“In other words, the assault on the West’s history succeeds because it speaks into a vacuum of vast historical and contemporary ignorance. It speaks to a populace inside the West as much as outside it, which is willing to see the whole of history through a single lens. If anything bad happens in the world, it must be the West’s fault, because there is no other legitimate explanation of how things can go wrong, other than explanations involving the West.” – Douglas Murray
Recently it occurred to me that in one sense, it is our own “fault” that we are being attacked and blamed by the Left for all the problems in the world. Our being a Republic, the most successful one ever created, makes us vulnerable to a takedown by all those people and countries who don’t know our history, are envious of our successes, and have failed miserably to demonstrate their ability to form prosperous societies. In fact, they have never intended to do anything of the kind.
Instead, they have been determined to establish maximum power, wherever they have existed. Whether we study Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot, or other totalitarians, providing an egalitarian society was only a pipe dream. These leaders used their delusions to lure the people into a societal abyss, where everyone would serve them, as we acquiesced to fear and intimidation in order to survive. Literally millions of people died in service to their deranged agendas.
So, the West is a threat to those who elevate power above all else. Any promises made about equality, serving the masses, or fairness are intended to blind us to the lost gifts of freedom and agency.
They believe we must be destroyed, at any cost.
But this time in history, we will fight back.
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