Happy Easter to a Leaderless World

I wish everyone a joyful Easter, for it reminds us of the greatest "Good News" of all time : "He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay." Matthew 28:6. ~~~~~ But, in these perilous times, every day counts and so I want to share what I watched on TV Sunday afternoon, taking place at the Place de la Bourse in Brussels. People went there, despite leaders asking them not to do it so that police would not have to be diverted from searching for jihadists. People gathered outside the Bourse and the media reported it, not as an act of civil disobedience but as a "peaceful gathering" with flowers, showing solidarity, chanting "we are all children of immigrants," which, by the way, is demonstrably untrue of ethnic Christian Europeans. Then, a group of right of center marchers arrived chanting "this is our home." The media immediately labeled them "neo-nazi right wing football hooligans." Riot police separated them -- keep in mind they were peaceful and caused no trouble. Next, the police brought in water cannons and fired them on the "militant nationalists." The media reported that the "far right militants" then left. Who wouldn't? Freedom of speech was raised by one BBC journalist. French, Belgian and CNN commentators talked about the "neo-nazis." ~~~~~ I am firmly opposed to football hooliganism and European neo-nazi skinheads. But, watching the left run roughshod over any idea or anyone who isn't as far to the left as they are -- who has something different to say about a given situation -- is hard to watch. These leftist journalists negate personal liberties without, I suspect, even fully understanding the impact of their words on democratic institutions and values -- on freedom, if they care about the hard-earned freedoms of those who oppose their progressive leftist views -- freedoms hard-earned for them, as well, we might add. ~~~~~ It's easy to understand why Americans and Europeans view their political leaders with contempt. Americans now see the anti-Christian nature of the threats. They are also focused on questionable international organizations for which the US bears a large part of the financial burden -- an indecisive European NATO and an anti-American Israel-bashing UN. And, while America subsidizes NATO to protect Europe from external dangers, Europe spends its own money on social welfare programs instead of defense and continues a demographic disaster by welcoming, without vetting and not assimilating, millions of people, some of whom are determined to kill Europeans and destroy their culture ~~~~~ As if that weren't enough, as details of the Brussels islamic jihadist attack emerged, Americans also had to endure an anti-American President posing before Cuba’s feared Ministry of Interior, in front of a huge sculpture honoring the racist butcher Che Guevara. Then, Obama tangoed in Buenos Aires. By his every action, Obama proves that he believes terrorism is unimportant and that he does not stand with America and the West. Speaking to reporters in Havana, Obama said, “hopefully” the US can learn from Cuba’s record on improving basic, human rights : "Our starting point is that we have two different systems....The goal of the human rights dialogue is not for the United States to dictate to Cuba how to govern themselves. Hopefully, we can learn from each other.” Learn what, Mr. President? -- how to torture, eliminate absolutely all personal liberties, drive citizens into abject poverty? And chief Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett tweeted : "Cuba has an extraordinary resource -- a system of education which values every boy and every girl." ~~~~~ Dear readers, the old political systems are committing suicide. Slovenians marched this week against EU immigration policies, shouting “Trump! Trump!" European multiculturalism and political correctness prevent any effort to stop terrorist attacks, except when security police and Intell ignore them. The Brussels horror, a rebuke to a spiritually lost Europe, is at America's door. Will Easter fortify us to battle ISIS and our politicians?