It is happening at an increasing frequency that people in
America who are in a position to affect the lives of others, are asked to
undergo sensitivity training because they do not know how to comport themselves
while interacting with their fellow countrymen. These would be the judges, the
policemen and policewomen, some business people, politicians and a few others.
Now, think of it this way – if prominent Americans do not
know how to treat their own countrymen, how deficient would they be in their
treatment of foreigners? The fact is that these people are very deficient in
that area … which is why foreign matters tend to go bad for America even
when some of its leaders display a depth of understanding that may impress the
foreigners.
And to think that this is not how America used to be should sadden
those who are fond of the old days. The reality is that America used to
enjoy both the admiration and the affection of most people on the Planet. It
happened because America
used to give a helping hand to those who needed assistance – acts for which America was
rewarded with a brain transfer that enriched it culturally, economically and
scientifically.
Something then happened to America which affected its moral
compass, sending the ship of state in a direction that spoiled its code of
conduct both at home and abroad. It is that a movement which, in time, came to
be called Neocon saw its members pave the way for its founding long before this
was thought about.
What these people did was attack the benevolent nature of America , and
replaced it with the tendency to provoke other nations for the purpose of
getting them to react. When they did, the would-be Neocons pounced on America , and
urged it to respond with the full force of its military … which it did,
regrettably too often.
Although the thought existed to doing so, the Neocon
movement was never registered as a formal organization. However, the
participation of its members in promoting the goals of their common ideology
leaves no doubt that the movement is here and operating at full speed. It also
leaves no doubt as to who is in it, and who is not.
Two examples of the work that these people do came into the
public domain on April 21, 2015. One was given the title “Congress Should Try
to kill the Iran
Deal Now,” a piece written by the editors of National Review Online (NRO). The
other was given the title: “A NATO Setback in the High North” and the subtitle:
“Finland 's election weakens
a bulwark on Russia 's
doorstep,” a piece written by the editors of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
As to the editors of NRO, the title of their piece says it
all: “kill the Iran
deal now.” They go on to explain both openly and in subtle ways what other
members have been saying for a while; mainly that Iran must never be allowed to
dabble in such technologies – whether for peaceful purposes or any purpose. And
since Iran will not agree to
these demands, America
must get ready to bomb it.
As to the editors of the WSJ, the title of their piece tells
of a sadness that has gripped these people because the election in Finland “marks
a setback for NATO enlargement.” They explain that the newly elected leader
“prefers developing Finland 's
Partnership for peace with the Western Alliance ,
[one that] doesn't extend NATO's Article 5 clause.” And they tell what that is
in this way: “Much of the Finnish political class doesn't mind that, viewing
the country as an area immune to conflict.” Can you imagine this? The Neocons
weep because America
is getting involved in a place that promises no conflict. What has the country
done to merit a fate as boring as this?
It is easy to dismiss all that as the work of lost souls
mouthing off what comes to mind, unable to come up with something eye-catching
or provocative enough to give them the notoriety they crave. Whether or not
this is entirely accurate, it leaves a profound impression on people in the
other professions, among these being the judiciary and the police who deal with
naturalized Americans of foreign origin. It also leaves an impression on
business people and politicians who do work at home and abroad by mingling with
foreigners.