If the American government had not squandered so much of its credibility, force and treasure trying not just to defeat the enemy but to establish democracies in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, we would be in a much stronger now in dealing with very real threats.
Plus the current US government has its own ideas of what constitutes a security threat. For example: pro-life activists, election deniers (who are not a threat if they contest Republican victories by the way); parents objecting to school curricula; those who are concerned about the soundness of the dollar and the southern border catastrophe.
Fortunately, such threats are easier to deal with than deadly enemies who hate you and want to destroy you.
Good question. I could speculate a lot - I am not optimistic - but will just send you several links.
The 1st is to a video by a fairly well-known conservative commentator, Victor Davis Hanson. It is a good overall introduction to drastic changes in America but could have been much more hard-hitting and is actually a bit soft I think.
The second is about FBI harassment of pro-life / anti-abortion activists. It is not the only case of government harassment of one side while protecting the other.
He has has also written a book that I am finding very insightful about many aspects of the current situation (the book is prominently advertised in this video). In this video he is definitely showing his age, but shows a strong grasp of the issues in my opinion. Some more substantive comments begin about 8:30. I have not watched the whole video but have seen some of his other presentations.
The subtitle of the book reads "The Next Election Could Be the Last." It very well may be, maybe not.
If the American government had not squandered so much of its credibility, force and treasure trying not just to defeat the enemy but to establish democracies in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, we would be in a much stronger now in dealing with very real threats.
Plus the current US government has its own ideas of what constitutes a security threat. For example: pro-life activists, election deniers (who are not a threat if they contest Republican victories by the way); parents objecting to school curricula; those who are concerned about the soundness of the dollar and the southern border catastrophe.
Fortunately, such threats are easier to deal with than deadly enemies who hate you and want to destroy you.
Easier to deal with for sure - but will they?
Good question. I could speculate a lot - I am not optimistic - but will just send you several links.
The 1st is to a video by a fairly well-known conservative commentator, Victor Davis Hanson. It is a good overall introduction to drastic changes in America but could have been much more hard-hitting and is actually a bit soft I think.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/victor-davis-hanson-video-we-have-never-seen-anything-like-this/
The second is about FBI harassment of pro-life / anti-abortion activists. It is not the only case of government harassment of one side while protecting the other.
https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/fbi-justice-department-twist-federal-law-arrest-charge-pro-life
The third is a long speech by David Horowitz. He was the founding editor of Front Page Magazine, a strongly conservative and pro-Israel magazine
https://www.frontpagemag.com/
He has has also written a book that I am finding very insightful about many aspects of the current situation (the book is prominently advertised in this video). In this video he is definitely showing his age, but shows a strong grasp of the issues in my opinion. Some more substantive comments begin about 8:30. I have not watched the whole video but have seen some of his other presentations.
The subtitle of the book reads "The Next Election Could Be the Last." It very well may be, maybe not.
Sorry, I forgot the link to the video https://www.c-span.org/video/?527561-1/final-battle-election-last