The Twin Illusions: America’s Abandonment at Home and Indulgence Abroad -The Parent That Would Not Let Go, The Parent That Never Showed Up exposes one of the deepest hypocrisies in American history. With piercing clarity, Richard Sweeney draws stark parallels between two defining moments: the founding of Liberia in 1822 and the founding of Israel in 1948. Liberia, born in the heat of slavery, was left to stumble without real U.S. support because Africa offered no strategic return. Israel, born in the ashes of the Holocaust, was lavishly armed and sustained because it served as America’s fortress in the Middle East. One people, enslaved on America’s soil, were abandoned where guilt was undeniable. Another, persecuted abroad, were indulged where guilt was none. Sweeney does not call for reparations today, but for honesty. This manifesto is not written to erase Jewish suffering or minimize Black endurance. It is written to strip away the illusions — to show that America has never acted out of pure compassion, only out of advantage. Raw, unflinching, and urgent, this book forces readers to confront the question: how long will a nation pretend its interests are justice?
