The behaviors and longevity of all life forms worldwide, past and present, seem to unfailingly attest that “survival” is ultimately contingent upon successful accomplishment of "all aspects" of the following three-step process: (1.) Timely recognizing and acknowledging existence of one’s threats; (2.) Having and/or timely developing effective defenses and offenses against one’s threats; and (3.) Timely and successfully employing effective defenses and offenses against one’s threats.
Yes, “Survival Basics” that seem to be naturally dealt with by most if not all the other life forms we of the so-called superior human species share this planet Earth with . . . and yes, the same “Survival Basics” we of the so-called superior species all too often neglect in an abyss of self-destructive ignorance, apathy, complacency, denial, and greed while engaged in humankind’s ages-old struggle between good and evil.
As, for example, a shameful many of American’s turned a deaf ear to Iran’s “Death to America” chants along with blind eyes to the "countless deaths and other horrific human sufferings" waged year after year by Iran’s evil-infested leadership . . . a very real, growing, and long-tolerated existential threat to Americans and many others . . . that is, until “along came President Trump!”
And hopefully, above and beyond the whimpering and whining about gasoline prices, hurt feelings, and purging illegal aliens, etc., maybe . . . just maybe, some due attention to “Survival Basics” will soon be forthcoming in regard to “other” very real, growing, and long-tolerated existential threats, such as, but not limited to: educational institutions that “indoctrinate” rather than “educate” our country’s youth; a so-called mainstream media infested with “biased political activists” rather than “unbiased journalists”; various positions within local/state/federal government infested with Marxist/Communist and/or other anti-America/America-last aims and agendas; etc.; etc.; etc.
That is, before the following cautionary words often attributed to President Abraham Lincoln become reality rather than just potentially prophetic: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
---William James Moore