In A Sane World

 

In a sane world America's greatest ally would be Australia.

In a sane world they would surround our country with the most advanced military assets they had. Both countries would strengthen each other.

In a sane world US and Australian leaders would visit each other's countries regularly every year.

In a sane world the US would share its most advanced tech with Australia and Australia with America.

In a sane world, no too countries should be closer.

Why is this the case?

Think about it. Australia has fought in every war of the US's, even in this one we sent troops and defensive missiles to the Middle East. Australians and Americans are cousin kin. The majority of both of our populations come out of Great Britain. We share Lockean political philosophies, that is we both share separation of powers political systems, that draw from the wealth of English tradition. We share a language (mostly). We share our dominant faiths, both countries are strongly Christian, especially historically. We share cultural norms. Not exactly anymore, but overall. Australian actors thrive in the US. Australians and Americans are more alike than different. These two countries drawing together would be powerful.

We also share resource wealth. Australia and the US both are abundant in every resource both countries need. Both in the intellect of their people and in the ground. We share technological levels, though the US is ahead of us militarily, that is because of population size and focus, rather than inherent differences of ability. We share institutional depth. A degree in either country carries the same weight. The combined resource wealth of these two countries could literally rule the world, economically speaking, and make both countries richer and more powerful than either has ever been before. We would be a combined economic force the world had never before seen.

In fact, if you look at the relationship of both countries since World War 2 until about the seventies this exact relationship was taking shape. But it has faded away? Why?

Why are we a minor priority to the US and the two nations are growing apart? When together we could achieve great things?

Well, because since the 1970's, for theological, ideological, and misguided imperial reasons the US has tied itself to various Middle Eastern countries (Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates etc, etc,) all of which have demanded increasing military aid, military help, military protection and military action. It has tied its economic destiny, and military might to countries that are alien in culture, to varying degrees at least, alien in religion, alien in philosophy and constantly in need of help. It is like an unequally yoked marriage, everyone can see will end up in divorce court, after it has been rough for years.

In other words the has US tied itself to a series of constantly at war nations, that have drained it, weakened it, and are now isolating it from nations more like itself in religion, philosophy and history. Consider the insanity of this. From about the 1970's the US drew closer to unstable partners, and has increasingly de-emphasized stable partners, like Australia.

Paul said that Christians should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. We are seeing this principle actually have a real and tangible effect on a national level, not just an individual level. Bringing powerful countries to disaster.

This should not surprise us. Paul knew that God judged King Jehosaphat (a believer) for allying with Ahab and his son (both unbelievers) (2 Chronicles 19-22).

In other words, Paul drew this principle in part from the leaders of nations allying with unbelieving countries. Most American presidents openly claimed to be Christians, but have drawn increasingly close to non-Christian nations, and look at the result.

The Australian-American resource alliance was a no-brainer. Two Christian, Anglo-Saxon nations in lockstep. It would have been beautiful. Instead, we got clown world.