Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Pandora’s Recurring Travesty
A couple of day ago I had planned to write something brief about the current Middle Eastern war situation. But, events are occuring too quickly to align with speculations. So, all I can do is continue to speculate knowing that my appraisals will likely become irrelevant in mere weeks or days.
What stands out to me in this confrontation with Iran is how the usual rabble is so quick to literally take the “side” of a ruthless theocracy that has been a sponsor of terrorism throughout the Middle East.
The street mobs in America have now traded in their Mexican flags for Iranian flags. (Some got the memo and went with American flags when they realized it might not be good PR to wave the flag of foreign nations).
There are legitimate debate points that can be made regarding how to keep another ruthless dictatorship from having — and likely using — nuclear weapons. Certainly other countries have nuclear weapons. Some of the lower IQ types will say something to the effect that, “we have them, why can’t Iran have them.” Of course “other countries” don’t openly state their goal of wiping another country “off the map.” No one really fears that France might nuke Belgium.
The clique that perpetually points their finger and declares that conservatives are “full of hate” (because they want secure borders and sound economic policy) never seems to care much about institutions that genuinely are full of hate. “From the river to the sea” is hardly a call to peace and understanding.
Iran regularly subsidized terror against civilians. They literally direct their violence toward civilians. This hardly compares with destruction of facilities used to produce a nuclear bomb.
Clearly, a country doesn’t typically conduct programs for energy research deep inside mountains. Israel and the U.S. both had legitimate cause for concern, particularly in view of Iranian rhetoric threatening “death” to democratic nations.
When addressing the issue of nuclear weapons, one polemic I often hear is that“America is the only country that has actually ever used them.” While the statement is obviously true, it overlooks the fact that all nations develop new and more powerful weapons, particularly during war. During World War II, numerous new weapons were developed by all sides in the conflict. At the time, few people understood what a nuclear bomb was aside from being a “bigger and more destructive” weapon. It didn’t take long for wise observers to see the existential nature of splitting the atom for martial advantage. Anyway, it wasn’t as if several nations had nuclear weapons in 1945 and restrained themselves from using them. If Germany and Japan had developed the atomic bomb, any honest person would acknowledge that they would have used it.
When the current conflict with Iran began I wasn’t exactly shocked when the usual crowd on the streets, in media, and in “education” began their vocal defense of the bad guy and continued their rabid attacks on “Orange man.” It struck me that these are the very people who regularly defend murderers, rapists, and traffickers in the name of “immigration.” It’s become an obvious standard for the left to defend the worst among humanity under the stupid lable, “the oppressed” while directing bitter hatred toward a conjured “oppressor.” It’s noteworthy that nations Like China, Russia, and North Korea jumped on the bandwagon offering their sympathies to a theocracy they have nothing in common with. Beyond sympathy, they actually suggested giving Iran a ready made nuclear warhead — something they’d likily regret at a later time. The entire government of China is really just a bigger version of the thugs on America’s streets (no coincidence that the hammer and sickle occasionally shows up among the flags being waved).
As this is being typed, there is an anticipated cease-fire between Israel and Iran. It hard to say if it will stick. It’s reasonable to be skeptical of Iran’s motives and future actions. They could have saved themselves a lot of pain weeks ago by just renouncing their nuclear program with some sincerity. If they truly are planning to now “come to the table” it’s likely because they have no other choice. Their nuclear program is now seriously disrupted. Joe Biden and Democrats are no longer available to funnel cash to the mullahs for nuclear weapon research and sponsorship of Hamas and Hezbollah.
I don’t mean to apply a mystical tone to this specific conflict but, with all the troubled places in the world (e.g. present day Ukraine) why is the tiny bit of land occupied by Israel always such a location of international concern? It strikes me as particularly odd that college students and unemployed radicals so easily take to the streets over this one issue. Both fascists and communists seem to have an obsession with Jews. One would never guess that both Marx and Lenin were Jewish. The street rabbble would most definitely be lying if they denied that antisemitism was not a factor in their fervor.
I’ve never really understood the recurring ease that some have in hating this one ethnic group (ironically, I’m half German and half Lebanese) that seems to be stuck in a cycle of persecution and triumph. Personally, I’m impressed by any group that puts a premium on education and excels in the arts and sciences.
When modern day Israel came into being, there were already Jews living in Palestine. There’s no such thing as Palestinians as a specific racial/ethnic group. There are simply Arabs and Jews living in geographical region called Palestine. Among the countries of the middle East so eager to ferment violence in defense of “Palestinians” you’d think they could take some in to their own countries. One would also hope that the billions of dollars funneled to the region would actually be used to build schools and hospitals rather than Hamas’s pet project of exterminating Jews.
Anyone familiar with the history of this conflict knows that it’s not likily over. We can be glad that a period of potential peace and rebuilding may occur. It certainly would be beneficial to the region if the theocrats of Iran were replaced by a democratic secular government, but for now I guess we should be happy with what we can get.
Voting for destitution and bondage
If New Yorkers and Californians continue to support and vote for THIS, they are doomed to the fate that befalls all foolish excursions into socialism.
Monday, June 23, 2025
Practical common sense
