I SUBMITTED THIS TO THE SHAWNEE NEWS-STAR FOR PUBLICATION:
The Future
Was Yesterday!
“The lamps
are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our
lifetime.” These haunting and prophetic words were uttered by British Foreign
Secretary, Sir Edward Grey on the eve of Britain’s entry into WWI. This one
sentence statement could very well summarize what is happening now in Europe,
and many other nations of the West, as hundreds of thousands of Middle Eastern
refugees stretch the limits of national resources and citizen acceptance. The
“tape” of human history is always in the replay mode.
In my
opinion, the political, economic, and cultural continuation of some host nations
is now problematic. Why? Consider:
1. The scope
and speed of the refugee influx has created an unprecedented, unprepared
crisis.
2. These
refugees (many 18-25 year old males) bring a cultural and religious mindset
that almost guarantees the failure of assimilation and certain conflict.
3. Vetting
to weed out undesirables who are bent on the destruction of the West was
limited to a wink and a nod. These zealots view accommodation as a weakness
that must be destroyed.
4. The basic
concept of human civil rights --- especially female rights --- is patterned after medieval times for many of
the refugees. For example, dress standards, equality before the law, education,
voting rights, freedom of individual liberty, and even driving privileges for
females is totally different than the universal civil rights of citizens in
Western nations. Witness the growing litany of rapes, robberies, and assaults in
Europe upon females by uncontrolled roving mobs of refugee thugs.
5. Massive economic
displacement, especially entry level positions, is a prescription for disaster;
especially, among the unskilled and poorly educated within indigenous
populations.
During WWI
George M. Cohan wrote that rousing and stirring patriotic tune “Over There.” Much less well known is a
poem written by Edgar Guest, about the same time frame entitled: “Over Here.” Sadly the struggle against
terror, especially after 9/11, may have
had its roots “Over There”, but as Director Clapper of National Intelligence
has testified, terrorism, especially the diabolical ISIS flavor, is known to
have come to our shores via the unvetted
influx of Middle Eastern refugees and an ISIS attack within the U.S. is
likely this year!
In
conclusion, what happened in Europe yesterday is almost certain to occur to the
U.S. in the near future.
Glenn <><
JUST WEST OF YESTERDAY
