An Open Letter to Elon

KA | Exclusive to iKurd.net

You might be one of the greatest contributors to American greatness. Of course, great and perfect are not the same. Fortunately, there has never been, and never will be, a perfect person or situation; otherwise, progress would cease.

I didn’t think I could be disappointed by your imperfections until I heard you met a representative of ISI at the UN. Having no respect for ISI and being often disappointed in the UN, I was almost disappointed in you too. Then I saw your meme on temptation in purchasing a TV Chanel and decided not to give up on you.

I was concerned that you might be tempted and fall for the influence of an older, unshaved, hostile clergy whose slogan is “death to America.” Then I realized you have higher standards. You didn’t even fall for the seductive potential offer of the TV Chanel. I assume that if you won’t fall for such an arousing offer—unlike Woke—you won’t fall for the bending of an older, unshaved, and angry clergy either.

You might argue that Tulsi argued we need to engage with all adversaries. But Tulsi is Hindu, and like Gandhi, she probably believes in peaceful resistance against aggressors. Neither Gandhi nor Tulsi bent to their opponents or showed interest in their opponents’ bending.

Gandhi told aggressive British soldiers, “You can hit me, but I won’t bring myself down to your level to hit you back.” However, if Gandhi had the resources, he might have been less peaceful and eliminated British colonialism forcefully—much like what the IDF is trying to do with Islamic imperialism.

Probably, followers of Islam are less developed spiritually and might grow up at some point, as Christians did. Let’s not forget, like believers of any other outdated faith, most Muslims don’t care about the fundamentals of Islam, its prophet, or his teachings on wars, bellies, and underbellies.

Probably, most Muslims think Islam simply means submission to a higher being. Who cares if such a higher (or perhaps lower) being is called Sun, Ahura, Zeus, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, Nature, or something else?

You seem to be one of the most efficient contemporary competitors in the free market—someone who builds things, unlike parasites who take advantage of and play with what others build.

As a competitor, you might argue: “My competitor Woke negotiated with ISI, so shouldn’t I?” This is a valid point from a Machiavellian perspective, which teaches us that the end justifies the means. However, some ends are difficult to accept or justify in the 21st century.

Most citizens of this century don’t like any herd of horsemen invading their or anyone else’s land. Most don’t support the burning or elimination of Jewish or other ethnic groups. Most don’t condone the bombing of Hiroshima or any other city.

Most would rather “be and let be, live and let live, enjoy and let enjoy, talk and let talk.” You fought against Woke for their restriction of speech. Imagine living in a country where only one person’s speech is valid—where you must accept such a person as your supreme leader, despite knowing their title is designed to hide incompetence and deceive the gullible.

Woke embraced foolishness and paid for its immaturity. It began pleasing ISI and even implementing some of its policies. It pushed the pendulum of American liberty and stability so far to the left that it was almost broken.

Most Americans were fed up with having the values of self-acclaimed progressives—misnamed progressives—imposed on them, especially when those values were linked to political Islam and an insult to true progress.

The choices Woke made led the pendulum to swing back strongly to the middle, with even the risk of going too far right now. I hope not. I assume you are intelligent, balanced, and can avoid the most tempting affair with ISI.

If you are looking for a safer political affair, turn to India, Brazil, Russia, or even China. They understand most American values, even if they are not ready to fully embrace them. Forget having an affair with the infectious ISI; otherwise, you risk being infected with the very virus you call Woke.

You may consider engaging with ISI’s opponents instead. If they unite, they could create one of the most compelling temptations you cannot refuse. You might even feed these opponents liberty and mutual respect so they can work together instead of blaming one another. Likely, they are all underdeveloped but have the potential to grow.

Like ISI rulers, some of their opponents are fanatics, racists, or fundamentalists who cannot tolerate anyone different. I’m not sure they have the capacity to cooperate with others. Some think the answer lies in a better form of political Islam.

They need to be reminded that other forms of it have been tried in the region, and none of them are suited for the 21st century. Some believe their country was great and could be great again if run by their king.

To be fair, while an outdated kingdom is unattractive to confident citizens, it is still better than ISI’s primitive rule. Others believe ethnic minorities should have the same choices as Yugoslavians, Swiss, or Canadians. However, they forget those examples were a few steps ahead of the ethnic groups ruled by ISI.

Some opponent factions of ISI tried to form an alliance and failed. They can still try again. Mastery comes with repetition. If you would like me to be your advisor, free of charge, I can tell you who’s who. Let me know.

KA, a freelance contributor for iKurd.net.

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