Israel is Not Alone in Weakness
Our power is almost spent.
A column about problems in power.
The tragedy that emerged over the last week from Israel was just that — innocent Israelis were brutally attacked by Hamas, a terrorist organization that had been plotting Israel’s demise for decades. Thousands of Israeli families are grieving this week, and many more are still in harm’s way. Our hearts should be with them.
But many Americans would be lying if they said their hearts were with Israel. In a grotesquely perverted adaptation of David versus Goliath, a group of influential people in the West campaigned hard to make Palestine the hero. Sadly, many Americans believed the campaign, whether due to abject negligence or a bewildering above-average susceptibility to misinformation (they all say news-gathering is now not as simple as a trip to the local social gathering place or a chance encounter with the day’s Times). The betrayal of Israel by much of the West is almost as tragic as the Hamas attacks themselves.
As Israel reels militarily from the weaknesses exposed by Hamas and prepares to guard all its borders against stronger powers that might wish to attack, the situation is a potent reminder of America’s own less tangible woes.
Perhaps one large difference still remains between the state of the two nations. While the Israeli people are mentally strong, the American people are weak, blinded by decades of decadence and corrupted by the nefarious but powerful people our successes attracted. Not to say that all hope is lost. There are still traces of decency in the hearts of Americans, and a longing for morality can be rekindled.
The first step in building future strength is realizing the extent of current weakness. America needs to gain self-awareness before all its power is spent.
