The Force of Nature No One Talks About and What Is Necessary to Wield It
There is a “culture war” raging across the United States and the whole of western civilization. We put “culture war” in quotes here for a very serious reason. Only one side in this conflict sees it as a “culture war.” They don’t see it as a civilization deciding conflict where everything they know and love are at stake. Rather, it’s a few steps down from a real conflict. No need for violence, no need for uproar. Keep it civil. No one needs to die over this. It’s a debate, nothing more.
The other side doesn’t see it as a culture war. For them, this is a Holy War with their very livelihoods at stake. Everything is on the table. If they don’t win, everything they see as good dies. This is a fight for survival for them. People on their side are willing to die to make sure they win. Now tell me, which side do you think is winning this “culture war?”
I don’t think it’s hard to figure out who is winning or which side is which. Majority or minority don’t really matter in this conflict either, so let’s not talk about numbers. There are mah times throughout history that seemingly “weaker” side comes out on top or gets their way. Rights shouldn’t be a part of the conversation either because rights only exist so far as you have the power to defend and fight for them. Getting into the weeds is a waste of your time as well. That’s what your enemy wants for you: to get stuck in the mud while they step over you towards victory. You have to whittle it down to what really matters in this “culture war.” Who wants it more? Who is better able to recruit people to fight and die for their cause?
The details don’t matter, what you believe doesn’t matter, if you cannot create religious fanatics to fight and die for your cause then your cause is worthless. Forget the whole religion thing. This isn’t about Christianity, it’s about religion in its true form. Religion is not Christianity, Islam, or whatever, religion, true religion, is how you choose to live your life. The side that is winning is filled with religious fervor. Their cause, no matter how absurd or demented you think it is, is being driven forward by zealots willing to die, to be martyred for their cause. You can debate all day and night about how ridiculous their cause is, but while you are debating the merits of their ideas, they are waging a Holy War against you.
The most intolerant are going to win. It’s almost a rule in nature. Of course, they don’t want to be known as intolerant. The enemy is intolerant, that’s why they are fighting. They are fighting for peace and love as they violently scream in your face and tell you that you must make sacrifices for foreigners who hate you. They are fighting and protecting for peace and love while spitting out some pretty horrific vitriol at the same time. This is a contradiction, of course. You could call it a “Holy Contradiction,” if you like, but it doesn’t matter. What matters is how fervent they are in achieving the higher goal of victory.
Contradictions and hypocrisy don’t matter. You are dealing with a side that doesn’t see reason. They are staring, directly in the eyes, what they believe is the ultimate evil. Hitlor reincarnated. They will not be bargained with. You don’t have to respect them. You don’t have to like them or see them as fellow countrymen, but you have to take seriously what they are saying and treat them how they should have been treated long ago.
One must consider how we got to this moment, but even more importantly, look at these two sides and what they are “fighting” for. “Progress” is the name of the game for the fanatics. They believe they are fighting for progress, for a better future. Their eyes are focused forward, towards their idea of heaven. They don’t see what you or I see is waiting for them at the end of their long journey. They see a green paradise. Where are our eyes focused? Where are we looking?
Yes, that’s right. Our eyes are not aimed forwards or upwards. Rather, we are looking to the past, at the glory of our ancestors. Wondering. Wondering where it all went wrong and how we could get it all back. There is no vision of heaven. No higher goal set. All we can see is the post-apocalyptic hellscape our enemies are going to achieve. The difference is stark and cannot be ignored.
With no vision, no higher aim or goal set, you will lose every time when faced with a zealous religious fanatic. Your enemy is looking for any and every chance to pull out ahead and seal the deal. Meanwhile, you are in your head trying to figure out how to stop things from going wrong and the things going wrong keep adding up without end. Lay out on top of this every single one of your allies are despairing at each and every bad headline that gets tossed out there. What is that saying from the Greks? “Phobos rules the battlefield.” Fear and panic is not a bad descriptor of our side. Fear and panic for likes and subscribes is what this has all come down to.
No, you do not win this way. You must have a grand vision for your tribe. A vision so powerful that it drives your people to extreme passions. The vision must be undeniable. It has to bury itself deep into the soul of your people. And we do not have this vision. What does the world look like after we win? What are your people fighting to achieve? What is your green paradise?
