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Published: 31 December 2023

2023: A Year of Corroboration

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Focus is typically emphasized for the new. This leaves the past, or the old, in a disconnected state. Nothing typifies this more than the changing of the year. In the historical clock, 2023 should be revered as a year that unmasked realities that movements and individuals seeking to shepherd political tides would rather the majority did not take notice of. The parting year offered us conclusive evidence that challenges many false postulations that the cultural hegemonic elite has promoted or sought to hide for decades.

Islam Is Not a Religion of Peace and Jihad Is a War Against Judaism and Christianity

The October invasion of sovereign Israeli territory by an Islamic quasi-state and the de facto ruler of Gaza lay bare many truths. This Islamic assault on the West is a religious war. The Islamist aggressors, the material as well as the intellectual and logistical architects, are abiding by the Quranic scripts. The brutality of the wars of conquest and occupation launched by Mohammad and his followers and levied over Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Persian lands, and their occupants, has been the case since the 7^th century. Hamas is simply following in detail what Islam’s founder established as precedent.

The West is the target of Islamism. It always has. It must think and act responsibly. A carrot-and-stick approach would be the smartest solution. Reach out and support currents of moderation and reform with adherents of Islam. Sharia law is incompatible with a free society, consensual governance, and the rule of law. Immigration into the West from Muslim countries must require assimilation into the prevailing Judeo-Christian culture, not the other way around. Regimes and movements that support and sponsor Islamic holy wars must be confronted, not rewarded.

Islamism and Marxism Are Allied

Marxism, by way of its dark and heavy influence in the cultural, legal, and political realms, has been in a tight-knit relationship with Islamism for decades. The Islamic war on Israel has made this undeniably clear. The enamored and militant support of important sectors of American society for the Palestinian “cause”, a concocted cultural Marxist stratagem, shows just how successful the communist theories of the KGB, Franz Fanon, and Edward Said have been. Critical Post-Colonial Theory, an offshoot of the Frankfurt School, is the epistemological well of rationalization that insists on granting national identity status to Muslim residents and their heirs of the former geographical area known as Palestine. 2023 has showcased this calamity pristinely.

The level of misinformation, disinformation, and blatant falsehoods that underlie the whole basis for a Palestinian national identity and, regrettably, the tacit apologia for the crimes against humanity that the Islamists committed and are committing is revolting. This must force upon those who support democracy and freedom, a serious examination of the dangers that the propagandizing of Neo-Marxist dogma in centers of education has had. This must be reversed at all levels of schooling and clusters of intellectual development.

The U.S. Is on an Authoritarian Path

The U.S. is not Cuba, China, Russia, or Iran. However, it certainly was not the U.S. before Obama’s assault on American institutions. America is unquestionably less free. Its electoral system is not as trustworthy. While the federal system's setup has been pivotal in challenging this onslaught, can it survive? Will the Supreme Court step in and curb the abuse of power?  Free expression has been curtailed, political persecution is a fact, and election tampering is clearly visible. Obama weaponized key government bodies such as the FBI, CIA, IRS, EPA, and DOJ, along with the Democratic Party. The precisely stated goal was to comprehensively, but in a gradual way, transform America. In collusion with powerful elements of the cultural means of production, the Left and the Biden-Obama regime have gone very far in this feat.

The utilization of courts and the manipulation of legal theory in targeted judicial venues to eliminate political opponents have produced political prisoners, something basically alien and rare to American history. Jail sentences of one to two decades to individuals who unlawfully entered or plotted to enter a federal building (January 6 Capitol Building breach) in a single day were handed down by the Biden DOJ. Yet over 95% of saboteurs, rioters, and arsonists who waged a Marxist-inspired, Black Lives Matter and Antifa-led uprising for close to four months received, for the most part, blanket impunity for their crimes. This reflects more than a mere two-tiered justice system. It is the tip of the iceberg in terms of blatant political persecution and election tampering.

Over a five-month span in 2023, President Donald Trump was charged in four cases. With flimsy legal substance but plenty of political conviction, the war to make Trump disappear has taken new heights. In addition to this being a classical witch hunt, the fact that he is the Republican front-runner in the 2024 presidential election makes this legal warfare and clear election interference. These tactics emulate what Vladimir Putin, Nicolas Maduro, and Daniel Ortega do to those who effectively oppose them. With two states having, as of this writing, disenfranchised American voters and disallowed their ability to compete for votes, the unimaginable is not happening.

Pope Francis Further Distances Himself From Christ

For Pope Francis, 2023 witnessed much activity in his mission to deconstruct Christianity. Paganism was gleefully highlighted by the bishop of Rome in his divinization of the planet. Neo-Marxist tenets were given preference over Catholic orthodoxy and conservative positions at the 16^th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October. Unprecedented persecution of opposing viewpoints and expressions within Catholicism was carried out. The removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland of Texas is just one case in point.

Conclusion

What stands out the most in 2023 has been how many pretenses were unmasked during the year. The socialist dictatorships of the Western Hemisphere have found a tacit partner in Biden. The U.S. and Cuba have continued to have high-level amiable talks without the communist regime having released any of the over 1,000 political prisoners. Sanctions being released, along with convicted criminals, to swoon the Venezuelan dictatorship in exchange for oil only boldens tyranny. The Left is aware they have a friend in Washington.  

