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The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Ep 3 | How Many Army Divisions Does the Pope in Rome Have?

The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Blaze Podcast Network

Religion, Philosophy, Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8842 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Here’s a tough one to swallow:  Morality as we know it applies to individuals, not to nations!  The United Nations is nothing but an illusion.  An illusion promoted by some pretty horrid people, to be sure; but an illusion nonetheless.  The International Court in The Hague? Puhleez, it’s a joke.  You can ignore it. Everyone else does. If you don’t like what Russia is doing (whatever that is supposed to be), then stop whining. Just make sure we have the necessary military power and the will to project it.  That way you can tell them to cut it out. Otherwise you’re nothing but a buffoon. Remember one president who told us that he told Mr Putin to “just cut it out”?  If you don’t like China’s progress to colonial power and world domination, well just make sure you have the power. International relations operate not on paper but on power. Spend all your political capital on imaginary climate problems, placating the whining gender/homeless/race/ kindergartens and building windmills, and you can whistle while other less stupidly encumbered nations rule the world.  Just a word to the wise, it’s more fun being a citizen of a powerful nation than of a weak one. Did I always want to be a rabbi?  Actually, no.  What did I really want to be?  How do I keep up my schedule without relaxation?  What incident in history would I like to witness? What is the saddest thing I often see?  These are some of the questions that Cornerstone Television asked me. To my shock, I discovered just how open and candid were my answers. You’ll hear it all and more on this show.  Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The more the world changes, the more we find comfort in the things that never change.

0:05.8

This is Rabbi Daniel Lapin on demand on the Blaze Radio Network.

0:13.0

Welcome to the Rabbi Daniel Lappin show, where I, your rabbi, reveal how the world really works. Thanks for being part of the show.

0:26.7

And hey, yes, thank you all for doing such a splendid job of publicizing and promoting the show.

0:33.8

Every time you enthuse one more person about the show, every time one more person begins to listen to the show because of your efforts, you win my gratitude.

0:45.7

And what is more, you'll probably win the gratitude of the person to whom you introduced the show as well.

0:51.7

So thanks for doing that, and you've been doing an absolutely fantastic job of it.

0:58.5

You happy warriors, you know that that's how I think of you,

1:02.8

and you're not just eager devotees of the Rabbi Daniel Lapin show.

1:07.2

You're happy warriors, because I see every one of you.

1:10.5

It doesn't matter what your age or your

1:12.1

condition is, but you are either a handsome and virile man or you are a beautiful, nubile woman,

1:19.4

because, because this show is mostly about your soul, not about your bodies. And I suspect that each and every one of you listening at this

1:29.6

moment has a young and vibrant soul. What is more? We are all happy warriors, because to live

1:38.5

productively, you've got to fight every hour of every day. Fight against the force of entropy, if nothing else. You've got to fight every hour of every day. Fight against the force of entropy if nothing else.

1:48.0

You fight to maintain your possessions.

1:51.0

You fight to build and maintain your family and your business, your profession, your career.

1:55.0

Look, life is a fight, and that's a good thing.

1:59.0

To stop fighting, seeking, striving is to die. To seek a tranquil,

2:06.9

relaxed, settled, trouble-free, worry-free existence. Well, that's sort of climbing into the

2:15.0

grave. And I call you not just warriors, but happy warriors.

2:19.2

Because to throw yourself into the fight for eight or ten hours every day, six days a week,

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