Do you know what intimidation is?

Of course you do.  Anyone alive knows what it is.  Only a few people out of a hundred may not know fear, and they won't live long.  Fear is necessary for life.  Life needs to be preserved through the instinct of fear.  But this can backfire sometimes.  There are times when fear can do the opposite and bring on the very circumstance which is feared.

When I think of what is happening in the world today, I see people giving in to fear.  And this is troublesome.  It won't keep you safe, it will do the opposite.  You don't believe this?  Is there any chance that you fail to see this?

When asked about why they attacked us at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese who were asked that question said that they believed we wouldn't fight.  Think of that.  Because they believe we wouldn't fight, they started a war which caused many deaths.  A firm determination to appear ready, willing, and able to fight would have given these men pause if their words meant anything.  Anyone who doubts this can go look it up.

I think that many in the world are looking at this country now and they see us as a country that is ready to be taken.  When taken, I mean, taken.  They think that we are weak and we won't fight, just as the Japanese thought back during Pearl Harbor time.   There are too many who are too much to reinforce that notion amongst those who may get that idea.  And it is this notion that we may not fight if attacked, it is this notion that is most dangerous of all.

Now, what brought all this on?  It is because of the business about Koran burning.  And the resulting riots in Afghanistan and how some of our representatives in government are responding to it.  I think the natural thing is to want to avoid trouble with the locals in Afghanistan.  But it is a far cry from anyone burning a Koran in this country than someone burning a Koran in their country.  Those who are serving there are not disrespecting their religion in the slightest by virtue of being from a place that does not punish this behavior.  Yet, that appears to be how it is being portrayed.  It is legal and therefore not acceptable for this pastor to be punished or threaten him with punishment for what he did.  Nor is it wise to appear that anyone in our government would consider taking any action to do so.  This gives the wrong impression to those who may get the idea that we won't defend our own law.  If our government can't support its own citizens in such a scenario, it is well to consider whether these polticians serve us anymore, but are serving something else.  In that case, they should be ousted from office.

It may not be wise to incite people, so rather than to say a whole lot more about it, I think I will leave it at that.  There are plenty of people in this world who would like nothing better than to start something over this.  The way things are going, they may get their wish.  Just remember, it has all happened before.  It could easily happen again,