I was out of town last week and had limited access to a computer. I didn’t watch the news or read a newspaper. I cheerfully admit that I don’t know what’s going on. It’s great!
I watched a series of documentaries about World War II last week, and the differences between the media then and now are startling. The documentaries were produced and edited by pro-America Americans. It was refreshing!
(For a quick synopsis of some of the battles fought and who’s who in WWII, check out this link).
In 1941, Americans knew who the enemies were: Germany, Japan and any fascist, totalitarian dictatorship trying to make slaves of free people.
In 2004, the enemy is Islamofascism, but I think only half the country knows it. I believe that liberal journalists think of themselves as citizens of the world first, then citizens of the United States. Instead of referring to Muslim terrorists as “the enemy”, they call them “insurgents” or whatever euphemism seems to fit that day. Radical Muslim terrorists want to destroy us and our way of life, but to liberals, they’re just naughty rebels.
During WWII, Americans were focused on destroying Hitler and Hideki Tojo. Their total annihilation was the goal, and nobody cared why they hated us.
Hitler and his band of thugs stormed Europe, capturing sovereign nations at an alarming rate. After conquering Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium and others, he went gunning for Great Britain and Russia. Britain was the last free country standing in the way of Hitler’s goal of conquering all of Europe. If it weren’t for Britain’s Royal Air Force, she would have fallen into Nazi hands. Both England and Russia were able to hold off Germany.
Japan’s plan included conquering China and eventually the U.S., beginning with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in a failed attempt to neutralize our effectiveness in the Pacific.
America entered the war in 1941, coming to the rescue of Britain, Russia, China, and all the conquered lands in Europe and the Pacific islands.
Want to know the best part about watching old, grainy black and white documentaries about WWII? Coming to the realization that America is still the best country on the planet. And no matter how anti-America/pro-enemy the enemies within are, America will continue to symbolize hope and opportunity for people who come from places where criticizing the government may result in the separation of their heads from their bodies.
Millions of Americans died not for a country, but for an idea: freedom. Remember it well on Monday as our nation honors its war veterans.
