Less Anti-Americanism is a Danger Signal

The Pravda media are in full bray telling us of the wondrous touch of Obama in lessening the world’s hatred of America. As the narrative goes, he’s not the evil Bush, but is the fresh face and fresh perspective the world has been waiting for in order to love America again.

This is a narrative of moral idiocy. Sorry to have to cut away to the subject of religion, but it’s the only way to address this topic, and somebody needs to say it. Since we’re approaching Easter, what better time to spell it out.

The faithless human intellect (call it “FHI”) hates the idea of an unseen power and hates even more the idea that such an unseen power has delivered truth to humanity—in the form of teaching that amounts to clear and unwavering moral guidance that forcefully rebukes an ‘anything goes’ ethic or an “I get to make my own morals” ethic, or an “I’m in charge here” tyranny. The FHI fusses and fumes and wants to duke it out with this unseen power, but can’t touch it. Yet the influence of this unseen power continues unabated, and places a bur in the saddle of the FHI which infuriates it (in St. Paul’s case, this infuriated condition was referred to as ‘kicking against the pricks’).

The FHI’s solution is to take every human step imaginable to stamp out the influence of this power. Legislate it away; get a court to say it doesn’t control anything; find a charismatic leader to take its place—do anything necessary to destroy this power and faith in this power, and get everyone to agree that all power and truth resides in the rulers.

The FHI crucified Jesus; it has always hated the Jews because of their foundational belief of being ‘chosen ones’ of this unseen power; and it has always hated America, because the America of the founding specifically affirms freedom as a right endowed by this unseen power, and deliberately limits the rights of human government as a result. So long as America stays true to its founding principles, it will be hated by the FHI. And if any President of the United States of America openly professes a Christian faith, which Reagan did modestly and George W. Bush did repeatedly, the FHI will go absolutely apoplectic in hatred and hysterical opposition.

FHI in the Bible is referred to as the carnal mind. It is also essentially synonymous with atheism, and the one thing Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Mao and essentially all leftist leaders of history have in common is atheism or, at the very least, a deeply anti-Christian worldview. Even Hitler and the Nazis—not commonly thought of as leftists—were in fact radically anti-Christian, as Herbert Meyer pointed out in his recent comment at American Thinker regarding Bruce Walker’s book, "The Swastika Against the Cross". (Two other such leaders, minor in history, but major in influence over Obama, are Saul Alinsky and William Ayers.)

We don’t want to think it’s possible in America, but the FHI is the central unifying characteristic of Obama and his fellow ideologues. That’s why they are unsettling America and the world in ways that haven’t been experienced by any living American. The spiritually shallow elites—who may not be atheists but are at most ambivalent on the subject of religion—look desperately in every direction to find something to assure themselves that maybe Obama’s direction isn’t as bad as it feels; surely his intentions are good; and can’t we all just calm down and let these four years take their course.

This is what is known as grasping at straws. One of the most attractive straws is this idea that Obama is lessening anti-Americanism around the world. We’re all supposed to agree—surely that’s a good thing…surely that’s a relief…surely we all know Bush was a disaster in this regard.

The truth is the exact opposite. Bush was the strongest, most visible, and most vocal advocate for the Judeo-Christian idea that freedom is a God-given right of every man and woman in the world. The world was safer as a result, but the FHI hated him for it. The media of the world, dominated by the FHI, hated him for it, and spit out story after story telling the people to hate Bush. Even some people of faith felt they had to join the chorus because, after all, all these anti-American feelings are just not good for ‘world peace’.

What a pitiful and dangerous delusion. America and the world are safest and strongest when America fearlessly upholds the American ideal of individual freedom and responsibility under God; this is the best possible condition for world peace and progress. But when it does so, America is also the most hated in those places and by those rulers where the FHI holds sway (or where faith is so deeply anti-Christian as to be equivalent to the FHI).

So the lesson is—anti-Americanism coming from the FHI is a sign we’re on the right track for humanity’s progress. Not an easy track, but the right track. But when the FHI becomes our friend—and anti-Americanism recedes as a result—that’s a sure sign that America has strayed from its ideals, or if you prefer a more religious phrase, has strayed from God. That’s a sign America is in a dangerous place.

America is straying right now. But the good news in the Bible’s message, at least as it relates to St. Paul, is that the FHI of Saul was transformed to the faithful powerhouse of good called Paul. This same transformation can happen today, and it is happening today as more and more people feel the spiritual impetus returning them to greater appreciation and loyalty to the America of the founding and, if you will, the faith of our fathers. We could use a new Paul.

Paul Gable

Posted April 5, 2009