To those who are able to see a bigger picture, it seems the world is going crazy. We live in a world of pure chaos, where logic and reason have taken a backseat to sensationalism and whimsy.
In the United States, regardless of what actual facts are out there, our government still spends more money than it is taking in. The people we voted into office (almost none of which I voted for, thank G-d) have completely disregarded the people's voice for their ideological theories. It has led to widespread chaos in the country. Flash mobs, as reported on many major news outlets, have taken to many stores, not to steal money, but supplies that are essential to life. Molesters and murderers are being acquitted. People are out of work.
In a worldview, I just read that Malaysia is blaming the Jews, of which I can find no records of ANY Jewish community there at the moment, the last record was one 87 year old Jew in 2010, for de-Islamisizing Malaysia. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still spewing hateful rhetoric to Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom and anyone else who they oppose. Hugo Chavez is flying to Cuba for cancer treatment. There are uprisings all through the Arab world, some of which are being reported, like Libya, and some of which are being swept under the rug, like Syria, who has killed hundreds of citizens and no one has said a peep.
It seems that there is a bigger picture point here. It seems that we, as citizens of the world, have lost our way. In the push for equality and lovingkindness, we have been steered off of that course. We have forgotten about evil. We make excuses for evil. Whats worse, we can even rationalize why evil is doing evil.
There is evil in the world, no doubt about it. There are degrees of evil, however. Someone stealing has committed an evil act, but is not on the level of Levi Aron, who murdered Leiby Kletzky in Borough Park, NY. Levi Aron, as sick and twisted as he is, is not as evil as the mass murderers in the Arab world who decide that human life, regardless of their religious affiliation, is not as important as the establishment of a global caliphate. They would rather see their citizens killed in a "holy war" then to capitulate and live in harmony with their neighbors.
Even worse, there are people, who live in civilized countries, who agree with the insane Jihadists. These people, who I consider terrorists as well, not only rationalize what the Jihadists are doing is correct, but they praise them for "fighting the occupation." Groups like BDS, Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, a group that calls for fighting Israel economically and politically, has forgotten that if they would wander over into Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq or Iran, they would see real apartheid, poverty and suffering. Israel is a place where the Arab population can actually have a voice, a good life and security.
Why are people not more worried? As a Jew, unfortunately, I have become accustomed, rightfully so or not, to pay attention to my surroundings. Nothing bodes well. We just see more unfathomable acts of violence and malevolence being perpetrated. Yet, we, as a whole, turn a blind eye. We would rather not have to worry about these things. We would rather want to choose what we get riled up for. Unfortunately, the choices are slim, so when the loudest voices, which are usually the idiots, begin to speak up, they tend to be followed.
They are followed to Greece, where a country is going bankrupt, to riot in support of more nanny state subsidies. They are followed to Israel, to fight against a fictional apartheid. They are supported in the Arab world, to fight the "occupation" and the "anti-Muslim" policies of the West. Note how I said "supported" and not "followed" because they would never really put themselves in real danger, as there is in extremist cultures. They light fires in garbage cans and called other Jews "Nazis" at a peaceful protest to maintain the sanctity of Jerusalem.
We should all be worried, not just the Jews. We should all be concerned that we are being led astray. Its time to open your eyes and to start righting the wrongs. I just hope and pray that we aren't too late.
