We can write page after page about why Western elites won’t act to protect our culture and civilization, without ever coming close to the basic reason: Each and every person in a position of power is afraid of a personal Islamic explosion or bullet in the head if he or she opposes their will. It is very hard to protect yourself against a crowd of people each of whom is willing to die in order to kill you. Basically our elites do not really think the society they lead is able to protect them, and they are not willing to put themselves at risk for the privilege of leading us. Until this elemental fact changes, there is no real point to discussing anything else.