Greater clarity is always welcomed. 2023 unveiled many myths and lies. It laid to rest the label of “conspiracy theorist” for notions of political persecution, the application of the law, and the manipulation of the electoral system in the U.S. Islamism, historically, has been and remains in a “holy” war against the West. Socialism and political Islam have always shared common denominators. Now Marxism, by way of its cultural adages, has bonded tangibly with Islamists. It is there for all to see. The challenges for 2024 are many. 2023 should serve as an important reference point.

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Published: 20 October 2023

An Argentinian Opportunity

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The upcoming election in Argentina offers the South American giant a golden opportunity to change course and depart from the control of Peronist hegemony. With the third-largest economy in Latin America (after Brazil and México), a highly educated and capable workforce, and an abundance of natural resources, Argentina has been held captive for many years by toxic left-wing dogma that has decimated living standards for Argentinians. Two of the three front-runners in the October 22 election promise to chart a different course. Javier Milei, the leading candidate, appears firmer in potentially completing the task since his commitment to dismantle statism is ideologically deep-rooted.

Argentina entered the 20^th century as a prosperous country. In 1913, it was wealthier than Germany, France, Spain, and a host of other first-world nations. Before the 1930s, it fluctuated in standing among the top ten global economies. The available 2023 data places Argentina, as measured by GDP, in the 23rd spot in the world. This is over 100% less than where it stood at the beginning of the last century. Why the shrinkage?

It is not just a matter of sluggish economic growth. Inflation, a proven menace that impoverishes living standards and siphons wealth as a hidden tax, has vexed Argentinians for generations. We are talking about double-digit inflation. Additionally, this combined malaise of sedated growth and high inflation has caused its currency to plummet. The basket case of prosperity that Argentina once was has been relegated to the history books.  When did this downward spiral begin?

 

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Published: 11 October 2023

What Israel Must Do

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The largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust has unfolded. If avoiding the repetition of historical calamities is to mean anything, the latest attack on Israel by the Iran-backed Hamas regime that controls Gaza as a de facto state must be comprehensively challenged. No shortcuts or limited engagement options are advisable. This will require a steadfast resolve by the Israeli government and people to supersede the political heckling and moral chastising (from many immoral entities) they will receive for the warranted response they must give.

The decision to invade Israel was executed, not merely, by a band of rogue Islamic terrorists. Yes, the invaders were agents of terror with adhesion to Islam, but they are also the Palestinian autonomous governing body in Gaza. Questions of the Hamas regime’s legitimacy and whether they have the genuine support of Palestinian Gazans are moot points. The road to potential Palestinian statehood, a tacit objective of the Oslo Accords (1993–1995) in the quest for a two-state solution, was a grand opportunity to demonstrate the ability to practice civil behavior. The Palestinian political leadership was presented with democratic mechanisms for localized self-rule. This was to be an important opportunity to test their ability to live in democracy and peaceful coexistence with neighboring Israel.

In 2007, a five-day civil war called the Battle of Gaza was waged between the two principal Palestinian political forces. On one side was Fatah, a moderate social democratic party (formerly the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, a faction of the PLO), and on the other was Hamas. The Oslo Accords established two Palestinian autonomous zones: Gaza and the West Bank. After the power struggle, Hamas monopolized control in Gaza, and Fatah abandoned the governing coalition in the strip and left for the West Bank, where they would have jurisdiction over cities such as Bethlehem, Hebron, and Jericho (among others). The former does not recognize the state of Israel. The latter does. Additionally, not only does Hamas, and consequently, the Gaza quasi-state, not acknowledge Israeli legitimacy, but they are categorically committed to its destruction. In other words, the Hamas regime has been involved in a war against Israel since 2006.

 

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Published: 29 September 2023

Social Rights and Cuban Kleptocracy

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Social rights are part of the second-generation family of human rights. They are acquired, not inherent or preeminent. Civil and political rights constitute the first-generation group and are more in line with natural law, particularly when notions of consensual government are factored in.  Non-democratic regimes have consistently pontified on social rights as their basis of legitimacy. Such claims, of course, depend on impressive socio-economic results. What happens when oppression and the scarcity of liberties cannot be excused by purported social “advancements”? The 2023 VI Report of the State of Social Rights in Cuba (Report), issued by the Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos (OCDH) (“Cuban Human Rights Observatory”), lends important data to the matter of these rights. This is seminal considering that dictatorships have long used them to prompt legitimation prerogatives. The Cuban regime has methodically utilized this discourse.

The research for the study was conducted in 75 municipalities within all of Cuba’s provinces and consisted of 1,354 personal interviews. The information confirmed in the OCDH work cites a deterioration of basic conditions in all areas that impact life in Cuba. Things have gone from bad to worse. The Report points out that those who fare better enjoy greater leverage with the regime, judged by income. Remittances, a form of external subsidies from family members outside the country, are also a determinant factor. Thus, the exodus of Cuba’s youth is the island’s fastest-growing industry. 

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