Actually, there is a strong American isolationist bent today as in 1941.
That isolationist philosophy is very strong on Free Republic where there is a keen desire to retreat from anything international.
To me, while Pearl Harbor and 9/11 had their similarities and differences, they were both seminal attacks on America. Likewise, our reactions were both similar and different.
Some thoughts:
— You did not hear FDR urging Americans to “go shopping” after Pearl Harbor (vs. enlisting).
— After Pearl Harbor, we acknowledged the true nature of the Enemy. We did not say that either Nazism or Imperialism were essentially “peaceful”
— We did not increase immigration from Germany and Japan after Pearl Harbor
— We did not declare war or mobilize as a Society after 9/11
— We did not have the Press cheer for the other side in WWII
— We did not try to fight WWII with a volunteer army
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Substitute the word "cowardice" for "isolationist" and you get the proper interpretation.
Nothing conservative about cowardice.
“Actually, there is a strong American isolationist bent today as in 1941.
That isolationist philosophy is very strong on Free Republic where there is a keen desire to retreat from anything international.”
Our enemies react when we show a lack of resolve. We desperately need clear goals and the courage and ability to follow through. Leave empty space and it is filled with threat.
DARN ISOLATIONISTS
I yell that to all my neighbors who like fences and locking their front doors, “You ISOLATIONIST!”
These isolationists have not been out of their homes for 10 years. It is so crazy.
Then I turn to my globalist neighbor, and ask, why are you such a liar calling boundaries, isolationism?
Liar, Liar, pants on fire!