Angry activists with a positive agenda!
As the reformed British National Party chairman Nick Griffin
recently noted during an interview
by Robert Locke in Wales,
"At the end of the day, it's always the positive agendas that
win in politics. Anger about what is being done to this country
is legitimate, but mere anger just leads to hooliganism and
political impotence. It attracts angry activists who can't
behave themselves or articulate an agenda, and once you've
milked the public's resentments, you've got nothing more to
offer them and you stall politically. It's the positive vision
of a restored and redeemed Britain that's the key for us now."
This insightful comment made me reflect about how Meir Kahane loved God, the
Jewish People and Israel, but it appears he attracted some who
were merely "angry activists" (as every group and organization
tends to), religious thugs out for a brawl who misrepresented
the vast majority, rather than serve as angry activists with
a positive agenda based on a deep and abiding and evident love
for God, the Jewish People and Israel.
I'm also aware that no matter how perfect proper activists are
there will always be critics who will focus on the messengers
rather than the message and lose sight of it all and distract
others with their diversionary tactics. We're to carry on with
our politico-religious message and not let barking dogs slow us
down or turn us aside. There's Work to be done and we must be
about it, so help us God!
Kahane chai!