As woke illiberalism replaced living liberalism as the vibrant ideology of the American left, the State of Israel found itself increasingly marginalized.
Never mind that modern Israel was founded and has been politically dominated for 30 years by a group of left-wing socialists. Never mind that Harry Truman, the iconic liberal Democratic president, became the first world leader to recognize the fledgling Jewish state. Only 11 minutes After announcing independence in 1948. (Related: Morgan Murphy: Investigate Real Extremism)
After wokeism gave way to liberalism, that history no longer matters to the left.
In the vicious neo-Marxist dichotomy of modern wokeism, Jews are seen as a “white” and “oppressor” class. In contrast, Muslims are considered a “brown” and “oppressed” class. To be a well-placed leftist, therefore, one must support the latter over the former, and therefore Palestinian Arab jihadism over the eternal will of the Jewish people to survive.
To those who are awake, the quest of Palestinian Arabs to exterminate Israel’s Jews represents a trendy and chic cause – just as Black Lives Matter did five years ago. , and just like same-sex marriage did five years before that.
The apotheosis of this perplexing sentiment was the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023. Yes, babies were beheaded, women were raped, beautiful young music festival attendees were butchered, and Holocaust survivors were executed in their homes – but “Palestine” was “decolonized”. , every good leftist knows that you have to break some eggs to make an omelet.
Like Saul Alinsky, the ends always justify the means. famously taught. So, in the words of disgraced Cornell University history professor Russell Rickford, Hamas’s genocide “Refreshing” and “energizing.”
As the thousands of young jihadists infesting American college campuses have made clear, the imperative now is to spread love.globalizing the intifada“And in the words of the radical leftists who gathered in New York City’s Times Square earlier this week, “worldwide.”intifada revolution”
After all, sharing is caring. Alas, Americans now know exactly what the “globalization of the intifada” and the “intifada revolution” actually mean: Bourbon Street, New Orleans, around 3:15 a.m. local time on New Year’s Day. There, there was a man named, a military veteran turned radicalized Muslim convert. Shamsud Din Jabbar He drove his rented pickup truck into a tightly packed crowd at a New Year’s party.
The truck was loaded with weapons, improvised explosive devices, and – you guessed it -. ISIS flag. The tragic human toll of this intifada mini-revolution was at least 15 people killed and over 30 injured.
This is quite a lot of “eggs”, but there are no “omelets” to be found on the scene.
Although the full extent of Jabbar’s radicalization is still unknown, we do know that he was active. houston mosque It is called Masjid Bilal. Mosque issues instructions to members on social media after one of its worshipers is massacred in the Big Easy do not have Respond when approached by the FBI and instruct everyone on your behalf. Contact CAIR. That would be the Council on American-Islamic Relations. 2007, CAIR listed by FBI unindicted co-conspirators In the case against the Holy Land Foundation, the largest terrorist financing prosecution in the history of the Department of Justice.
But hey, at least Islam is an “oppressed” religion, right?
For years, political elites assumed that the existential threat posed by radical Islamic jihad could somehow be limited or contained. Following the (long-awaited) assassination of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and the successful campaign against ISIS several years later, leaders became overconfident. What about Hamas and Hezbollah? It’s Israel’s problem, not ours! (Perhaps you might consider asking the families of Hezbollah victims. 1983 bombing We asked the U.S. Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut for their opinion on the matter. )
In short, the elites have convinced themselves that Islamic extremism is no longer a big problem. They cited “domestic terrorism threats” posed by Christian grandmothers praying outside abortion clinics and parents speaking at school board meetings about racial and gender indoctrination in their children’s schools. I thought it was much more urgent to focus on. Regarding the U.S.-Mexico border, which the 9/11 Commission passionately recommended, we will ensure among them final report More than 20 years ago? Open wide and let it fly, baby! What could go wrong?
Well, New Orleans, that’s what can cause problems. And tragically, that’s what happens Continue Until this country closes its porous borders again and seriously confronts the jihadist threat again, it will be on the wrong track.
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