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Alon, there's an anti-genocide protest movement in Melbourne, Australia that's not depleted. Every Sunday at noon in front of the State Library, a big building across from the central underground train station in the downtown area, there's a protest attended by thousands of people. Been happening since the slaughter started in October 2023. This is reluctantly tolerated by the authorities, who allow the mob to march down several thoroughfares where most of the street tram network goes. We're allowed to chant "From the river to the sea" and "All Zionists are terrorists" plus other things that would result in police beat-downs in the U.S., UK or Germany. Imagine that, more freedom of speech in the old prison colony! There are also rallies (as demonstrations are called Downundahere) in front of Members of Parliament offices, pickets at plants which build parts for F-35 jets, community meetings about the genocide and other actions. It helps that there's a large Muslim community around Melbourne, plus some vigourous socialist political parties. Are demos in far-off Australia going to stop the murderous Zionist rampage? Not by themselves. But we're trying, and not losing steam. That's what gives me psychological hope in the face of the horrors that you and other moral voices on Twitter are exposing. Cheers for your good work. You inspire me to keep "kicking against the pricks."

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The West has replaced any guiding ideology or higher vision with nothing more than the goals of corporate profit and mass-produced plastic products which leads to a society filled with mass-produced plastic people. Individuality, compassion and authenticity are not welcome. How can anyone be passionate about believing in such (non) values. They can't. So we all just become weaker and more despondent, not realising the cause of our emptiness or understanding what to do about it.

The intentionality to destabilise us that you speak of, I very much believe this. If images of the Holocaust had been broadcast daily to people in the West, I believe the politicians would have had to have intervened much, much sooner. In those days they had to maintain, at least an appearance, of being 'morally good' and being in alignment with the morality of the population. That need has now been completely abandoned.

The same destabilisation is seen in how everyone knows the explanations and justifications for supporting Israel or interfering in other countries elections (such as Venezuela), don't make any sense. They politicians don't need what they say to make sense, in fact, that is the goal. Because then you will be confused, unsteady and realise the contempt the government views you with.

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Aug 10Liked by Alon Mizrahi

It’s driven by mindless capitalism . It’s a robotic inhuman machine with a relentless appetite for capital. All such entities ultimately burn themselves out. Europe is ageing . White people are declining in number rapidly . There is no moral imperative or purpose to the western lifestyle- the world is treated like a tourist destination. A materialistic perversion . One of many .

A whole generation sees no point in having children in the west . They prefer their toys and their pleasures over family. It says everything about the fatal decline of the west on a personal level and at a societal level .

You understand the Middle Eastern concept of culture. You’ve moved beyond tribalism and see humanity and culture . Humanity is guarded by culture. Where’s There’s a loss of a culture there is a loss of humanity and that’s why in the twilight of the dying western empire we are seeing culture collapse with a consequent loss of humanity .

Israel is the last gasp , the last dying spasm of the western world’s primacy .

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