It would appear that after six years of Neo-Nazi extremists targeting and tormenting communities and people of color in earnest, the American Republic is finally beginning to awaken to the dangers they pose. Usually when white citizens start dying, our society tends to pay a little closer attention. And given that Fascism is at its core a chaotic, misanthropic ideology, it is only inevitable that it will eventually target people of every faith, color, gender and creed on the Earth.
This nationwide epiphany has taken nearly a decade to bear fruit. And while all things are better late than never, the question on every intellectual's mind is: are we too late? Have extremists delivered a mea culpa, landing a killing blow to our country before we had a chance to mobilize in opposition?
I do not have an answer to that question. I can attest with some certainty to the fact that our Republic has triumphed over far greater threats than the ones we currently face. However, what makes the current obstacles we face so daunting is not their magnitude, but rather their multitude. We are simultaneously fighting a War on Terror against the Middle East, a Second Cold War against Russia, a Trade War against China, and a War on Drugs against Central and South America, all while addressing the growing domestic threat of White Supremacist extremism.
It may all prove too much for this nation to handle. The entire world has essentially allied against what they see as the greatest threat to global peace and prosperity. Diplomacy is as essential to American success as it is absent from our leadership. And without it, we have no real hope of prevailing against the rest of humanity.
Perhaps that is for the better. Perhaps on this trip around the axis of history it is our turn to be the villains. Again, I don't have an answer to that question. I only know of the three things every mortal has been instructed to have faith in: their Creator, their Kin, and their Country. And where one is at odds with the other, the latter must be of tertiary concern, and faith in the former must prevail.
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