“The flies were black and iridescent green and without number. In front of Simon, the Lord of the Flies hung on a stick and grinned. At last, Simon gave up and looked back; saw the white teeth and dim eyes, the blood – and his gaze was held by that ancient, inescapable, recognition.” From Lord of the Flies by William Golding, 1954.
A breakdown of civilization – tribalism – violence – murder. Sound familiar? It isn’t just part of William Golding’s novel. It’s what happening right now. Americans are breaking up into different groups. If you’re not part of that group (or at least agree with their rules), you will be shunned or attacked. So far, much of this has remained one-sided. It cannot remain so.
On July 25, a Mexican attacked Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a pick-axe. Leftists called it abstract art. What do you think?
Trump’s star: before and after.
Trumpers who wear MAGA hats or t-shirts face continued threats of violence.
When is lethal force required? Will a man be forced to defend himself with lethal force, if an angry mob wants to kill him?
“But, doesn’t Trump preach hate and division? Hasn’t he caused this violence?”
The left blame President Trump for their own actions. They preach peace + tolerance, then want to kill you.
Much has been made of Trump’s immigration policies: securing our borders. The left want to disband ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and begin a new open border policy.
Next month marks seventeen years since 9/11. Did you know that many school children don’t know how it happened? They don’t know the hijackers were Muslim (mostly Saudi) and were here through illegal visas. Some don’t know who Osama bin Laden was. How’d that happen? Isn’t this recent history? When did 9/11 become a vague incident caused by unknown terrorists?
I noticed at the library, a lot of books on 9/11 have disappeared. It is as Al Gore said, “An Inconvenient Truth”.
Former Pres. Obama called Muslim immigrants “pilgrims” – just like the ones who landed on Plymouth Rock. Do you believe him? After seeing what they’ve done to Europe, do you still believe him? Text © 2018 – ERN
Muslims immigrants swarm into England.
I actually really like this comparison. This is one of my favorite books, and your comparison is very interesting to look into. With the groups separating, it’s almost like (depending on what side you stand for) there’s always a leader you must follow no matter how ridiculous it sounds you have to stand by them. Like Jack with just wanting to hunt yeah it would resolve a problem for a short period of time, but there are Ralph’s that we are not listening to enough or have small followings that want to fix the issues for a long term time, I personally did not vote for or side with Trump so to me it seems like we are in the beginning of the book too, his winning the plane crash, all civilization starts to break down and go crazy, killing beings for no reason or hurting beings, there are people going up against him and he just feeds off of the love or the following of others. I am waiting for their to be a Ralph to step into this, and make sure it does not get more out of hand. But to me, I mean we know there’s a beast within but when does that beast show some type of humility? Hopefully soon, because I am starting a fire or smoke signal and trying to get off this island if not.
Thanks for your comment. I hope more of you are able to read non-mainstream news. The MSM has been brainwashing people for decades. Alternative media is where it’s at. Time will tell how the Trump administration turns out.
As I guess you know, the term “Lord of the Flies” originally meant the devil. (From the Old Testament. Beelzebub – translation “Lord of the Flies. Baal worship.) I think the author is indicating how evil is overtaking the island.