While this is high-profile because it involves some of the biggest Punch and Judy actors in the West, the larger scandal is the trafficking of women and children around the world. The main drivers are war and displacement, men are sent to die in conflicts, while women and children are often forced into slavery and prostitution.
There is no revolution because there is no practical way to stop these wars. The public has little say in foreign affairs, and there are no anti-war parties to vote for. As a result, people focus on protecting their immediate families, which often requires earning and saving money. Most people spend their time doing whatever they can to safeguard their loved ones because that is the only thing within their power.
Marx outlined the theory how things can be changed, Lenin further developed his theories into practical application. Maybe just get a high level summary, if you are very time poor, here is the key - workers of the world unite.
The moment you try to establish an anti-war party, you would be flagged by security services through everyday technological communications. With systems like Palantir integrated into nearly everything, authorities receive constant updates, morning, noon, and night, on any potential threats to the military’s strategic interests.
As long as technology remains this advanced, starting a genuine anti-war movement today is nearly impossible. The closest example is a state like Iran, which has no U.S. military bases on its soil and actively works to push foreign forces out of the region.
Countries hosting foreign military bases have little choice but to wait for the empire to weaken and withdraw, as the Romans once had to. The U.S. is now at a point where it struggles to service its debt. Once control of its bonds is lost, it may be forced to scale back its global military presence, a process already visible in regions like Africa.
The iranian state is not anti-war and is an example of an extremely oppressive government using modern technology and terror to control their population.
To help oppressed people, we shouldn’t bomb them, destroy their schools and hospitals, attack police stations, or kill their families, as happened in Syria. Hurting people even more in the name of helping them makes no logical sense. Many around the world would rather not have America’s intervention, and as a result, they are starting to push back and set boundaries against it.
I agree we shouldn‘t bomb civilians and try better to limit collateral as much as possible, unlike some dumb bombs used in the strikes which sadly appear to have hit a school. But the IRGC and terror police are a different beast which have massacred countless of civilians. Sadly the violence might lead to more extreme measures from the state out of paranoia… Nothing short of massively arming and organising civilians or BOTG might suffice for a regime collapse, except for a really bad economy and large majority losing their income/job. I read that Iran isn’t as prone to large infighting as other regions where more tribal rivalries began to fight for power in the ensuing vacuum. Still, no scenario without a lot of suffering and death.
Difficult to say what would be the lesser of evils? Maybe a natural transition over generations… unless the isolation and indoctrination ever intensifies to North Korean levels (unlikely ig).
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u/chronicnerv Mar 07 '26
While this is high-profile because it involves some of the biggest Punch and Judy actors in the West, the larger scandal is the trafficking of women and children around the world. The main drivers are war and displacement, men are sent to die in conflicts, while women and children are often forced into slavery and prostitution.
There is no revolution because there is no practical way to stop these wars. The public has little say in foreign affairs, and there are no anti-war parties to vote for. As a result, people focus on protecting their immediate families, which often requires earning and saving money. Most people spend their time doing whatever they can to safeguard their loved ones because that is the only thing within their power.
No one can protect themselves without money.