Any society can only tolerate so much plundering before its peoples ask others to invade it. “Moslems would be an improvement over our own corrupt Visigoth King.” said the Spanish nobles who urged the Moslems to attack their him after he used his power to debauch their daughters.
Western governments still battle with our old friends from the Middle East. Our ongoing enemy has simplified government and religion by combining the two. Their people live in unrelieved squalor as a result. That squalor is, in turn, a great organizing tool for their leaders: “You are poor because Jews sent their lackeys to take everything that’s rightfully ours. Destroy them and their lackeys. Then, we will prosper.”
We can look at every country they’ve taken over. Clearly, none of them “prosper”. Money made in the initial looting is soon absorbed by wealthy polygamists. They use it to keep the poorer citizens in poverty.
When they grow too dangerous, we pray. The prayers of Catholic Fundamentalists are always answered. Richard, Raymond, Godfrey, and Sobieski were all human answers to prayers. Their spiritual descendents are ready to defend us on land. Don Juan is ever on the water.
So, this is our prayer: “Jesus Christ, our Sovereign Lord, please clean up the mess we’ve made.” After enough attack, and after governments are no longer able to control us with Moslem bribes, a champion will emerge, and we will, again, be victorious.
Then, the rot will begin. Again. And, again, we will pray, “Jesus Christ, our Sovereign Lord, please clean up the mess we’ve made.”
In the long stretches of time between battles, souls come into existence, live, and pass on to Judgment.
We who live in such times should work. And pray: “Jesus Christ, our Sovereign Lord, save us from the mess we’ve made.”
