By Ron Raskin. Every day, people in the West wake up, go to work, take care of their children, and run from one task to another. Life feels stable and familiar. Because of this, many believe that this is how things have always been and always will be, and that the dangers we sometimes hear […]
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By Ron Raskin. Recently, I came across a CNN article titled “Women’s rights are on a sharp decline in Israel”, which discusses results from the Peace and Security Index by Georgetown University. The article argues that women’s rights in Israel are declining. One thing that immediately stood out to me was the index itself. One
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By Ron Raskin. In my previous post, I reviewed the main political ideas shaping today’s West (Europe and North America). What stands out is that none of these ideologies focuses on strengthening Western societies from within using liberal values. If an ideology is liberal, it usually focuses on spreading liberalism outward in different ways. If
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by Ron Raskin. In one of my earlier posts, I described the main ideologies in today’s West and the thinking behind them. Now I want to focus on one of them: the social-progressive such as represented by current Spanish government and their vision which is based on belief that the West should “lead by moral
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by Ron Raskin. For nearly two centuries, New York was the beating heart of Western civilization — the place where people from a bleeding, turbulent Europe looked for refuge and safety. It was a haven for Jews escaping persecution, and later for countless others from around the globe. A city of immigrants, a symbol of
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By Ron Raskin. Since the dawn of history, the dream of unity has swept through human civilization like a subtle, elusive breeze — from tribes uniting into kingdoms, to kingdoms giving rise to peoples and nations, and over the past two centuries, from nations evolving into civilizations, moving ever closer to the vision of a
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By Ron Raskin The first Gaza War is over. Its ending was almost as surprising as its beginning. Everyone knew that it should happen one day, but no one really believed it would. Just like two years ago—when Israel’s eyes were wide shut to see who they were really dealing with—many people today prefer to
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It isn’t about facts. It’s about psychology. By Elder of Ziyon. Have you ever noticed that the modern antisemites prioritize active commitment to their cause – attending rallies, signing pledges, sending money? This isn’t accidental. It’s part of a strategy that takes advantage of human nature: people who publicly commit to a cause almost never change their
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by Ron Raskin One of the three main points in the new Western doctrine is the need to increase birth rates in Western democracies. This is seen as a way to strengthen society and better prepare Western democracies for the long struggle against growing challenges, especially Islamism. More details are explained below in a Q&A
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by Ron Raskin Every social group should have a basic right—the right to be heard. Whether it is entire nations represented by their governments abroad, or subgroups within a nation represented by political parties at home, each should be able to share its views in the court of public opinion—just as every individual has the
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