While many people in the West feel embarrassed by their own countries, Israelis carry deep-seated pride rooted in history, responsibility, and a clear-eyed understanding of reality.
I think much what you say is true of Western Europe. It isnt true in the United States. It is largely true of the people who are to the left and the political that now bends the the knee to them. Not coincidentally these are the people who rail against Israel. It isnt true of the great majority of the people of the United States who feel great pride in their country. I include myself among them. There are a LOT of Americans. Be wary of judging based on a very loud and unpleasant minority.
it's the young'uns and the "skools" which indeed are NOT teachin' kids ta love "our" American traditions, foundin' fathers (warts 'n all!), national monuments, etc... it's generational an' one reason our fam homeskooled is cuz insty-2-shun-a-lized education has gone ta hell in a handbag... it's comin' "back" on the right--in sum good ways (Land of Hope & Glory vs Zinn), skools like Hillsdale ( they don't hate "ve joos" either!) but it's also gettin' real ugly on the "woke" right--as "our crowd" is considered a destructive force in the revamped version of his'try, just as ugly (an' false) as the lefty one...
Spelling must not have been part of the home schooling. Otherwise point taken. Allowing the left to take over the educational system is one of the biggest pieces of malpractice this country has allowed to happen.
lol oh it wuz it wuz (mah kiddos are great schpellers both!)--but mah writin' in the vernacular keeps the bots & trolls away, foils AI (fer now), lets me name names (gotta stack've mah own an' I DO name names...) but, too, folks don't git too bent outta shape takin' to a self-annointed crackpot (haha), an' as a currently unemployed "act-truss" (due ta not takin' the clot-shot countermeasures) writin' thusly allows me ta ply mah trade in print an' in character plus writin' in the vernacular amuses me no small amount...
Also those that wanna take time ta git mah drift know I'm off'in full-out sin-sear (cornball aside!) but the camp diffuses some'a the hate (which otherwise tends ta be wielded like a scimitar--not zo much as a joo on a jooish site but elsewhar--fer sure!). I still git sum threats but likely not half as dire as would be expected fer the Motley Fool vs the Queen.... Howz dat fer an answer?
I am so glad you have written this because it brilliantly points out how American exceptionalism has gone off the rails. The increasing evaporation of national pride for the achievements and contributions of new and older immigrant Jewish American citizens are being trashed which is a great recipe for American failure. Such unrest fuels the facilitation of diverse Socialist para-capitalist entities such as arms' dealers and terrorism for hire operatives and their international loosely spread out criminal business collectives and enterprises. The only democracy that consistently demonstrates a strong feeling of national unity and pride is India. Both Israel and India are technically very innovative and hard-working democracies. When democracies thrive, terrorist big businesses suffer. When democracies falter terrorist collectives reap huge financial benefits for a few. So freedom or independent statehood is never the goal for these socialist antisemitic terror operative capitalists. Big profits for a few that can only be sustained by continuing war, unrest, polarization and harsh political suppression is their only way forward.
Great article, but you ignore the fact that 13-14% of the population, Haredi Jews, do not share the burden nor the pride you cite as the source of Israel's strength.
Israel is going to make a choice and soon. The Haredi will almost certainly leave if they are forced to share the burdens and responsibilities of the Israeli citizenry. I also think it is long past time for Israeli Arabs to be drafted. They have a choice to make. If they prefer not to be Israeli any longer they can always be deposited over the border.
I'd say "they're workin' on it they're workin' on it!" + "the nation is yet young!" (not even a century!)...give 'em time? (not too much tho--there's a war goin' on! ;-)
I think much what you say is true of Western Europe. It isnt true in the United States. It is largely true of the people who are to the left and the political that now bends the the knee to them. Not coincidentally these are the people who rail against Israel. It isnt true of the great majority of the people of the United States who feel great pride in their country. I include myself among them. There are a LOT of Americans. Be wary of judging based on a very loud and unpleasant minority.
it's the young'uns and the "skools" which indeed are NOT teachin' kids ta love "our" American traditions, foundin' fathers (warts 'n all!), national monuments, etc... it's generational an' one reason our fam homeskooled is cuz insty-2-shun-a-lized education has gone ta hell in a handbag... it's comin' "back" on the right--in sum good ways (Land of Hope & Glory vs Zinn), skools like Hillsdale ( they don't hate "ve joos" either!) but it's also gettin' real ugly on the "woke" right--as "our crowd" is considered a destructive force in the revamped version of his'try, just as ugly (an' false) as the lefty one...
Spelling must not have been part of the home schooling. Otherwise point taken. Allowing the left to take over the educational system is one of the biggest pieces of malpractice this country has allowed to happen.
lol oh it wuz it wuz (mah kiddos are great schpellers both!)--but mah writin' in the vernacular keeps the bots & trolls away, foils AI (fer now), lets me name names (gotta stack've mah own an' I DO name names...) but, too, folks don't git too bent outta shape takin' to a self-annointed crackpot (haha), an' as a currently unemployed "act-truss" (due ta not takin' the clot-shot countermeasures) writin' thusly allows me ta ply mah trade in print an' in character plus writin' in the vernacular amuses me no small amount...
Also those that wanna take time ta git mah drift know I'm off'in full-out sin-sear (cornball aside!) but the camp diffuses some'a the hate (which otherwise tends ta be wielded like a scimitar--not zo much as a joo on a jooish site but elsewhar--fer sure!). I still git sum threats but likely not half as dire as would be expected fer the Motley Fool vs the Queen.... Howz dat fer an answer?
Dats gud.
I am so glad you have written this because it brilliantly points out how American exceptionalism has gone off the rails. The increasing evaporation of national pride for the achievements and contributions of new and older immigrant Jewish American citizens are being trashed which is a great recipe for American failure. Such unrest fuels the facilitation of diverse Socialist para-capitalist entities such as arms' dealers and terrorism for hire operatives and their international loosely spread out criminal business collectives and enterprises. The only democracy that consistently demonstrates a strong feeling of national unity and pride is India. Both Israel and India are technically very innovative and hard-working democracies. When democracies thrive, terrorist big businesses suffer. When democracies falter terrorist collectives reap huge financial benefits for a few. So freedom or independent statehood is never the goal for these socialist antisemitic terror operative capitalists. Big profits for a few that can only be sustained by continuing war, unrest, polarization and harsh political suppression is their only way forward.
Great article, but you ignore the fact that 13-14% of the population, Haredi Jews, do not share the burden nor the pride you cite as the source of Israel's strength.
Israel is going to make a choice and soon. The Haredi will almost certainly leave if they are forced to share the burdens and responsibilities of the Israeli citizenry. I also think it is long past time for Israeli Arabs to be drafted. They have a choice to make. If they prefer not to be Israeli any longer they can always be deposited over the border.
I'd say "they're workin' on it they're workin' on it!" + "the nation is yet young!" (not even a century!)...give 'em time? (not too much tho--there's a war goin' on! ;-)