It’s a new world. Messianic progressives have joined Muslim jihadis to embrace a common apocalyptic narrative with an ultimate enemy — Israel. Introducing millennialism: where progressivism and jihad meet
CLUED OUT “When Secretary of State John Kerry states that the Iranian leaders are rational and would never do anything to bring on their own destruction (like nuke Israel) he doesn’t understand their motivating ideology” explains Professor Landes (Photos: Lior Mizrachi)
T hey believe in the coming of a messianic epoch one in which humanity will unite and peace and justice will reign. Their enemies are conservatives and traditionalists or those who fail to comprehend the arc of history and humanity’s final destiny.
No they’re not an apocalyptic cult hatching a plot in a South American jungle hideout but modern progressives who subscribe to the idea of “millennialism.”
Richard Landes a former professor of Medieval Studies at Boston University and currently the senior fellow with the Center of International Communication at Bar Ilan University is one of their leading critics. For decades Landes has been studying the phenomenon of millennialism or the belief that a messianic era of justice peace and abundance is coming soon often preceded by a massive disruptive event. Now with the election of Donald J. Trump and the protests that have exploded nationwide the world is witness to the expression of millennialism.
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