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ABE WON’T BE SILENT - This morning on social media I saw a slew of influencers—a cringeworthy term if ever there was one—ranting about what Israel should do, what Hamas shouldn’t do, what President Trump should AND shouldn’t do. Everyone suddenly has a brilliant opinion and knows what’s best to do in the delicate nuances of negotiating peace in the Middle East from the comfort of their keyboard—these wannabe warriors.
Most of them don’t have the first clue about the sensitivities, the history, or the volatile dynamics at play—primarily because nobody knows nothing about anything, nor something about anything and even less about everything. Watching these bloviators pontificate is just another example of how embarrassing our politics, social media, and youth culture have become. People think they matter because they throw on some headphones, sit in front of a RØDE mic, and spew their nonsensical opinions all the livelong day—as though that visual somehow legitimizes their blather. It’s mind-boggling—and it doesn’t.
What I realized after watching these blabbering, blundering blabbermouths was this: they are part of the problem. The war will end any day now—though certainly not because of any of them. But there’s another big battle looming right here in America. In fact, it’s already begun, and we’ve been acting like the kids are just playing in the streets while our politicians and police are too chicken to do what must be done—hold these people to account. We live in a time of no accountability whatsoever.
The fight ahead will look a lot like the all-out chaos we saw in the streets during the George Floyd/BLM unrest and the “Eat the Rich” theatrics, starring Luigi Mangione — a messy, organized campaign designed to destabilize America and everything we stand for. Many of the actors involved are openly antisemitic and increasingly hostile to religious institutions, except their own demonic radical Islamist doctrine, which is to eliminate anyone other than followers of Allah. Their messages and goals are to undermine the Republic, burn the symbols of our civic life, and replace our institutions with a radical, anti-American ideology. That’s the threat we need to name and defeat once and for all. And let the rest of the world take note and follow suit.
This mindset—and the physical terrorizing of neighborhoods, along with the killing of innocent people—has already taken root in our cities and universities. The violent Islamists have effectively—brilliantly and dangerously—propagandized our youth, professors, and most especially the women who’ve forgotten what they once fought for. The other unfortunate ilk in this collection of collagenous junk, sadly, is the gay community. Yup, they’re here, they’re queer, and I refuse to get used to it.
This conglomeration of political zombies won’t simply disappear or go back to their humdrum lives after the Gaza war ends. Far too many of them are cooing like babies from sucking on the teat of the Qatari, Code Pink, and George Soros funny-money boondoggle. And those who aren’t getting paid are just thrilled to think they have friends—post-COVID lockdown psychosis in full display—only to one day realize that none of them ever were. It’s all make-believe, and they’ll be left with their purple hair and smelly keffiyehs as remnants of their favorite time on Earth. Sad.
To reiterate: stop yammering about negotiations overseas you’ll have ZERO impact on — and start preparing for the war in our own backyards.
How are we going to dismantle the chaos that’s gripped this country since October 7? If you think life just snaps back to normal when that situation “resolves,” you’re dreaming. These well-financed, deeply embedded, extremist networks aren’t going anywhere on their own. We must uproot them — follow the money, freeze the funding, strip illicit nonprofits of protections, enforce existing laws against material support for violence, and hold complicit institutions accountable. When you label hate speech as free speech and excuse it, something has to change.
We need targeted investigations, prosecutorial action where crimes are evident, transparency requirements for foreign gifts to universities, and campus and city policies that prioritize safety and civic order. And with the midterms looming — and a dangerous, symptomatic drift in the New York City mayoral race — the political moment for change is now. Mobilize voters, back candidates who will act accordingly, and pressure officials to use the full force of the law to dismantle the infrastructures that enable this menace. The socialist Democratic Party is riding a wave of chaos, fueled by foreign influence—especially Qatar-funded universities, think tanks, and media channels—to brainwash an entire generation. These propagandists, dressed up as professors and politicians, aren’t saving democracy; they’re destroying it. The irony is thick: “Democrats defending democracy” are the oxymorons deepening the political dilemma we find ourselves in.
Lest we not forget, when Joe Biden ran on “saving the soul of America,” many believed it was a call to restore decency and stability. What we’ve witnessed instead is the unraveling of everything that promise stood for. His second-term run has revealed just how deeply compromised the Democratic Party has become — by foreign influence, political cowardice, and moral confusion. The very people who vowed to save America’s soul have helped hollow it out.
It’s time to stop preaching to the — sadly converted — dark side and start planning what we, as Americans, must do: protect our communities, our neighborhoods, our sanity. “All politics is local” — so let that be our playbook. To deal with what’s already happening here, we need to act—not react. Follow the money and expose who’s funding the chaos. Demand full transparency from universities, NGOs, and politicians. Enforce existing laws on foreign influence, hate speech, and public safety. Organize locally: know your neighbors, strengthen community networks, and keep law enforcement and media accountable. Support candidates who value order, free expression, and truth. Above all, stop treating this like someone else’s problem—it’s ours, and it’s already on our doorstep.
(ABE GURKO is the executive producer of a documentary “LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change,” about the extraordinary Women of Protest Music streaming on MAX. He's an Opinionator who hosts a podcast, "Won't Be Silent," engaging in conversations from the edge of democracy. Abe is a contributor to CityWatchLA.com. [email protected].)
