I think a lot of people here are upset that the US does not have a leader like Netanyahu. A man who gets invited to speak. A man who protects his borders and defends his people from foreign threats. A man who goes abroad to preach the greatness of civilization.
The same folks who praise Putin for these traits seem to be bashing Netanyahu for it. This is so womanly. "Bring him down! Burn it down!" Why are we not looking at how our country(ies) got this way? How did we end up with an incompetent fool who goes around apologizing and being beholden to foreigners? How did we end up where the opposition party does not put forth its own leader(s), but invites someone else in? I think the invitation was more of a "We wish we had this!" than anything. If Republicans had a Netanyahu, they would be winning the polls. Netanyahu is so good at what he does, he is losing polls by 3% or more, and will still win the premiership, almost certainly for another 4 years. He started as a reactionary in the mid-90s, fell from grace, and returned when all his opponents were disgraced to clean up the mess. What he is doing there is what is so strongly desired here. And yet, those who should be inspired by him are attacking him, his country, and his people with veiled hints at age-old tropes.
How can we rebuild? Sitting around watching Rome burn is just another symptom of us being a leaderless "society". No one wants to take up the fight, because everyone wants someone else to just lead and they can follow. It is a really sad state of affairs that we have a "leader" like Obama, the UK has a dweeb like Cameron (Thatcher was a man in comparison, and she still did her womanly duties, and was quite feminine), France has the wobbling doof Hollande (meanwhile, a woman, Marine Le Pen is headed towards her own Thatcher-like reign). We need to look at who potential leaders are and figure out how to restore the West to a traditional family-based society.
The same folks who praise Putin for these traits seem to be bashing Netanyahu for it. This is so womanly. "Bring him down! Burn it down!" Why are we not looking at how our country(ies) got this way? How did we end up with an incompetent fool who goes around apologizing and being beholden to foreigners? How did we end up where the opposition party does not put forth its own leader(s), but invites someone else in? I think the invitation was more of a "We wish we had this!" than anything. If Republicans had a Netanyahu, they would be winning the polls. Netanyahu is so good at what he does, he is losing polls by 3% or more, and will still win the premiership, almost certainly for another 4 years. He started as a reactionary in the mid-90s, fell from grace, and returned when all his opponents were disgraced to clean up the mess. What he is doing there is what is so strongly desired here. And yet, those who should be inspired by him are attacking him, his country, and his people with veiled hints at age-old tropes.
How can we rebuild? Sitting around watching Rome burn is just another symptom of us being a leaderless "society". No one wants to take up the fight, because everyone wants someone else to just lead and they can follow. It is a really sad state of affairs that we have a "leader" like Obama, the UK has a dweeb like Cameron (Thatcher was a man in comparison, and she still did her womanly duties, and was quite feminine), France has the wobbling doof Hollande (meanwhile, a woman, Marine Le Pen is headed towards her own Thatcher-like reign). We need to look at who potential leaders are and figure out how to restore the West to a traditional family-based society.