How can I contain myself and stay sane in a world that is governed by either complicit or genocidal leadership. Over 18 months of genocides in Palestine and constant erosion of civil liberties, human rights and moral standing across the world.
Since Oct 7, 2023, the countries of the world as well as the institutions they have built internally and collaboratively externally have been exposed for their complicity, duplicity and effective participation by aiding and abetting genocide in Palestine (Gaza and the West Bank). Also, the morally bankrupt empire and its lackeys (proxies) have been on a rampage, suppressing their constituents by reverting to anarchy and enforcing colonial laws to silence dissent.
Additionally, the International laws that have been formulated to ensure peaceful resolution of conflicts and disciplining the non-compliant have been flagrantly ignored. Clearly, the winners of WWI and WWII have established the system of the UN only to serve their interest and protect them. The established laws are valid only to prosecute everyone but them and their proxies.
Clearly, the over 18 months of genocide have brought clarity and removed the masks from the faces of the pretenders. The sacred laws held dear to the Western world and the democracy preached by them have been exposed as lies to their own people and the world at large. Unfortunately, the warmongers, and the power- and wealth-hungry are forming a formidable front that is destroying nations, lives and the climate, and subjugating other countries to either internal wars and/ or poverty through sanctions, or arming factions in support of continued war. Also, they are enhancing their wealth by robbing the hard-working families of food, shelter, heath-care and education.
The situation is gloomy and depressing. The war machine is not stopping despite the protests of millions across the world. The students and the educational institutions who are the nucleus of change have been under attack and sidelined. Freedom of speech has been shut down using colonial laws and baseless claims of antisemitism. More poverty, homelessness and hatreds (of Islam, immigrants, genders, etc.) across the world.
That said, how do we move forward and what leverage do we have to fight back? It is crystal clear that the US and its proxies are the perpetrators of eroding human rights and international law. What is at stake is our collective civil liberties and human rights. Its the time for activists to take advantage of the onslaught to galvanize everyone behind the noble cause of gaining back our civil liberties and fair and just institutions. It is the time to shift the center of gravity from the few who have the power and resources to the many: people power. Activism at this point must be inclusive because we all reject subjugation, oppression and loss of the resources that are rightfully ours.
Despite the relentless attacks, we must be steadfast against their tactics of fear-mongering and attempt to co-opt our movement using our diversity or political identity. United, we will create a formidable coalition and build communities to head off the flagrant attacks and gain back our collective liberty and humanity. United we will stand a chance.
Finally, the gloomier the situation appears the more hope I have. And the darker it gets the more will be impacted and will be forced to wake up and notice that their civil liberties and well-beings are at stake; thus, the base of activism will expand and include even those we thought are hopeless.
Liberation will come with sacrifice, steadfastness and building broad-based community.
JOIN US THIS SATURDAY AND EVERY SATURDAY AS WE DEFEND GAZA FROM ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE!