Extremism and the Apocalypse

Two startling things have occurred in the last three years. Because I have been working on cruise ships, I have lost touch with reality in the United States. In many ways this has been a good thing. For the first time I was able to view the United States from a perspective similar to foreign countries. How was this possible? Ship television has to cater to over 60 nationalities, because the cruise lines employ foreign workers. This has been a major appeal of cruising, that American guests get to meet people from all over the world. The cruise ship industry could be considered the pinnacle of a successful foreign worker policy. They have had their pitfalls. Both major cruise lines have been sued for labor related issues. Luckily and to their credit they have done the right thing and settled the cases while implementing processes on the ships to correct such wrong-doing. The cruise lines have always been proud of their ability to employ and handle workers from different countries all over the world. As the American federal government should well know, immigration is a major issue. They should be able to learn a lesson from the vacation industry, which while orchestrating pleasing recreational packages for guests effectively processes and handles thousands of foreign workers. It is always startling to arrive back in the continental United States, because the quality of life in America pales to the experiences had both on the ships and in foreign ports. Most foreign workers covet their cruise jobs, because the cruise ships represent the “American Dream.” Magically the “American Dream” is floated to their doorsteps, and often without ever placing foot in the continental United States, they are able to return to their countries and buy a home. This was the premise under which past President Bill Clinton ran for office. He and Hillary believed every American should be able to buy their own home. As a newly transplanted to the Midwest doctoral student at Ohio State, this spoke to me, and I have been a Bill Clinton supporter ever since. The Clinton administration had major successes in America during his tenure as president, and I remember them clearly. The stock market rose above 10,000 for the first time in history. President Clinton, with a pragmatic approach to the federal trade deficit, put into place the means to balance America’s budget in a short period of time. President Clinton was a proponent of “multiculturalism” and effectively supported the legal immigration of thousands of Asian-Americans. Columbus, Ohio became a successful example of the possibilities of multiculturalism. Instead of one culture dominating, each culture is embraced for its positive influences on society. Hillary’s book “It Takes a Village” further supported the notion of society as a plural entity with roots in the family unit. Above all of Mr. Clinton’s successes was the careful and eloquent negotiating of an end to the civil unrest and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. The Dayton Accord was signed in Paris, France on December 14, l995 putting an end to a three and a half year long conflict of the former Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia. During Mr. Clinton’s presidency the “American Dream” was at the forefront of political initiatives stimulating both the economy and the ingenuity and creativity of aspiring Americans. Since his presidency, startlingly, and incognito two rogue movements have seeped into American society. First there has been a conscious attempt to disguise history and therefore modern culture. Second there has been an influx of Extreme Islam ideals into pop culture and surprisingly into the federal government. It seems our current regime in government has been operating covertly behind the mask of “The War on Terror” yet in reality have been implementing policies that reflect extreme ideas. The emergence of the “extreme” left and “extreme” right are characterized by Extremism, and that term has been brought to the United States only by the Islam terrorist culture. Without our even knowing it the enemy we are supposed to be fighting has all ready infiltrated our government and culture. These ideas were presented well by Oprah Winfrey on a show dedicated to misogynistic practices by major record labels through the venue of Hip/Hop music. It is easy to discern the connection between Extreme Islam behaviors and behaviors exhibited in the newly born Modern Hip/Hop genre. Both contain strong tenants of suppressive anti-female sentiment expressing and condoning violent behavior toward women. If one looks at the mostly recent history of Hip/Hop, while freely expressing the ideas of urban violence, racism, and economic oppression, there is an evidential lack of misogynist content. That this sentiment has unwittingly crept into pop culture can only be attributed to Extreme Islam. If record executives are allowing expression of this idea through music defended by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, then it clearly is being motivated by monetary goals. Without the prospect of money being earned, this harmful socio-political dogma could be construed as terrorist acts. The War on Terror is the fight against Extreme Islam. To even allow this possibility to exist within our children’s culture is a heinous atrocity undermining the quintessence of music itself. An examination of misogyny could provide invaluable insight into criminal sexual behavior. It is well known the act of rape often is a result of the expression of dominant violent behavior rather than sexual desire. It is not rational that Islam men would commit suicide to have 70 virgins in heaven, when the very women they could and should be having sex with are being abused by themselves. Homosexual influences in Extreme Islam should be examined. The question is what kind of environment and social structure is producing this kind of extremism? If men are suffering from dysfunctional relationships with women, engaging in war-like video games, and listening to misogynistic music then our pop culture in the United States all ready has devolved into a probable breeding ground for future domestic terrorist activity. It seems the enemy has been ensconced in our big business and government accounting for these two unusual but distinct trends, the masking of cultural history and the introduction of Extremist ideas. That there was a specific time these “tactical operation” were implemented means that they were not just flukes, fads, or changes related to social behaviors. There was a cognitive choice most effectively achieved through media to introduce Extremist ideas into American society. The “War on Terror” abroad merely has been a diversion from the real enemy, affluent Extremists who systematically have been purchasing America ripe for the implementation of their own selfish, unconstitutional, unlawful, immoral, unethical, and evil agenda. That the naivety of youth culture specifically was targeted by this group constitutes criminal activity. The current youth population of America has been the target of the most conscious cultural assault in history. In education the shifting of iron clad tools of schooling from books, the blackboard, and pencil and paper to the internet effectively dilutes traditional American fact, opening the door for the widespread dissemination of Extremist propaganda. It is well overdue to look back to “l984” and pray the presidential election of 2008 will not be too late to save our kids. The Mayan belief that on December 21, 2012 the current Creation world will transition to the next could be true, and we now are witnessing the apocalyptic conjectures in the Book of Revelation. It’s a monumental concept, and maybe God is the only thing that can solve the problem.