Imagine a skit on some late night TV show in which a woman playing Hillary Clinton announces that she is not controlled by Wall Street and will protect the American people from the excesses of Wall Street financiers which is then followed by the Hillary character turning to her left to ask someone from Wall Street if that sounded right to them. It's not very funny, but it's hardly more than the story line from a Bernie Sanders rally. Would anyone care about the skit? The answer is clearly NO.
Now let's move the location. In Lebanon, a Saudi owned TV network aired a skit in which the head of Hezbollah, Nasrallah, said that he was not controlled by Iran and that his aim was to protect the Lebanese people etc. The Nasrallah character then kissed the hand of "Iran" and asked if what he said sounded right to them. The reaction in Lebanon was rioting, road blockades that had to be removed by the army and many calls for revenge for the insult.
The point here is not that the Hezbollah people are nuts. They are, but we already knew that. No, the point is that this episode shows how the terrorists at Hezbollah will not accept any criticism of what they are doing or their organization. Hezbollah, like ISIS, demands total loyalty or else.
Most Americans do not understand the fanaticism of these groups. That's why we hear nonsense about how a better local economy would end terrorism and the like. It's not the economy or living conditions. It's an entirely different mind set from any with which Americans are familiar.
Now let's move the location. In Lebanon, a Saudi owned TV network aired a skit in which the head of Hezbollah, Nasrallah, said that he was not controlled by Iran and that his aim was to protect the Lebanese people etc. The Nasrallah character then kissed the hand of "Iran" and asked if what he said sounded right to them. The reaction in Lebanon was rioting, road blockades that had to be removed by the army and many calls for revenge for the insult.
The point here is not that the Hezbollah people are nuts. They are, but we already knew that. No, the point is that this episode shows how the terrorists at Hezbollah will not accept any criticism of what they are doing or their organization. Hezbollah, like ISIS, demands total loyalty or else.
Most Americans do not understand the fanaticism of these groups. That's why we hear nonsense about how a better local economy would end terrorism and the like. It's not the economy or living conditions. It's an entirely different mind set from any with which Americans are familiar.
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