Alan: This article is a fine companion piece to "Mormonism Not Christian and Founding Prophet, Joseph Smith, Was A Sexual Predator" - http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/10/mormonism-is-not-christian-founding.html
Master Ryuho Okawa, founder and president of Happy Science, gave a lecture titled “The American Mind” at the Happy Science General Headquarters on October 25, 2012.
In this speech, he emphasized the importance of restoring the values of justice and liberty, which America has cherished for a long time, the significance of forgiving past mistakes, and the urgency of looking for a new frontier.
Right now, the balance of power is changing in Asia as China emerges as the hegemonic state. Yet, Master Ryuho Okawa still believes in America’s ability to honor its promise and to create a better world through the universal values of justice and liberty for all mankind.
Taking all of today’s current affairs and the above elements into account, Master Ryuho Okawa stated that Americans should elect the Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney into office.
The following is an extract from the lecture titled “The American Mind.”
1. ‘President Romney’ Would Be a Good Choice for America and the Rest of the World
Master:Today’s lecture is regarding ‘The American Mind.’
In America, a presidential race is going on between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, and they are neck-and-neck at the moment. The most recent poll was dead even at 47 percent. There were three debates between the two candidates; Mitt Romney won the first, and Barack Obama won the second and the third. The conclusion, however, will depend on their ability to deal with current affairs.
Mitt Romney should win for the sake of the global economy. It is good for both America and the rest of the world. Even so, Romney and Obama are now tied, and the American media is supporting Obama because he is a liberalist. The American media cannot criticize an African-American candidate, because they wish to avoid being labeled as racist. That is why they do not criticize Barack Obama albeit all of his failures in the course of his three-and-half year presidency.
Mr. Romney is an intelligent man, of course, and he is good at earning money. He is also an expert in business. The American people are counting on his economic skills; simply put, they are hoping he will teach them how to earn more money during this economic crisis. There is a hurdle, though: he is not very skilled at getting support from the intellectuals and the mass media.
One reason is his faith. He is a Mormon, and Mormonism is a minor religion in America with approximately six million followers in the world. It’s a small sect. In the history of the United States, there has been only one Catholic president named John F. Kennedy. Aside from him, the presidents have all been non-Catholic Christians and Protestants.
2. Obama’s Spiritual Tendency and America’s Decline
Barack Obama, on the other hand, was an exception. He was not a Caucasian. He was skeptical about his Christian beliefs in a way. Whether or not he attended an Islamic school in his younger days, that in itself is a small issue; the main point of interest concerning it is whether or not his Islamic schooling has had any influence on his current thinking as president, which may be the case.
His guardian spirit taught us, as I wrote in my book 2012, that he belonged to another religion in his past life, and he sometimes has the tendency to resist against a greater power. He favors the minority. That is the tendency of his soul.
Mr. Obama is currently the President of the United States. America began its decline almost four years ago. Roughly 50 percent of all American people believe that the United States of America is declining.
Other countries feel the same way. In Asia, Europe, Africa, and in other parts of the world, people are thinking that America, the once great America, is in decline just like the ancient Roman Empire. However, the American hegemony, which was very short and lasted only 100 years, cannot compare to the 1,000 years of Roman rule.
In the beginning of the 21st century, the people of the world, especially the knowledgeable people, predicted that this century would be the age of America, because it was the supreme power in the world. They also believed that the age of America would continue through this century into the next one. However, the situation has changed. People think quite differently now under Obama’s presidency.
Mr. Obama is a liberalist and it’s not a bad thing in the truest sense of the word. From another standpoint, though, liberalists usually do nothing to stop and nothing to pressure the kinds of groups or countries that suppress human rights, whether it is in their own country, at some kind of religion or group. They are too weak to take military actions; they hesitate to use military power, and liberalists mainly depend on the power of speech or diplomacy. That’s their reality.
Yet, Chinese power is emerging now, and it is increasing as time goes on. The dark shadow, cast by that government’s power, is spreading across the Pacific. This is now a turning point in the balance of power.
3. If Mitt Romney Wins, America Could Restore Itself, and Fight Once Again to Defend the Rights of the Rest of the World
If Mitt Romney becomes the next president, perhaps he will create pressure on China as well as provide aid to some parts of the Japanese defense and diplomatic channels. America could become its real, true self again, and fight in the name of God and in the name of justice. Americans will do their best for that cause and they won’t look to profit from it. They will do their best in the name of God or in the name of the Goddess of Justice. They will do their best. Mitt Romney will, too.
America has a new illness and its roots are financial. There will appear a fiscal cliff at the end of this year. One component of the cliff is a reduction of taxes, which started when George W. Bush was in office. The other component is an automatic lessening of the fiscal budget, that is, the national expenditure, which will take effect when the year changes from 2012 to 2013.
