How a Small Nation in the Middle East Became One of the Last Bastions of Freedom and National Pride in the 21st Century

While the West is busy apologizing for its own existence, Israel wakes up every morning, pours strong coffee, raises a flag – and gets to work.
Not “working through collective trauma.”
Not “redefining identity frameworks.”
Not dismantling imaginary power structures.

Working. Building. Defending. Arguing. Surviving.

In a world where freedom has been reduced to a hashtag and nationalism is treated like a contagious disease, Israel remains dangerously old-fashioned:
A nation-state.
With borders.
With a shared story.
With a military willing to fight for it.

Yes – we came to banish the darkness.
And increasingly, that darkness no longer comes only from the East.

The West: A Civilization With Rights but No Spine

Once upon a time, the West was a civilizational success story.
Freedom of speech.
Rule of law.
National identity.
Family.
Responsibility.

Today, it is a culture obsessed with self-loathing, terrified of its own history, and paralyzed by the fear of offending people who openly despise it.

Europe is full of flags with no meaning.
America is full of rights with no duties.
Universities teach students how to dismantle nations – but never how to defend one.
Academia produces activists instead of citizens.

When a society forgets what it is, it also forgets what it’s willing to fight for.

Israel: Loud, Imperfect – and Unashamed

And then there’s Israel.
Small. Noisy. Blunt. Deeply argumentative.
But never confused about who it is.

Not a laboratory for “fluid identities,” but a country with a clear one:
A Jewish nation-state that believes in individual freedom – without surrendering national survival for moral applause.

Here, freedom doesn’t come with an apology letter.
It comes with a rifle in one hand and a ballot in the other.
With political chaos – and a clear understanding that enemies exist.

Progressivism: A New Religion Without God, Truth, or Consequences

Western progressivism doesn’t offer a future – it offers dismantling.
The family is “oppressive.”
The nation is “dangerous.”
Borders are “violence.”
Responsibility is optional.

In their place?
Manufactured identities.
Feelings as public policy.
Moral superiority without personal cost.

Israel refuses to play this game.

You don’t build a country on “safe spaces.”
You build it on borders, soldiers, families, and shared belonging.

And that is precisely why we are hated –
not for what we do,
but for what we represent.

Army, Family, Nation – The Three Things the West Abandoned

The West treats the military as a problem.
The family as a social construct.
The nation as a historical mistake.

Israel treats them as prerequisites for survival.

Our army is not a political statement – it’s a social contract.
Our families are not ideology – they are anchors.
Our nationalism is not a curse – it is continuity.

A society unwilling to defend itself will not survive.
A society unwilling to raise the next generation will disappear.
A society ashamed of its flag has already surrendered.

Why Israel May Be One of the Last Bastions

Because while the West is busy dismantling itself in the name of “values,”
Israel still lives those values in reality.

Freedom – yes.
But also responsibility.

Rights – yes.
But also obligations.

Pluralism – yes.
But not civilizational suicide.

We may not be elegant.
We may not be polite.
We are certainly not “progressive” by Twitter standards.

But we exist.

Pride Without Permission

Israel does not need applause.
It does not seek moral certificates.
It does not ask for approval.

It simply insists on being itself –
a small, stubborn nation that understands a simple truth:

Freedom without nationalism is an illusion.
Nationalism without freedom is a danger.
Together – they are a civilization worth defending.

Conclusion: Not Enlightened – Grounded

“We came to banish the darkness” is not a children’s song.
It is a worldview.

We did not come to be liked.
We did not come to be reeducated.
We did not come to apologize.

We came to be free –
in our country –
under our flag –
on our terms.

And if that offends a collapsing civilization more interested in pronouns than borders –
so be it.