Bibi Selassie: Dotted Points of Light (Feldman names traitors in the U.S. Congress)

American Thinker ^ | March 1, 2015 | Clarice Feldman

[jazusamo]

A. An historical analogy

When you reach a certain age, events that to younger people seem dim and distant still remain fresh in memory. Watching the events surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s invitation to address Congress, I am reminded of Haile Selassie’s address to the League of Nations.

As he spoke in 1936 and as Auden warned in his poem "September 1, 1939", the likelihood of a coming conflagration grows and yet a few people still stand for civilization:

Defenceless under the night

Our world in stupor lies;

Yet, dotted everywhere,

Ironic points of light

Flash out wherever the Just

Exchange their messages:

May I, composed like them

Of Eros and of dust,

Beleaguered by the same

Negation and despair,

Show an affirming flame.

Bibi’s coming to warn us as did Selassie: “It is us today. It will be you tomorrow.

As you will recall, the League of Nations was created with high-minded intentions to end war, with covenants between its members to come to their aid in case of attacks. Italy attacked Ethiopia and Haile Selassie passionately addressed the League, begging it for assistance which it had earlier denied, a cowardly breach of promise by the League. Not long after that, fascism engaged the world in the worst, most global battle for civilization, a battle won only after the loss of millions of lives and the infliction of untold suffering. His entire speech is worth reading, but these snippets stand out as particularly relevant today as Israel’s most important ally – us -- clearly prepares to abandon her, leaving Israel ,us and the rest of the world at great risk from a nuclearized Iran.
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/selassie.htm

[jazusamo]

Jim McDermott was actually named CAIR’s Public Official of the Year.

No surprise about Bahgdad Jim McD.

[9thLife]

irie vs. iran.

Another similarity!