by Dr. Shmuel Katz
What allows rogue nations to feel safer?
The world is going through a very challenging period due to various
factors that are enhancing existing undercurrents and allowing them to
boil over and impact many people.
The perceived weakness of the current USA government on the global
stage has allowed rogue nations to feel safer and push their agendas
fearlessly. The poorly executed USA military disengagement from
Afghanistan, the crumbling of the security at its southern border,
the local inflation and economic instability, the self-inflicted
dependence on foreign oil, and the social unrest within the country, are
all contributing factors of the rise in international instability in
the absence of a perceptibly strong United States world power.
The terror sponsoring Iranian regime continues to threaten the free
world. They are exploiting the weakness of the Western governments and
the international dependence on oil and gas, to negotiate in bad faith,
an atomic deal, which will allow them to become an atomic power with
highly sophisticated long-range delivery systems. The insanity of the
“Iran Deal” became even more evident when it came to light that the main
negotiators for the United States in the deal are the Russians, who
have a conflict of interest as they will directly benefit from helping
the Iranians build a 10-billion-dollar nuclear reactor. The Iranians are
also involved in the destabilization of Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq,
Gaza, Venezuela, and the Arab Golf states. As these societies slide into
hostility and become more involved in wars and terror, more people will
suffer – including those who support the Iranian regime. At the same
time, any perceived opposition to the Iranian regime within Iran itself,
is being crushed without mercy, by loyalists of the regime.
In a move that seemed to exploit the European dependence on Russian oil
and the perceived weakness of the international
community, Russian President Putin decided to expand his control over
additional territories in Europe and invaded the Ukraine using brute
force, and has yet to change course. He targeted everyone; he did not
discriminate between supporters of the Russians and supporters of the
Ukrainians. President Putin’s actions were likely encouraged by the lack
of resounding international condemnation following the Russian invasion
of Chechnya, Georgia, Crimea and the buildup of the Russian presence in
Syria.
In the meantime, President Xi in China is building a large economic
infrastructure and a huge military force. The Chinese expansion of their
economic and political influence, in the South China Sea and elsewhere
across the globe, is not a coincidence. It followed the weak
international response to the Chinese government oppression of their
minorities and others, their ignoring international agreements regarding
Hong Kong, their implementation of unusual self-serving business
practices, their incursion into the Solomon Islands, their creation of
military bases in the newly created islands in the South China Sea,
their building of multiple deep-water seaports in Africa, and their
threats to abolish the independence of Taiwan, etc.
All the while, the Palestinian Authority and other terror affiliates
are enhancing their efforts to deceive the oblivious around the
world, and are building an even larger terror infrastructure, which is
also hurting many of their own supporters. They are even sending
brainwashed oblivious individuals to kill and be killed for dubious
causes. The Palestinian Authority’s responsibility in causing harm to
innocent men women and children, while destroying their own future and
welfare, has yet to be recognized by the international community. These
ongoing acts of terror are encouraged by the inability, or the
unwillingness, of the international community to call out the true
perpetrators of terror and deception in the Middle East and beyond.
The recent wave of terror in Israel, which was instigated by Hamas and
other terror organizations, generated a relatively weak response from
the Israeli government. Exploiting the situation, the Arab Muslim party
Ra’am, which is included in the Israeli government coalition, is
accusing Israel of the deterioration of security, and is threatening to
leave the coalition. Ra’am makes these claims while ignoring the fact
that the instigators and perpetrators of these terror incidents were the
various Arab terror organizations (e.g., those who amassed rocks and
fire crackers at the Al Aqsa Mosque to attack Jewish worshipers below at
the Kotel).
Unfortunately, many in the media and in academia are falling for the
deception and are therefore promoting the wrong narratives, which
helps to misinform their ignorant followers. To make matters worse,
cancel culture undermines the ability to engage in dialogue that could
otherwise address misinformation.
As an aside, similar techniques of deception and misinformation at the
global political stage trickle down and are reflected in the behavior of
some individuals in other arenas.
As cancel culture becomes more common, those who think that they are
more powerful than others may use it to their advantage, assuming that
the timid will give up, and let them get away with their self-serving
agendas. Many individuals do not want to be harassed or marginalized by
bullies and will not stand up against them. This encourages even worse
behavior, with nefarious consequences.
This is true for corporations that will fire employees with whom they
disagree politically or ideologically even when those individuals are
not undermining the corporation, its employees, or customers.
This is true for the military that will remove from duty, soldiers and
officers who may disagree with some questionable mandates, while still
performing their duties with honor.
This is true for the FBI who may choose to target parents who speak up
in school board meetings against exposing their children to questionable
critical race theories and gender related indoctrination.
And this is true also in simple social gatherings where people choose
not listen to each other and instead try to marginalize and degrade any
dissenting opinion.
It is a high time to call a spade a spade and expose the bad
operatives, whoever they are, so that more responsible people at the
global and local levels will have the tools to form an appropriate
public opinion, which should have a positive effect on the decision
makers, to the benefit of all good citizens. We should also expose those
who preach the value of “free speech” but will limit or block the
dissemination of opinions with which they disagree. An open and
responsible dialogue will go a long way to secure a better future for
all.
Dr. Shmuel Katz
Source: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2022/05/when-bullies-try-dominate-even-good-people-will-be-dr-shmuel-katz/
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