The chapter of this week is Moses prediction of the future.  “See,” he says in Deutermonomy 11:26:  “I place before you today a blessing and a curse”— He then goes on to explain how fulfilling God’s commandments will bring the blessing, and the curse when they are ignored.  

This helps us to understand the ferocity of the religious people to fashion this land into a religious haven, and their hatred of the non-religious.  

But what I see is a misunderstood curse and dark days ahead.  The curse comes from not fulfilling our ideals, the ideals of equality for all.  It’s a question of which commandments we’re talking about.  I think Moses was referring to the original 10 commandments and they’re pretty clear.  Especially the part about not murdering.

Not coveting is also a good one.