Almost Heaven
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When the Greatest Generation is mentioned, reference is invariably to those who went through the Great Depression and participated in the Second World War and who emerged victorious, at great personal cost, against various enemies bent on bringing America down.
It may not be generally known that, immediately after WWII, as many as 48,000 volunteers, both Jews and non-Jews, from 59 nations arrived in Israel to fight for its independence. About 90% of Israel's fledging Air Force pilots were new arrivals – the often-overlooked heroes of their time.
The influence and virtues of those generations are "fading into permanent silence," suggests political commentator Sean Patrick Calabria.
Instead, despite having the comfort of food, shelter, advanced technology, and no military obligations, they appear to be self-absorbed and resentful of how extremely hard they supposedly have it. Destructive rather than creative, many appear, at best, disinclined to contribute meaningfully to the common good of the societies that provide them with so much. Is it possible that we are infantilizing them -- depriving them of the most important education of all - by no longer requiring a military draft, a Peace Corps, or at least mandatory civilian national service to enable them to participate in "repairing" the world and seeing how most people actually live?
Taking full advantage of the freedoms an open society offers – achieved by the courage and sacrifice of generations past – they misuse democracy and human rights. They support misogyny, terrorism masquerading as human rights, and silencing those with whom they disagree rather than respectfully hearing them out, a courtesy they seem to assume should be accorded only to them. Heterosexual white males, women competing in sports, and Jewish fellow citizens, specifically, are among those who suffer public denigration.
Read much more...https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22080/lions-of-israel
It may not be generally known that, immediately after WWII, as many as 48,000 volunteers, both Jews and non-Jews, from 59 nations arrived in Israel to fight for its independence. About 90% of Israel's fledging Air Force pilots were new arrivals – the often-overlooked heroes of their time.
The influence and virtues of those generations are "fading into permanent silence," suggests political commentator Sean Patrick Calabria.
In many Western countries, the present cohort of military-age young people generally seems to display an ignorance of integrity, the indispensable value of freedom of speech, Judeo-Christian values, and patriotism.
Instead, despite having the comfort of food, shelter, advanced technology, and no military obligations, they appear to be self-absorbed and resentful of how extremely hard they supposedly have it. Destructive rather than creative, many appear, at best, disinclined to contribute meaningfully to the common good of the societies that provide them with so much. Is it possible that we are infantilizing them -- depriving them of the most important education of all - by no longer requiring a military draft, a Peace Corps, or at least mandatory civilian national service to enable them to participate in "repairing" the world and seeing how most people actually live?
Taking full advantage of the freedoms an open society offers – achieved by the courage and sacrifice of generations past – they misuse democracy and human rights. They support misogyny, terrorism masquerading as human rights, and silencing those with whom they disagree rather than respectfully hearing them out, a courtesy they seem to assume should be accorded only to them. Heterosexual white males, women competing in sports, and Jewish fellow citizens, specifically, are among those who suffer public denigration.
Read much more...https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22080/lions-of-israel
