College Students: America Deserved 9/11

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America’s recent elections showed a shift left—and exit polls show who is driving that movement: the young. Voters under 30 backed Democrats at least 2 to 1. One in 3 called themselves democratic socialists, compared with 13 percent of voters 65 and older. Within a generation, these voters will be running the country.

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A troubling survey of 803 college students, taken by the Buckley Institute in September and published last month, offers a window into what America’s next generation believes.

• Half say America is inseparable from white supremacy.
• Nearly 3 in 10 would not say they are proud to be American.
• More view the United States unfavorably than view Palestine or Cuba unfavorably. More rate Israel unfavorably than Iran.

They are abandoning America’s founding principles. Free speech, open debate, a citizenship that rises above faction—ideals that have helped define the American experiment—are giving way:

• Four in 10 say offensive speech should be criminally prosecuted.
• Forty-five percent say physical violence can be justified to stop “hate speech.”
• Nearly half can’t bring themselves to be close friends with someone of another political party.

One in 5 say America deserved 9/11. On the week of the 25th anniversary of the day Islamic terrorists butchered passengers; flew airliners full of fathers, mothers and children into office buildings; caused dozens of people to burn to death—or jump; and mass-murdered 2,977 people—these students were asked if they agreed or disagreed with the statement “America deserved September 11th,” and 21.8 percent agreed.

• The thinking is, if America is a white-supremacist oppressor nation worse than Iran, Cuba or the Palestinians, then everyday Americans riding planes or going to work deserve to die in terror in massive fireballs.
• None of these students are old enough to remember that day. What they know of it, they were taught.
• Thomas Jefferson, quoting Montesquieu, wrote in his commonplace book that “to preserve the republic we must love it. … Everything depends on establishing this love in a republic; and to inspire it ought to be the principal business of education.” America’s schools are instilling the opposite.

Gerald Flurry has said America brought 9/11 on itself—but for an entirely different reason. He explained 9/11 not as justice served by al Qaeda but as a warning from God to a nation that had forsaken Him.

• These students condemn America’s foundations—especially any that connect the nation back to God. God condemns America for departing from Him.
• God seeks repentance—recognizing our sins and turning to Him in humility and gratitude. These self-righteous, spiteful, hateful attacks on the nation are a diabolical counterfeit, aimed at undermining the nation and spitting on its God-given blessings.

This generation is a symptom. Isaiah described a nation under judgment where “the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient” (Isaiah 3:5). A generation taught to despise its heritage is part of that curse.

China Rehearses Keeping America Out of a Taiwan War

Chinese forces are conducting “area denial” exercises near Taiwan ‌involving an aircraft carrier and numerous other warships, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry reported November 10.

Taiwan, a democratic nation, has never been controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, but the Communist regime treats it like a breakaway province that it will conquer sooner or later.

• Chinese warships and warplanes regularly enter the waters and airspace surrounding Taiwan to intimidate and pressure the island nation. In recent weeks, the number has surged considerably beyond usual levels, with more than 100 Chinese vessels at sea and dozens of aircraft operating near its airspace.

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The U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” deliberately leaves unclear whether its forces will intervene militarily if China attacks Taiwan. The uncertainty is meant to deter Beijing from launching an invasion by making it impossible to count on U.S. nonintervention. Yet the strong implication of U.S. policy is that America would come to Taiwan’s defense.

• Chinese military planners understand that an American intervention would dramatically complicate an invasion and reduce China’s chances of victory. They are, therefore, preparing to keep the U.S. from entering the conflict in the first place.

Roger Cliff, a former rand Corp. senior political scientist specializing in China’s military, explained at a 2015 Atlantic Council-hosted panel discussion in Washington, D.C.:

If China can prevent or delay the deployment of U.S. forces to Taiwan’s defense, then it’s possible that China could actually bring about the defeat of Taiwan before the U.S. could muster enough force to thwart China’s efforts.

China has devoted vast resources to developing military capabilities designed to make American intervention costly, dangerous and perhaps even unfeasible. Its assets include long-range ballistic and cruise missiles capable of striking aircraft carriers and military bases across the Western Pacific, along with submarines and advanced aircraft that can threaten American forces approaching the island.

