What are: " The True Differences Between Strength And Weakness "... and, when will those ( currently ignorant ) Americans finally understand?

A Typical Textbook of our own era.

Throughout all of human history, we have witnessed The Rise And Fall Of Great Nations. In fact, the repetitive nature ( and, cycle ) of such interesting historical events has long been considered One Of The Most Important Sociological Studies over the full length and breadth of that time.

After all, as the saying goes: " If It Happened To Them, Then It Can Happen To You " - and, indeed, that particular axiom has long been established to be true! Indeed, even in our own modern age, we have witnessed The Rise And Fall Of Great Nations - which have, seemingly, had every single advantage in both peacetime and war... and yet, quite obviously, in every single case something extremely important was still missing.

In fact, whether you now comprehend it or not, ' The Very Nations Which We Think Of As Strongest Are Quite Often The Weakest Of Them All '... and, indeed, those which might appear to be weak have ( just as often ) consistently surpassed others with sociologically transforming results.

A Typical Book in our day....

Of course, being the short term thinkers that we are, humans are prone to studying All Of Those Readily Quantifiable Metrics such as: A Nation's Geographical Location, Its Access To Necessary Physical Resources, The Technological Level Of Its Society, The Amount Of Capital That It Honestly Possesses, and The Organizational Structures That It Effectively Controls... which are, indeed, important considerations standing within its own transitional path moving forward. But, none of those factors are the primary concerns when judging the viability and vigor of a nation.

The True Keys To Societal Success are even more basic and fundamental than most people may ( quite honestly ) ever suspect... and, because of that absolute fact, it usually comes as a terrible shock to those people living there when their own nation quite rapidly implodes from within!

After all, ' It Has Always Been Simple And Straight Forward To Deal With An External Enemy ' - no matter how large and well-equipped he might be - while, Those Not So Obvious Enemies Within Are Gravitating To All Of Those Positions Of Power that lend them their own respectable authority over that nation's magnificent political machinery.

And thus, we can actually read in Ephesians Chapter 6 [ verse 12 ]:

" For we do not wrestle against Flesh And Blood [ Other Individuals Such As Ourselves ], but against Principalities [ Other Secretive And Covertly Operating Nations ], against Powers [ Organizations With Hidden Agendas Designed And Operated By Others ], against The Rulers Of The Darkness Of This Age [ Those Who Have Devised These Methods Of Secretive Societal Warfare ], and against Spiritual Hosts Of Wickedness In Those Heavenly Places [ Those Enemies Now In The Very Heights Of Our Own Societal Pyramid ]. " - Ephesians 6:12.

As An Unbelieving Nation, We Have Already Now Long Ago Forgotten That Our Enemies Come In Two Distinct Varieties: Not Just Foreign, But ( Amazingly ) A Great Many Are Also Domestic....

The United States Constitution, itself, was A Wall.

Whether you now comprehend it or not, ' We Used To Have A Very Strong Wall In America Which Protected Us From All Of Our Own Enemies '... but, it wasn't a physical one; and, in all actuality, it was a profoundly quite spiritual one!

And, in fact, it protected our nation from all sorts of enemies from both outside and from within....

Why? Because, it set necessary societal boundaries beyond which our own enemies might not ( quite honestly ) cross. It set boundaries upon The Federal Government; in its own accumulation of unwarranted political power. It set boundaries upon The Various Interdependent States; with respect towards dealing with their own free citizens...

You Should Already Know Who They Are....

And, believe it or not, it set all of those boundaries to protect us from Those Greatest Enemies Of All - who are already now living within Our Own Geographical Boundaries!

In fact, just consider The Military Oath that every soldier serving in The United States Armed Forces has always had to take before serving:

" I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend The Constitution Of The United States against all enemies, both foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed ... "

Moreover, The Utter Irony of explaining such: " Common Sense Societal Concepts " - to the modern descendants of our own nation's once enlightened founders - hasn't been wasted upon me. After all, while I myself am one of them in some ways, who shares in their own Post Modern Disillusionment Of Life... I, at least, have carefully examined All Of Our Own Sociological Problems from a proper and historical perspective.

For instance, when our own nation needed them the most, what were all of those ( self-proclaimed ): " Spiritual Shepherds " - then, doing?

Lets, now, just read it for ourselves from Ezekiel Chapter 13:

" And The Word Of The Lord came to me, saying: ' Son of man, prophesy against The Prophets Of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart:  " Hear The Word Of The Lord! "

Thus says, The Lord God: ' Woe to Those Foolish Prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing! O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts. You have not gone up into the gaps to build A Wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the Lord. They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying: " Thus Says The Lord! " But, The Lord has not sent them; yet they hope that their word may be confirmed. 

Have you not seen a futile vision, and have you not spoken false divination? You say: " The Lord Says, " - but, I have not spoken. Therefore, thus says The Lord God: ' Because You Have Spoken Nonsense And Envisioned Lies, therefore I am indeed against you, ' says The Lord God.

' My hand will be against Those Prophets Who Envision Futility And Who Divine Lies; they shall not be in The Assembly Of My People, nor be written in The Record Of The House Of Israel, nor shall they enter into The Land Of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord God. '

Because, indeed, because They have seduced My People, saying: " Peace! " - when there is no peace—and one builds A Wall, and they plaster it with untempered mortar—  say to those who plaster it with untempered mortar, that it will fall. 

There will be flooding rain, and upon you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall tear it down. Surely, when The Wall has fallen, will it not be said to you: " Where is the mortar with which you plastered it? "

Therefore, thus says The Lord God: ' I will cause a stormy wind to break forth in My fury; and there shall be a flooding rain in My anger, and great hailstones in fury to consume it. So, I will break down The Wall you have plastered with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be uncovered; it will fall, and you shall be consumed in the midst of it. Then you shall know that I am the Lord. '

Thus, will I accomplish My wrath upon The Wall and upon Those Who Have Plastered It With Untempered Mortar; and I will say to you: ‘ The wall is no more, nor those who plastered it;  that is, the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see visions of peace for her when there is no peace, ' says The Lord God. " - Ezekiel 13: 1-17.

Can you ( now ) say: " Bye Bye American Pie "?

But, hey folks, What Do I Know That The Rest Of You ( So Obviously ) Don't?

Well, for one thing, according to The Bible ( and, all of our own ancestors as well ) : " A House Divided Against Itself Shall Not Very Long Stand. " 

After all, it is quite literally ' The Very Definition Of Weak '... since, it lacks any: Effective Communication, Necessary Cooperation, and Collective Coordination - from within its constituent body! In fact, the greatest weapons systems in the world mean absolutely nothing, when you don't have any Command And Control....

And, remember dear friends, That Clock Is Already Now Ticking Quite Loudly - in case, you ( honestly ) haven't notice until now.

{ ***NOTE: And, unlike All Of His Own True Sheep, none of those Truly Evil Shepherds shall be getting: " A Free Ticket To Ride "! After all, that just wouldn't be right.... }

Ahava and Shalom.

May Yahweh's Own: Love and Peace - be upon you!