These two components comprise a fiscal cliff. They will mark a further drop in the American economy. America will soon be unable to do anything about the economic crisis in the EU. Needless to say, America will be unable to prevent the rapid economic decline in China as well as in Japan and other Asian countries. They won’t even be able to assist the African countries.
Obama cannot overcome this fiscal cliff, and a decline in economy will extend for another four years. Someone asked me whether or not Romney could conquer this fiscal problem, and I am willing to answer that question now: it will be a tough challenge for him.
Romney wants to fight against evil as seen from the eyes of God, but he does not have enough of a budget available for military spending. He may also have to shrink the budget. It may be inevitable for him. A crisis in America will come no matter who becomes the next president.
4. Americans Should Forgive Themselves for Their Past Mistakes
The U.S. suffered a lot from the Iraqi War in addition to the War on Terrorism, so their minds have changed about those efforts. The shift in belief began with the Vietnam War, but at the time of 9/11, the military still had confidence in their sense of justice.
The U.S. military took action, and they attacked Iraq. A lot of people died in vain. At first, the reason for their attack was that Iraq apparently had Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). The American military leadership said that they had to find and rid the world of those weapons in order to make peace in the Middle East as well as to prevent an attack on the United States and other countries. Contrary to their statements, no such weapons existed in Iraq.
Therefore, I propose that America should again become the country that its own people can admire. The Americans should forget about their past mistakes. Their military has been through a lot of battles, and they have killed many people.
A large number of those soldiers now suffer from their deeds, and they have nightmares in their sleep. Of course, those deeds were done in the name of God, but it is not so easy to interpret American justice nowadays. If the American soldiers still believe that their motives were decent, and they even now want to protect the good people of the world from evil powers, they should forgive themselves even if they feel that they’ve made mistakes.
A weak America is a bad symbol for the citizens of their country. Now, New York is just like Gotham City in the Batman movies. New York, known as the Big Apple, is where evil powers rule, and only one person stands up and fights the evil powers.
Their views on heroes may explain why they have lost their strategic, military thinking. Why? It is a philosophical problem. When one person kills another person, it is a sin. Sometimes it’s the reason people to go to hell. On the other hand, if a warrior kills another warrior during combat, and under the honorable command of a just leader, then it is not a sin.
This is common sense throughout the world. Fighters protect their own citizens, their own people, against evil powers. There are many reasons why they fight.
It’s simply not possible to reduce everything down to one person’s bad motives; it is a situation where people receive a command from the national leader or group leader. They even sometimes act on an unheard voice from God. Therefore, taking people’s lives are not considered murder in these cases.
5. America, Fulfill Your Mission From God!
Americans also have a very serious problem of racism now. Arabs are gaining power in the country, and some Americans are having a difficult time dealing with those people because they are very different. Americans must learn to accept new types of people. To be tolerant should be the definition of a country such as America that is truly composed of immigrants.
In addition, American life is very complicated nowadays, because domestic and international terrorists are quite active. They often act individually. Suicidal terrorists are incredibly hard to understand. The murderer kills him or herself, and also kills other people, e.g. by equipping dynamite to some body part or by setting off a car bomb. It is absolutely inconceivable and incomprehensible to the American people.
Because terrorism continues to this day, air transportation in America is quite difficult. All U.S. citizens, as well as foreigners, that decide to travel in and out of the country, must be checked one by one as if they were terrorists-to-be. This doubtful custom has decreased everyone’s overall sense of freedom and liberty. It is a cancer that is eating away at the U.S. right now. For these reasons, I think that the Americans must feel very sad regarding their loss of freedom and mercy.
If the Americans asked me to propose a new policy for the next president, I would say, “Find a new frontier.” It means to hear a new command from God. It means Americans should not abandon their destiny to fulfill their mission from God. They should not abandon their pride to protect Earth.
They may be in decline, but they are still the number one military power in the world. They must fight against evil powers. There is an evil power in Asia, and the people there do not formally believe in God. If such people expand their empire, they will destroy this world created by God.
6. ‘The American Mind’: Believe in God and Justice, and Act to Better the World
This is ‘The American Mind.’ I know very well that I am not the President of the United States, but I would still like to speak directly to the American people and tell them, “Please don’t lose ‘The American Mind.’” You may hear that you are in decline, but please never lose it.
Whether it will be President Obama or President Romney, please do not forget your mission. It’s very important. To be American is to believe in God and justice, and to act in the name of justice in order to make a better world. It is your mission as Americans. Other countries will follow you. I daresay it is your mission from God.
I’m just a Japanese citizen and I’m not an elected official like the Prime Minister. I’m certainly not the President of the United States. However, please let me state this: “Do not lose ‘The American Mind,’” or you will forsake the original spirit of your founding fathers.
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