Alberto M. Fernandez is vice president of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). A long-time U.S. foreign service officer, his positions included coordinator for the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications, chargé d’affaires to Sudan, ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, and president of Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN). He received his BA and MA from the University of Arizona. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wish I had written:
+++ INTERESTING ESSAY....AND SO TRUE AND SAD... Men, like nations, think they're eternal. What man in his 20s or 30s doesn't believe, at least subconsciously, that he'll live forever? In the springtime of youth, an endless summer beckons. As you pass 70, it's harder to hide from reality....as you lose friends and relatives. Nations also have seasons: Imagine a Roman of the 2nd century contemplating an empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East, thinking: This will endure forever.... Forever was about 500 years, give or take....not bad but gone!! France was pivotal in the 17th and 18th centuries; now the land of Charles Martel is on its way to becoming part of the Muslim amah. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the sun never set on the British empire; now Albion exists in perpetual twilight. Its 96-year-old sovereign is a fitting symbol for a nation in terminal decline. In the 1980s, Japan seemed poised to buy the world. Business schools taught Japanese management techniques. Today, its birth rate is so low and its population aging so rapidly that an industry has sprung up to remove the remains of elderly Japanese who die alone. I was born in 1945, almost at the midpoint of the 20th century - the American century. America's prestige and influence were never greater. Thanks to the 'Greatest Generation,' we won a World War fought throughout most of Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. We reduced Germany to rubble and put the rising sun to bed. It set the stage for almost half a century of unprecedented prosperity. We stopped the spread of communism in Europe and Asia and fought international terrorism. We rebuilt our enemies and lavished foreign aid on much of the world. We built skyscrapers and rockets to the moon. We conquered Polio and now COVID. We explored the mysteries of the Universe and the wonders of DNA...the blueprint of life But where is the glory that once was Rome? America has moved from a relatively free economy to socialism - which has worked so well NOWHERE in the world. We've gone from a republican government guided by a constitution to a regime of revolving elites. We have less freedom with each passing year. Like a signpost to the coming reign of terror, the cancel culture is everywhere. We've traded the American Revolution for the Cultural Revolution. The pathetic creature in the White House is an empty vessel filled by his handlers. At the G-7 Summit, 'Dr. Jill' had to lead him like a child. In 1961, when we were young and vigorous, our leader was too. Now a feeble nation is technically led by the oldest man to ever serve in the presidency We can't defend our borders, our history (including monuments to past greatness) or our streets. Our cities have become anarchist playgrounds. We are a nation of dependents, mendicants, and misplaced charity. Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels. The president of the United States can't even quote the beginning of the Declaration of Independence ('You know - The Thing') correctly. Ivy League graduates routinely fail history tests that 5th graders could pass a generation ago. Crime rates soar and we blame the 2nd Amendment and slash police budgets. Our culture is certifiably insane. Men who think they're women. People who fight racism by seeking to convince members of one race that they're inherently evil, and others that they are perpetual victims. A psychiatrist lecturing at Yale said she fantasizes about 'unloading a revolver into the head of any white person. We slaughter the unborn in the name of freedom, while our birth rate dips lower year by year. Our national debt is so high that we can no longer even pretend that we will repay it one day. It's a $30-trillion monument to our improvidence and refusal to confront reality. Our 'entertainment' is sadistic, nihilistic, and as enduring as a candy bar wrapper thrown in the trash. Our music is noise that spans the spectrum from annoying to repulsive Patriotism is called an insurrection, treason celebrated, and perversion sanctified. A man in blue gets less respect than a man in a dress. We're asking soldiers to fight for a nation our leaders no longer believe in, while meekly most of us submitted to Fauci-ism (the regime of face masks, lockdowns, and hand sanitizers) shows the impending death of the American spirit How do nations slip from greatness to obscurity? * Fighting endless wars, they can't or won't wi * Accumulating massive debt far beyond their ability to repay * Refusing to guard their borders, allowing the nation to be inundated by an alien horde * Surrendering control of their cities to mob rule * Allowing indoctrination of the young * Moving from a republican form of government to an oligarchy * Losing national identity * Indulging indolence * Abandoning faith and family - the bulwarks of social order In America Every one of these symptoms is pronounced, indicating an advanced stage of the disease. Even if the cause seems hopeless, do we not have an obligation to those who sacrificed so much to give us what we had? I'm surrounded by ghosts urging me on the Union soldiers who held Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg, the battered bastards of Bastogne, those who served in the cold hell of Korea, the guys who went to the jungles of Southeast Asia and came home to be reviled or neglected. This is the nation that took in my immigrant grandparents, whose uniform my father and most of my uncles wore in the Second World War. I don't want to imagine a world without America, even though it is becoming increasingly likely. During Britain's darkest hour, when its professional army was trapped at Dunkirk and a German invasion seemed imminent, Churchill reminded his countrymen, 'Nations that go down fighting rise again, and those that surrender tamely are finished.' The same might be said of causes. If we let America slip through our fingers, if we lose without a fight, what will posterity say of us? While the prognosis is far from good. Only God knows if America's day in the sun is over." Read it and weep, forward or erase it! I read it and am now forwarding it to you, believing that we in America are at the moment in time to stand up, or let it fall! We now may soon be at the next step in our country's future. I believe that it might be closer than we think. Author Unknown ++++++++++++++++++++++++ I have been asked by the brilliant daughter of a dear friend to assist her and her company into turning the State of Georgia into a technology state. Their concept is to create a series of states into such for the purpose of developing a nation technologically oriented and connected. The State of New Mexico is the first to sign up to the tune of $100 million. I am pulling out all stops and have been in contact with Sam Nunn, who committed to explore the matter with his contacts at Georgia Tech. I have solicited Bernie Marcus to give thought to climbing aboard. I have put Edlyn Levine in touch with Ben Watson, Jesse Petrea and Michael Owens because they have access to Gov. Kemp who seems intellectually inclined. Should this occur, it could be a boon to our state on many levels. Obviously employment in technology entities creates high paying jobs, beyond those in the service industry, graduates from our various colleges and universities, with technical degrees, would find jobs in Georgia and not leave for other states and would eventually place Georgia in the forefront of technology . Edlyn's husband is also brilliant and he and his two MIT PHD friends have raised over $2 billion, yes with a B, and are developing a prototype facility in Massachusetts to develop clean energy by harnessing the power of the sun, ie. hydrogen fusion. They have proven the feasibility and want to also locate a smaller plant and are considering Atlanta. I am pushing for Chatham County but understand why Atlanta. Think what it would do for America and the entire world. The residue from this concept is not toxic, does not need to be stored in mountains for centuries thus, eliminating the NIMBY effect and it would finally end the crippling economic nonsense issuing from the mouths of the John Kerry's and Greta's of this world. To his undying credit, Marolyn Overton's son, Keith Fletcher, came up with the concept of a Georgia technology corridor located/starting here in Savannah but was unable to create the necessary intellectual spark and we could fail as well but that would be tragic. Edlyn's husband, Dan made a presentation at our home about a year ago and I believe the invited attendees were impressed but probably left skeptical and with more questions unanswered than answered. I certainly am not technologically gifted. I am the son of a father who never drove a car. Finally, Buddy Carter, at my urging, hosted Edlyn in D.C. yesterday. He arranged for her to discuss her company's plans and how they got the State of New Mexico on board with the staff of a committee he chairs. Buddy has been unbelievably receptive and get's the concept. Buddy also met with Evelyn's husband, at my suggestion, and was fascinated. Over the years, Buddy has truly grown into the job and his staff are simply outstanding. We have become good friends and every time I ask a favor, for someone else, he goes above and beyond. I am delighted he won re-election and we in his district should as well but the Carter haters never will change. After her presentation yesterday, Edlyn left for other meetings and will brief me when she returns. The next meeting I arranged for her is a luncheon with Michael Owens and Jesse Petrea on the 20th of December in the hope they will obtain an audience with Gov. Kemp and his staff for her. Ben Watson is busy with patient appointments but has also been very receptive and helpful. I have a dear friend who is very close to Kemp and has put my name before him but he has been busy campaigning and I seriously doubt he has time for me but needs to hear/meet Edlyn not me. I am posting this not because I am interested in puffing but to inform you and let my memo readers know what is happening and maybe you have your own way of helping push this worthy concept forward. Being a native of Alabama I know what education, or lack thereof, can mean to the development of a state, the creation of good paying jobs and the elevation of a state's per capita wealth. We also have learned, what technology, in the hands of those who hate this country, want power and control because they fear those who have opposing views, can mean and result in terrible events, even the potential theft of a democratic election. I do not have much longer to assist in accomplishing this goal but I ain't giving up because I despise the progressive, radical opposition. they must be crushed! Edlyn's Resume
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