beliefs and affiliations. Most of them were let go after a while, but some were held for upwards of ten hours or so. There's major concern about how the detainment was handled. It was very reminiscent of the anti-Japanese discrimination during world war 2. That's extremely dangerous, because if you recall from history class, world war 2 is the only war where nuclear weapons were used. They were not used in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, or anywhere else after 1945, and there's a very good reason for that: nuclear suicide. Before I get too much into that, it'd probably be best to go into some of the details behind the recent issues. Not long after Donald Trump took office, we started hearing about Immigration and Customs Enforcement severely mistreating fleeing refugees. They were detaining them in overcrowded environments, and there were reports of abuse and neglect among people ranging from young children to elders. This behavior bled over into border patrol. They started exhibiting disturbing behavior, kicking water jugs left for refugees by concerned US citizens. Trump's supporters became extremely vocal about their anti-immigration views. Anyone who attempted to enter the country without verification was seen as a potential threat. These people were demonized and ignored. Ironically, what Trump, ICE, and border patrol didn't realize was that their offenses would be leaked to the public. Even hardcore republicans were repulsed by what they uncovered through video and audio evidence. What we're seeing right now is an extension of that demonization. We're only being told about the escalation and the violence. We don't actually know what either sides' motives are."

Sunset shifted to a slightly more comfortable position.

"You want to know the strangest part about this whole situation? All the people I just gave flack to? I don't hate any of them. Funny thing, right? Hatred and prejudice is what created this mess. I gave Donald the benefit of the doubt. I let him serve his term in peace without badmouthing or attacking him. I don't hate the man, but i'm enraged he betrayed our trust to such an extreme degree. You remember his campaign promise that he wouldn't lead us to war? What's left of his supporters have conveniently forgotten that promise. Even after the airstrike, I was desperately trying to cling to the hope he knew what he was doing. I went as far as to convince myself that he was pulling a John Kramer, trying to teach us the value of life by putting us in a perilous circumstance. That was wishful thinking on my part. Again, though, funnily enough, I don't believe his intentions were sinister. There are two ways to look at this. Someone could say he's trying to get revenge for the impeachment by blowing up the planet, which, hopefully that's not what's actually happening here. I see it the other way. I believe he genuinely had no idea what the consequences of his actions would be. Unfortunately, said consequences could be cosmically catastrophic. I've been keeping as up-to-date as I can without scaring myself to death, but if I keel over from self-deprivation or stress-induced heart failure first, I honestly won't be surprised. Might end up being the case for a lot of people..."

Sunset sighed remorsefully.

"I guess I'll end this off with a couple messages. Firstly, to the countries at odds with the US: The American people DO NOT want war. We were deceived and lied to by our own government long before Donald Trump took office. He's continuing a pre-existing trend and refusing to heed our warnings. If you're seeing this message, the people were not responsible. We warned the government getting involved would be a mistake, but they didn't listen."

Sunset adjusted her headphones.

"To the United States Government: The people of the world are continually being held hostage under the threat of nuclear suicide because of Trump's inability to control himself. He should have been stripped of his executive abilities after the impeachment process started. Everyone on Earth should not be put at risk because a world leader is throwing a temper tantrum. That's inexcusable. Do whatever it takes to quell the situation, otherwise this planet and all living things on it will be erased from existence. This is not a fucking joke."

Sunset took of her headphones and left the room. There was an audible slam from her bedroom door. Several minutes later, she returned appearing even more frustrated than before. She sat back down and replaced her headphones.

"I just got a message from Twilight. Look."

The frightened teen raised her phone to the camera. She was shaking it in anger.

"Congress and the pentagon themselves are telling Trump not to fucking do this anymore! He's putting everything and everyone in harm's way with nothing to gain! FIX. THIS. SHIT - NOW!"

Sunset ripped her headphones off her ears and tossed them to the floor before curling up next to the head of her bed in a ball of anxiety. All that was left to do was wait for the nuclear apocalypse...