I didn't know what to expect for Independence day in Israel but the build up indicated that it would be big indeed. By build up I refer to the hanging of flags. In my neighborhood they were everywhere. On cars, on balconies, between balconies, over the street, on synagogues. I figured, these people are patriotic. Independence day is going to be a whopper.
So came the day, and guess what, nothing. I spotted a few barbecues in the park. Oh, and there was a flyover by American-made jets with Israeli pilots. It took 20 seconds.
That was Independence day. Empty. And the reason for that is that Zionism is empty. As for "Religious" Zionism it's the same as any Zionism -- a man made movement about the power of man. And that by definition is empty for man is nothing without G-d. Actually man is worse than nothing without G-d for man is a major pain in the neck without G-d.
The ubiquitous flags that are so important to the Dati Loonies, particularly the American Dati Loonies, are like wrapping paper without a gift. There's nothing there. It's a shallow gesture. That's why there are so many of them because you have to do a lot of nothing when you have nothing in order to try to make it something.
Army service and waving the flag. That's Zionism and that's Irr-Religious Zionism. That's why any mocking of either of them sends IRZs into fits. Those silly strips of nylon on their car windows are an identity to them. That's why they go so bananas if any pranking child tugs at it. A flag that is not a century old has become life to Jews who have a 4,000 year tradition to draw from. They like the flag better because in actuality they want to get away from the tradition. They like modern times with all its flag waving. Well modern times from 50 years ago. But as it goes when Jews try to copy the goyim we often don't get it quite right. How could we? We are built for something much more substantive.
So came the day, and guess what, nothing. I spotted a few barbecues in the park. Oh, and there was a flyover by American-made jets with Israeli pilots. It took 20 seconds.
That was Independence day. Empty. And the reason for that is that Zionism is empty. As for "Religious" Zionism it's the same as any Zionism -- a man made movement about the power of man. And that by definition is empty for man is nothing without G-d. Actually man is worse than nothing without G-d for man is a major pain in the neck without G-d.
The ubiquitous flags that are so important to the Dati Loonies, particularly the American Dati Loonies, are like wrapping paper without a gift. There's nothing there. It's a shallow gesture. That's why there are so many of them because you have to do a lot of nothing when you have nothing in order to try to make it something.
Army service and waving the flag. That's Zionism and that's Irr-Religious Zionism. That's why any mocking of either of them sends IRZs into fits. Those silly strips of nylon on their car windows are an identity to them. That's why they go so bananas if any pranking child tugs at it. A flag that is not a century old has become life to Jews who have a 4,000 year tradition to draw from. They like the flag better because in actuality they want to get away from the tradition. They like modern times with all its flag waving. Well modern times from 50 years ago. But as it goes when Jews try to copy the goyim we often don't get it quite right. How could we? We are built for something much more substantive.
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