In my last article, The problem with Israel's war mentality, I gave a couple of innocent reasons for its failures in recent conflicts, but have left out a more insidious one: the deliberate failing of the country's war effort by different leftist fronts, not least of which - the media, which I am going to talk about now.
The leftist powers at be - Politicians, Journalists, Wealthy tycoons (if there ever was source of irony), University professors, famous artists, touchy poets, and whoever - all have a vested interest in seeing every military operation fail miserably, because otherwise, their propaganda machine folds like a deck of cards.
You see, if the military cannot defeat any enemies, but only create new ones, then violence is never the answer (unless used by what they deem as 'minorities', evidently), and everyone must listen to what they have to say; think what they want others to think.
It is the coward's shaping of the world, to suit his own personal interests - that is, to allow him to enforce his will upon others, without the fear of physical harm.
That imaginary defense only works as long as you can shame people into refraining from opposing you. For a while now, education systems have been pumping the brains of intelligent kids with lethal dosages of guilt, convincing them that the world has somehow turned into a utopia, where violence is a thing of the past, and the use of force is a deadly sin, for which there is no repent.
That brainwashing system has proven 100% ineffective against actual bullies, but has succeeded in repressing more honest individuals, who would've otherwise defended against them. More so, this leftist education system is so helpless against bullies, because it does not recognize the existence of violence, while they apply it to get ahead in life, that it actively assists in creating the criminal generation of the future.
You wanna know why there are so many gangs rampant? It's not because they are "poor wittle angels who need a hug". It is because these kids crave an identity, acceptance, and power. Gangs offer them all of the above, while the school system (and by extension, being a citizen of the state) offers them none.
So, these systems produce criminals, and kids who have internalized shame in their own culture. If their culture is inferior, and morally wrong, then other cultures must be superior, and morally right.
That's how this Israeli kid gets to feel shame, for killing Nazis in a game! ("I'm ashamed to admit this, but a part of the enjoyment I derived from these games stemmed from a feeling that I was avenging my ancestors") Guilt has become a desirable, masochistically enjoyable emotion.
And that's just great for the leftists, because if everyone's overcome with guilt, then they can shape their society's to their heart's desire. Or so they think, at least.
To call leftists racists with an incurable superiority statement would be an understatement. For the first part, suffice to say that people who reduce all issues of culture, values, behavior, political differences, and the natural instinct to defend one's home from invaders - into race, makes them petty racists; that whenever they hear criticism about a group they have unilateral adopted as protégées, they will immediately scream "they're not all like that!", usually followed by a few generalized labels about stupid, crazy, racist right-wingers.
To people who think in black-or-white terms, it is quite clear that criticism encompasses everyone. To people who think, it is clear any criticism is part of a more complex picture, and that generalizations are unavoidable. Last word on that - a generalization does not talk about "every single individual in a group", but about the general behavior of the group. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with it.
The second part might require a bit more explaining, so here's an example:
When a friend of mine, who no one would describe as a right-wing, racist, salami-cutting chicken plucker (I swear I'm not hungry!), has recently mentioned to some self-proclaimed civil rights activist, who was practically bathing in guilt and loathing of his own country over an Israeli soldier prancing around a Palestinian woman, that we are at war, and that Israel's existence is still under threat, he dismissed it by ridiculing her, "who do you believe threatens Israel's existence? Terrorists? Kids with rocks?".
It is the leftist's condescending core belief, that their own society has nothing to worry about the ploys of 'savages'. While history saw mighty empires like the Romans (and the Byzantines who followed in their steps), falling before Barbarians - and particularly Islamic Barbarians, leftists are still assured their country is eternal, and at no risk from wild social experiments.
Apparently, this belief conflicts with their own attempts at sabotaging any victory against outsiders, but then we must remember the desire for guilt.
Yes, by preaching guilt to everyone for so long, the leftist dhimmis have succumbed to their own lie, and find pleasure only in competition for guilt - who can be the most apologizing, sort to speak.
And it is no wonder that with such irrevocably corrupt personalities in charge of our societies, the appetite of Islamic bullies becomes whetted.
