Certain trends threaten the very existence of Western nation states that we have taken for granted for the past several hundred years.
A friend once told me a story that occurred just prior to the 1967 Six Day War. Israel took a group of officers and tasked them with determining what Israel needs to do to win the upcoming war with Egypt, Syria and other Arab states. Egypt’s Nasser had been on the warpath and the only question was when hostilities would begin. The officers determined that the most important task for Israel was to wipe out Egypt’s air force. Without air cover, all of the invading armies would be open to attack. Israel determined the optimal moment to attack and preemptively wiped out Egypt’s Russian-supplied air force. The outcome was that after six days, Israel had added the Sinai peninsula, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.
If the U.S. were to take a bunch of geniuses and similarly lock them in a room and ask what the West needs to do to remain viable, it would probably make some very important observations and suggestions. Two might include the following:
The first would be to get birth rates up. One of the major drivers for bringing in large numbers of illegal aliens and causing social instability, increased crime and lower wages is because the locals are not producing enough kids. All Western countries other than Israel are well under the accepted 2.1 children per woman for the population size to remain as is. In the U.S., all of the growth in population is due to uncontrolled immigration. More people entered the U.S. via the southern border than were born in U.S. hospitals last year. Let that sink in. Governments have very few real buttons to push to make the people bring more babies into the world. Sure, they can offer tax breaks and subsidize education and other expenses. But the prospect of not sleeping for a few years and changing one’s life patterns may simply outweigh any potential handouts. Increased religiosity tends to lead to more children. Ultraorthodox Bnei Brak is one of the poorest cities in Israel and it also is home to the largest average family size in the country. The final way to get the people to make more children is to create an economic and security environment where people feel comfortable bringing more children into the world. The parents’ income can cover expenses and war and famine seem distant. The Baby Boom period included incredible post-war confidence.
Another recommendation is dealing with Islam. I remember after 9/11, there were discussions as to whether American Muslims themselves could police their brethren to prevent “radicalization” and future attacks. Based on continuing attacks by Islamic terrorists and the never-ending anti-Israel and anti-Western protests that often turn violent, the answer is no. Like most religions, Islam would appear not to be monolithic. I can attest that when we traveled to Dubai last year, we were treated with respect and kindness. Israelis are not welcome in many Muslim countries, and even the ones that do have relations with Israel are often quite unfriendly. Egypt and Jordan have never been major vacation destinations for Israelis, except for southern Sinai which has very good scuba diving. Israelis used to flock to Turkey; today, there are no flights between the countries, and their leader is Hamas’ biggest cheerleader. What will be the future of Islam and the West?
Since Islamic institutions cannot regulate their members to prevent harm to other Americans or Westerners, then the government will have to step up its game to keep its citizenry safe:
1. Eject anyone from a Muslim country who in any way violates his or her visa—from jaywalking on up.
2 Eject anyone from a Muslim country who participates in protests demanding Sharia replace the local laws and customs. Foreigners do not benefit from Constitutional protections on freedom of speech. Anyone found to support “intifada revolution” or the like should be given an expedited one-way ticket back home.
3. Local Muslim populations need to be monitored and infiltrated by law enforcement. While the U.S. has been a bastion of freedom of religion, it has never faced a religion that has expressly stated its desire to destroy the democratic nature of the Republic. No branch of Christianity or Judaism has as a plank demanding the takeover of the U.S. government and converting it into a religious theocracy run solely according to its religious tenets. Tough times require tough measures. My grandparents in New York, as alien residents, had to have their papers on them at all times. On the Sabbath, when one is generally prohibited from carrying things outdoors, my late grandfather put his documents in the band of his fedora in the event that he was stopped by a cop.
The same suggestions for the U.S. would normally apply to Europe. But Europe is lost. It’s like those few seconds when we saw the second plane approaching the World Trade Center tower. The impact had not happened yet, but everyone knew what was about to happen. Europe could eject its problematic Islamists and encourage the pursuit of traditional values. But as we see in England, the Labor government will not even allow for an investigation into the recruiting and sexual abuse of hundreds of thousands of white British girls at the hands of Pakistani men. Europe does not have the moral fortitude or belief in its own past and institutions to fight for its future. Le Pen, Reform and AfD will all come to power, but through a combination of too little/too late and EU bureaucratic hurdles, the countries will not be able to right the ship in time. I am not a prophet and I hope that I am wrong. But I think that Europe is too far gone. Look at the violence and hatred in Germany against the locals on New Year’s Eve. It will only get worse as the countries don’t have the internal fortitude to throw out trouble makers and use deadly force to end the rioting. The “right-wing” Meloni in Italy has not stopped the boats or ejected illegal aliens from her country.
The U.S. can still change course. It will have to remove Muslims who wish to make the U.S. a Sharia state, and it will have to monitor Muslim citizens and institutions. There is no alternative. It does not sound very American to have the FBI putting listening devices in American mosques or educational institutions. But burying 3,000 citizens killed by Islamic terrorists does not sound very American either. It’s either one or the other.
Islamic supremacism will not change. Just last week, Recep Erdogan said that Jerusalem still belongs to Turkey because it was part of the Ottoman Empire so many years ago. As long as there are Islamic supremacists, then there will be violence to gain control of the West. Either we can fight it or we had better start learning the Koran.
