We Are Israel

I've had to get up early every day for the past ten days or so due to contractors restoring my house from the flood damage I sustained before Christmas, so I am back in that exact sleep cycle all those who work a regular shift know too well. I wake up at around 0530, and the alarm goes off at 0600. During the time of 0530-0600, I lay there in the dark and let my mind focus on something, and I crank up the logic process and REALLY think that something out.

This morning, I thought about the R2KBA, and the Second Amendment, and the upcoming Heller trial in the Supreme Court. I thought about my novel, which centers on the R2KBA and the armed defense of that Right. I thought about the growing attitude of persecution of those who dare to think of using arms to hold on to the Founders' Dream, as stated in our Constitution. I thought about fighting for that Dream. I felt dread.

Then it hit me. All these thoughts and feelings aren't new. They have been felt before, by two groups of people we know of, and know of well, if we studied our history at all.

The first is our Revolutionary forebears, but more recently than them, the Israelis.

Fleeing the anti-semitic Hell that was Holocaust Europe, and not trusting the paternal Allies or the dangerous Soviets to keep them safe as individuals in their own countries, the Jews of Europe (those remaining after the Holocaust) gathered their tired bodies on rickety rustbuckets as soon as WW2 ended, and headed for Palestine to form their own country out of the vacuum of desert tribes and kingdoms which lived there. They settled in a narrow strip of desert next to the Red sea, fighting off the British, who had colonial hegemony there, to even get off their stinking ships. They armed themselves with ancient cast-off weapons bought with the dollars donated by generous (mostly American) Jews, and they began their struggle for existence.

The Jews of Israel struggle for their very existence to this day, supported mostly by a generous America. They are smart people, and were among the first nations outside of the US and Soviets to acquire nuclear weaponry. They stand off the likes of the very-well-financed Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist Islamic organizations, and they all know, in their hearts, that one day they will have to exchange nuclear war with Iran, which has become their chief antagonist.

OK, so much for Israel. What does that have to do with the R2KBA?

It is simply that Israel exists because of their attitude of readiness to fight for their survival. In the United States, we are allowed the possession of individual arms (for the most part). As a nation of personally-armed individuals, we are unique among the world's nations in our granting ourselves the right to be armed, for the purpose of remaining free as both individuals and as a nation.

Israel is unique among the world's nations as the only Jewish state.

In the USA, we face great pressure from many directions to cease being a nation of personally-armed citizens.

Israel faces great pressure from many directions to cease being a nation of Jews.

In the United States, we are a nation of many diverse political viewpoints, but we stick by our Constitution, which binds us together (for the time being).

In Israel, they are a nation of many diverse political viewpoints, but they stick by their Torah, which binds them together (for the time being).

In the United States, we have rich outsiders trying to undermine our very Constitution, the best example being George Soros.

In Israel, there are rich outsiders trying to undermine the Torah, the best example being Iran (some may argue it's the Saudis).

In the United States, we have pressure from the United Nations to "correct" our Constitution to more "acceptable" values, such as Socialism.

In Israel, they have pressure from the United Nations to "correct" the Torah to more "acceptable" values, such as Islam.

In the United States, we keepers of the R2KBA face hate and discontent from all sides of the political spectrum because of our strict interpretation of the Constitution.

In Israel, the keepers of the flame of Judaism face hate and discontent from the entire outside world.

In the United States, we who protect the R2KBA must be prepared to fight to the last citizen to keep our right to possess and bear arms.

In Israel, they must be prepared to fight to the last citizen to keep their Nation.

We are Israel.

Comments

[GUYK]

Yeah, I reckon we are..or at least some of us are..

You and I and millions more know that freedom is not nor never has been free. Only those of us willing to fight and perhaps die for the right to be free are truly free...the others may enjoy what we have fought to give them but they will NEVER be free until they have done so themselves.

[Bill]

…That two thirds in it shall be cut off and die, but one-third shall be left in it;
I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested.

Israel will be fine. And so will we.

[Aaron Neal]

I've always felt a kinship with the Israelis; this lists out a number of reasons. Good job, Rivrdog.

[Fred]

Will you please explain why the US Jews are so against RKBA? The JFTPOF exception noted. After visiting the Holocaust Museum in DC and Israel I would have thought the Jewish community would be the strongest supporter of the RKBA.

[cabinboy]

Great essay; have linked it at: http://westernrifleshooters.blogspot.com/2008/01/we-are-israel.html

Can't wait for the novel.

To understand a bit about why many Jews and Gentiles, of otherwise good heart and mind, are so blind to Coming Storm, read Wiesel's Night and the story of Moishe the Beadle:

http://www.amazon.com/Night-Oprahs-Book-Club-Wiesel/dp/0374500010/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201649292&sr=8-1

[Stephen]

Well done.