China is also working to weaken America’s willingness to intervene. Chinese state-linked influence operations have targeted American audiences online by impersonating U.S. citizens, including anti-war activists, and amplifying divisive political messages. In a conflict over Taiwan, such campaigns could fuel isolationist sentiment and strengthen calls for the United States to stay out of the war.

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China is also developing an extensive arsenal of counterspace weapons designed to disrupt, disable or destroy the satellites the U.S. military depends so heavily on. These include ground-based antisatellite missiles, lasers and electronic jamming systems, as well as maneuverable satellites. Together, these capabilities could disrupt American communication, navigation and targeting systems long before they reach Taiwan.

As China intensifies its efforts to prevent U.S. intervention, Taiwan’s independence looks increasingly precarious. Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry has long warned that China will eventually conquer the island nation.

• In 1998, after Bill Clinton became the first American president to yield to Chinese pressure and issue a statement critical of Taiwanese independence, Mr. Flurry said this meant Taiwan’s freedom would not last. He wrote:

  The Chinese leaders pressured the president and America to speak against our freedom-loving friends before the whole world. … The people of Taiwan fear for their future. They feel betrayed. …

  Once again, America has showcased its broken will to the whole world. …

  How could anyone fail to see that Taiwan is destined to become a part of mainland China? These [23 million] people are going to be forced into the Chinese mold; and it is going to happen for one reason: because of a pitifully weak-willed America.

  Does freedom really mean so little to us?

Mr. Flurry’s understanding of America’s faltering will and its role in the China-Taiwan dynamic is based on biblical prophecy. Leviticus 26 records God warning the descendants of Israel—mainly modern America and Britain—that if they refuse to obey Him, then He will “break the pride of [their] power” (verse 19).

To understand how America’s broken will is going to enable China to conquer Taiwan, read Russia and China in Prophecy.

Study: Germans Tiring of Democracy

Just one third of Germans are happy with the state of German democracy, according to the latest edition of the biannual Leipzig Authoritarianism Study, which polled 2,507 Germans from mid-March to early June.

• This is the lowest satisfaction recorded since the study began in 2002.
• Those who support democracy as an idea dipped below 90 percent for the first time to 89 percent, and those who support democracy as defined in the German Constitution fell sharply, especially among respondents in eastern Germany, to 65 percent.

Bible prophecy warns that Germany will entrust its government to an authoritarian leader in the end time. Such findings show that segments of the German public are yearning for that strong leader.

Disillusionment with democracy is particularly strong in eastern Germany, where citizens suffer worse economic conditions than in the west.

• In 2024, 95 percent of respondents living in the formerly Communist East Germany supported the idea of democracy. This year, the number is 86 percent.
• While 36 percent of respondents living in former West Germany are satisfied with German democracy, only 23 percent in the East are.

The study also found:

• 29 percent strongly agree that Germany must “assert its interests firmly and forcefully in dealings with other countries,” with another 25.8 percent agreeing partially.
• Just over 30 percent believe strongly that “radical action is needed to change the current situation,” while another 29 percent agree with that sentiment to an extent.
• Nearly 15 percent strongly believe “everything must be destroyed so that something new can emerge,” while another 20 percent partially agree.

Oliver Decker, one of the study’s authors, stated, “Our democracy is under great pressure. It has lost acceptance among the general population. It is alarming how much an authoritarian yearning is taking its place.”

Germans are tired of weak coalitions, the political uncertainty that comes with them, and ineffective or nonexistent policies for strengthening the economy and controlling immigration. As frustrated Germans have done throughout their history, the current generation will ultimately trade democracy for an effective and dictatorial new leader.

Daniel 8:23 prophesies that end-time Germany will be led by a “king of fierce countenance.” With German democracy increasingly under pressure and “an authoritarian yearning” growing, this prophecy’s fulfillment is approaching.

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Russia uses CSTO to strengthen influence over Central Asia: Russia’s government used a November 11 summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Moscow to advance military cooperation with Central Asian nations. Established in 2002, the csto gives Russian President Vladimir Putin a formal framework for exercising military leadership over five former Soviet republics: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (though Armenia froze its participation in 2024). At yesterday’s meeting, member nations agreed to develop the organization’s collective aviation force and establish mobile air defense units for joint military operations, and they reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening military cooperation and security along the organization’s borders. Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry has warned for years that Putin will assert control over former Soviet nations in future wars. The csto appears to be one of the principal instruments through which Putin is establishing that control.