Now more than ever

I have often posted my feelings on supporting the men and women of our military and the citizens of America uniting into a common goal. In retrospect, this was more of an open call to arms to the people of America than a meager attempt at confronting my feelings with Freudian and Jung conceptual rantings and ravings.

Lately I have found myself continuously writing about the actions of North Korea and the affect it may or may not have upon America, not only our way of life, but our very lives itself. Whether this exercise in futility is of a physiological nature or simply born out of my fear of a nuclear devastation scenario of biblical proportions I really cannot answer. One would assume that living through the cold wars of previous years would have desensitized my fears and make this present situation appear as “same news, different day”.

That is simply not the case, the events we are being confronted with daily in this new nuclear confrontation are different than we experienced with the Russian cold war, very different. Yes, it is the same old nuclear confrontation scenario, but emanating from a government gone mad, born out of the ravings of a madman and the thirst and hunger of the people he governs.

This is very different as the people are starving, living in constant fear of a death from malnutrition and starvation, their goal is surviving and this is where the fear enters the picture. We are not only being threatened by insanity gone even madder, but the fact that 22 million souls are starving within the borders of his country. This country is only a parallel away from entering another war, a 38th parallel to be exact and they have nuclear weapons. This is different because it is not just threats, but a reality, the people within the confines of the parallel would gladly give their lives to alleviate their hunger. To these starving people America is the land of milk and honey, store shelves overflowing with food and they would do whatever it takes to stop from starving to death.

Japan is actually contemplating a pre-emptive strike against North Korea, this in itself is difficult to comprehend because they have felt secure under the umbrella of our protection and now they are afraid for their very existence. This situation is not threats, this is real, and this may very well lead to a nuclear war with little if any survivors and now more than ever the people of America do need to unite. Now more than ever we need to survive and we can only accomplish this if we stand behind our leaders and our flag.