When the visual of paramilitary-clad anti-immigration protesters blockading the roads at the Port of Dover forced a visceral reaction of shock and condemnation, it demanded a deeper interrogation of our own internalized state-worship. From the artificial, post-colonial partitioning of South Asia to the modern, exclusionary architecture of “Fortress Europe,” this essay deconstructs the psychological and political disease of modern nationalism. By weaving together personal diaspora history, the revolutionary psychology of Frantz Fanon, and the divine, borderless blueprint of Islamic theology, we explore why human dignity can never truly thrive within lines drawn on a map by imperialists.
Tag: Settler colonialism
Epstein, Iran and the Politics of Distraction: Inside Operation Epic Fury
It is not a coincidence that America and israel have decided to bomb Iran at this moment. Operation “Epic Fury” is designed to distract us from the Epstein files, because in truth our “epic fury” should be targeted at the men at the centre of that scandal. In fact, Epstein was trained as a spy by Ehud Barak the former israeli Prime Minister and defence minister for Mossad, and no country in the world, other than israel gains anything from starting a war with Iran. Epic Stupidity would be a more appropriate name.
Mass Graves and Dispersed Humanity
Its estimated around 1.3 million Palestinians have fled to Rafah, the southern most city in Gaza. Its original population was around 280,000. Its now a sea of tents housing a displaced population. The water and electricity have long been cut off and this tiny area, approximately 25 square miles, is now home to more than half of the total population of Gaza. According to Amnesty, over 1.5 million people trapped in Rafah have nowhere safe to go, and many have already been displaced multiple times. All of the Israeli supposed-safe spaces have been compromised, without exception, further proof that there was never truly anywhere safe in Gaza.
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