Hey! Imagine your school makes a big list of all the dangerous things that could happen, like bullies, strangers, fires, or kids sneaking in weapons. They talk about fixing the doors, adding cameras, and stopping fights… but they only say the word “knife” ONE time, super quiet, and never talk about the kids who keep bragging they want to hurt people with knives. That would feel kinda scary and dumb, right?
You’d think, “Wait, aren’t knives still a huge problem?”That’s pretty much what happened with America’s brand new National Security Strategy that came out in November 2025.
This is the super important paper that tells the President, the Army, the FBI, everybody, how to keep our country safe. It’s only 50 pages long, and it talks a lot about:
It mentions “terrorism” a couple times, but it mostly talks about drug gangs or computer hackers. It treats the people who scream “Death to America!” and blow things up the same as regular criminals. That’s like saying a school shooter is the same as the kid who steals your lunch money. They’re not the same at all.
Because the plan is almost totally quiet about the real problem, a lot of grown-ups (and kids) might start thinking, “Oh cool, terrorists who hate us for religious reasons are gone now. We’re 100% safe.” But that’s not true. Those bad guys are still making videos, still teaching hate online, still trying to sneak in or talk people here into doing terrible things.
It’s like the school principal saying, “We fixed bullying!” when the worst bullies are still in the hallway planning something awful. If you don’t name the real danger, people stop watching out for it. And when people stop watching, really bad stuff can happen again.
So yeah, the new plan has some smart ideas, but by barely mentioning the giant danger that’s still out there and only saying “Islam” once, it makes Americans feel way safer than we actually are. That’s not tough; that’s dangerous.
We need leaders who are brave enough to say the name of the problem out loud so we can actually stay safe, not pretend it disappeared.
National Security Strategy of the United States of America 2025
If you don't lie you NEVER have to remember what you said. All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.-Galileo
You’d think, “Wait, aren’t knives still a huge problem?”That’s pretty much what happened with America’s brand new National Security Strategy that came out in November 2025.
This is the super important paper that tells the President, the Army, the FBI, everybody, how to keep our country safe. It’s only 50 pages long, and it talks a lot about:
- Stopping too many people from crossing the border without permission
- Being tough on China and Russia
- Making more stuff here in America instead of buying it from far away
- Staying out of long, stupid wars
It mentions “terrorism” a couple times, but it mostly talks about drug gangs or computer hackers. It treats the people who scream “Death to America!” and blow things up the same as regular criminals. That’s like saying a school shooter is the same as the kid who steals your lunch money. They’re not the same at all.
Because the plan is almost totally quiet about the real problem, a lot of grown-ups (and kids) might start thinking, “Oh cool, terrorists who hate us for religious reasons are gone now. We’re 100% safe.” But that’s not true. Those bad guys are still making videos, still teaching hate online, still trying to sneak in or talk people here into doing terrible things.
It’s like the school principal saying, “We fixed bullying!” when the worst bullies are still in the hallway planning something awful. If you don’t name the real danger, people stop watching out for it. And when people stop watching, really bad stuff can happen again.
So yeah, the new plan has some smart ideas, but by barely mentioning the giant danger that’s still out there and only saying “Islam” once, it makes Americans feel way safer than we actually are. That’s not tough; that’s dangerous.
We need leaders who are brave enough to say the name of the problem out loud so we can actually stay safe, not pretend it disappeared.
National Security Strategy of the United States of America 2025
If you don't lie you NEVER have to remember what you said. All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.-Galileo
