Populism , another name for fascism , in the West is generally well and making its come-back , and will continue to strive for some time , it is taking uglier, even some very bad shapes in some societies like Israel and to a lesser extent the U.S. , as people in power and elites are failing to respond properly and in time to changing circumstances within their respective societies. They would invariably focus solely on their own private interests and fantasies, thus real liberal democracies turn into their opposite, and get deprived of the true spirit and meaning of democracy .
Changing the traditions of enlightenment, human progress, the natural goodness of man, rationality and social values into out worst irrational sentiments, hatred of the other, xenophobia, fear, and lust for power. These feelings and acts which appear and solidify in the name of freedom and democracy, turn as the perfect instrument to kill freedom and destroy democracy. It only proves the stupid, pathetic and frustrated side of any society .
Imperialism, fascism and colonialism are hidden aspects of all of us, it surfaced and thrived decades ago in many societies, and it is doing so again in many 21st century societies. Instead of transcending ourselves, living in truth and compassion, honoring the freedom and dignity of all human beings, living in harmony in a transglobal future, we revert back to some of the ugliest tactics and forms of colonialism, to apartheid and brutality, to regime change and annihilations and dehumanisation of entire populations .
Although some taboo words have become so un-American and un-Western decades after our worst years of colonial hegemony and various atrocities, words like fascist, imperialist, communist, and colonialist, homophobic and apartheid are all being reenacted proudly in our new century, we'd have to admit that such words and concepts are becoming active again and spreading in our social body .
What a huge difference between Sweden, Germany, most Nordic European societies and Canada, struggling to incorporate and absorb immigrants of miserable spots of the world versus Israel that is striving to dehumanize and annihilate a whole indigenous population to settle some of its people in these stolen lands . And kicking out their immigrants of colour ( African black immigrants).
American recent history in the Middle-East , under the influence of Israeli hegemonic interests did a lot of flip-flopping, from Nasser who was the ugly guy by excellence, then slightly a better person and finally brought down as the super villain. The Shah of Iran, Mossadegh and Khomeini in Paris, were all alternating between good and bad, depending on the moment . Hafez El-Assad and later his son Bashar were both at certain times super-statesmen and later turned into super terrorists when not very convenient to our or Israel's general schemes .
Saddam of Iraq was our beloved man invading Iran in 1980, but not quiet so invading Kuwait in 1990, Gaddafi of Libya was our and Britain's darling for taking over from the previous Libyan king, we even warned and saved him from a coup in his country, but then coldly delivered him to his own mob who lynched him, and yes the famous Palestinian leader Arafat who was the despised terrorist while in Lebanon, tolerated while in Tunis, turned into a hero statesman while shaking Clinton's and Rabin's hands, then cherished while in his big prison in the occupied territories, until out of use and miserably disposed of .
I'm not going to mention our good deeds toward all elected or not Latin American leaders. The truth is , as Robert Fisk said, " We can not just tell who our friends are anymore these days". The Saudi king to be is coming to Washington sometimes next week , I expect big money , big friendships, and big shifts in M-E and Palestinian policies will be announced . While we're actively preparing with our Israeli friends for a new war against Syria, the south and entirety of Lebanon, and Iran , another one with North Korea, our partners and friends and State Department dignitaries are changing rapidly .
My many thanks as usual for listening .
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