Opinion | The Song of Foolishness Israel today

In 1985, British singer Sting's first solo album was released.

The big hit from it demands from lovers not to be possessive, and testifies to an advanced approach regarding intimacy.

The enlightenment of the singer is not only expressed in romantic issues.

In another song, "Russians," Sting mobilized his lyrical and musical power to bombard with another just message: "Russians love their children, too."

I will not go so far as to say that "Russians" is a dumber song than John Lennon's IMAGINE.

Yet, even in art there is a hierarchy.

Lennon himself said in an interview that the lyrics are "a sweetened version of the communist manifesto," and that it is difficult to compete with.

Also, Sting modestly refrained from solving all the problems of the world and focused only on Russia.

"In Europe and America," Sting sang in free translation, "the sense of hysteria is growing. We are conditioned to respond to all threats in Soviet speeches. Mr. Khrushchev said, 'We will bury you,' but I do not believe it. It would be foolish of me to do so. I hope so, too. The Russians love their children. "

In the year the song was written, Khrushchev celebrated 14 years since his death, but it is possible that Sting did not find a rhyme for Czerninko.

The president of the United States was Ronald Reagan, who announced the development of a satellite defense system against nuclear missiles known as the "Star Wars." Lesting also had claims against him:

Mr. Reagan says, 'We will protect you,' but I do not believe it.

Believe me - I hope the Russians love their children too. "

In rhymes everything sounds touching, but the narcissistic folly remains the same.

True, Sting's intentions are good.

War does indeed come at a very heavy price.

Precious human life.

Russians love their children.

The United States is a senior member of NATO, which aims to protect its members from Russian aggression.

Only Khrushchev deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962, claiming that Israel was a danger to world peace and supporting our enemies.

With all due respect - he is not exactly a Russian-speaking Reagan.

Western values ​​are good but not immune to harm, and they can exist under two conditions: if everyone agrees on them, or if those who hold them are willing to defend them.

And when I say "defense" I mean "soldiers, planes, tanks, missiles, and more missiles."

Not from the love of war, but because in the problematic world we all live in - people are less likely to mess with those who have missiles.

Somehow the missiles have a cooling effect.

Since the first condition of accepting Western values ​​has not yet been fully met, and there are countries here and there whose aspirations go beyond a comfortable life within their agreed borders - it is worth mentioning the paternalistic foreign policy of US President Theodore Roosevelt: "Speak kindly, with a big stick in hand." The Great White Fleet ", which surrounded the world from 1907 to 1909. 16 new battleships, escort ships, 14,500 crew members surrounded the world for polite visits, tightening diplomatic ties, plus military deterrence.

The U.S. Navy was not yet particularly strong, and the fleet was not operationally tested.

She modeled goodwill in a necessary shell of power and helped brand the U.S. as a superpower. This status was strengthened and established after World War II, when the U.S. displayed real military power, and became the policeman of the world.

The world, what to do, needs a cop.

Preferably one that is equipped with the right values: freedom, economic prosperity, and a minimum of violence.

Since the values ​​of the West are the best, it is no wonder that even the most intelligent man in the West may be blinded when it comes to what I would gently call "unpleasant things" - for example barbaric countries and six war gods.

A soul that has had enough of a comfortable life and the freedom to do whatever it pleases, may mistakenly assume that everyone is like her.

John Lennon imagined a world where there are no nations, no borders, no religion and no private property.

The communist dream, detached from its applications in paradises such as Russia and China.

Sting explains why such a world is possible: "We share the same biology, regardless of ideology. Neither side of the political map has a monopoly on logic."

We are all one human tissue, not because of a common history, common goal or common values, but because of biology.

No need for more.

Lennon described well - even if not in one hundred percent awareness - life in a world where there is "nothing worth killing or dying for," adding: Oh, and without religion.

easy.

It is possible that the weakening of Christianity in the Western world led him to believe that this is also the case with the neighbors.

He was obviously wrong.

People are willing to kill for all sorts of reasons, as Mark Chapman proved, shooting Lebanon to death in 1980.

In 2015, 129 people were killed in Paris, in an attack by ISIS terrorists who came to Belgium as refugees from the Middle East.

These did not recognize or were not impressed by Lennon's poem, and may even have apologized for stating that logic is divided equally among the entire political map.

French security forces were able to capture those involved in the attack, but civilian reactions were similar to those we were accustomed to in similar circumstances: sites all over the world were illuminated with French flag colors, while in front of the Bataklan Hall, where 89 people were killed, someone placed a piano and played "Imagine" in front of cameras from all over the world.

A down-to-earth and childish emotional response that is not even aware of the fact that Lennon's proposal to solve the problem of violence goes through the erasure of personal and national identity, camps for re-education and oppression in all areas of life.

Israel is a special case of the West.

We did not come from him, but chose him, that is: Ben-Gurion chose for us, even though most of the Jews of Israel came from Eastern Europe and Arab countries.

We have embraced Western values ​​and settled on the Western side of the world.

With the blessed values ​​of the West we have also inherited some of the Western complacency when it comes to existential threats.

When it comes to peace songs and "The Enemy is Me," we need to be more careful with Melanon and Sting.

We are one of the small countries in the West, and accordingly also the margin of our error.

So just sing a song of peace if you feel like scribbling, just do not forget the stick.

Two years after Sting's "Russians," Reagan led in his speech to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, followed by the entire Soviet bloc.

Sting may not have believed in Reagan's Star Wars, but the Russians did. 

Were we wrong?

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