The West’s Superiority and Its Fundamental Reasons
The truth is that the West did not surpass the Middle East because it is more sacred or just, but because it realized centuries ago that true power is not measured by the number of soldiers, but by the depth of thought, the breadth of vision, and the resilience of intellectual independence. While we celebrate slogans, it celebrates inventions; while we perpetuate the past as absolute sanctity, it reinvents the present as a project open to critique and development. The West today is astonishingly superior in philosophy, science, technology, social organization, economics, and even in the very formation of consciousness. As for us, we are still trying to benefit from the margins left by this superiority: from the remnants of humanitarian aid, diplomatic crumbs, or resounding pronouncements at international conferences. We do so with a logic of supplication, not one of partnership or confrontation. This approach, quite clearly, offers no real chance of success; it is merely a continuation of subjugation in a new guise.
Gaza: A Case Study of Deadly Contradiction
One of the most striking manifestations of this impotence emerged in the events in Gaza. When Hamas launched an attack on Israel, Israel, the one attacked, was in reality the dominant global power, backed by the strongest army, the most sophisticated intelligence apparatus, and the most effective networks of influence in modern history. Then, after homes were destroyed, children were killed under the rubble, and electricity and water were cut off, Palestinian officials found no recourse but to appeal to the United Nations, the European Union, or human rights committees, seeking protection, an investigation, or a ceasefire. But the question that is not asked boldly enough is: Are these institutions truly neutral? Or are they an integral part of the global system dominated by Western powers and their strategic ally, Israel? The answer is clear: These institutions do not operate according to the logic of justice, but rather the logic of interests. They imprint every decision they issue with their own character, which serves only to perpetuate hegemony. Herein lies the fatal contradiction: if you have classified Israel as a genuine existential enemy, you cannot beg for help from the very institutions that fund it, legitimize its crimes, and cover up its occupation. This is not a stance, but rather a deception of the people and a manipulation of consciousness. You either submit to hegemony and remain silent, or you wage a genuine struggle against it with a free voice, an independent project, and a mind that does not borrow. To cry out, “O oppressor!” while knocking on the door of the very oppressor is not resistance, but disguised surrender.
Turkey: Confused Positions and Political Exploitation
In Turkey, we see this confusion with utter disgrace. The ruling power, which raises Islamic slogans, simultaneously deepens its economic and military ties with Israel, imports aircraft manufacturing parts from it, and participates in joint security exercises with it. Then, when popular pressure mounts, it launches fiery speeches against Zionism. This is not a principled stance, but rather a clever political exploitation of religion to divert attention from its actual subservience to the West and Israel. Because the second option—engaging in a genuine struggle based on intellectual and material independence—has not yet been adopted in Turkey, thinking will remain hazy and confused, blurring the lines between emotion and politics, identity and reality.
The Beneficiary Capitalism and the Price of Illusion
In this vacuum, the capitalist class finds its opportunity. It is not concerned with slogans, but rather with profits. It exploits this intellectual and political turmoil to deepen its influence, inflate its wealth, and expand its networks through dubious deals and projects that serve foreign interests more than domestic ones. Thus, the capitalist class becomes the biggest beneficiary of this conflict, while the people pay the price twice: once in blood, and again in illusion.
True Resistance: Building an Alternative System
Therefore, today we need a radical way out of this predicament, not by confronting the West with weapons alone, but by building a free and democratic society from within, one that is self-reliant, not dependent on external forces. A society that does not produce its own food, manufacture its own medicine, educate its children with an independent philosophy, train its women in leadership, or organize its economy on the basis of solidarity cannot be free, no matter what slogans it raises. True resistance lies not in launching rockets, but in cultivating wheat, educating children, organizing the economy, and building democracy from the ground up. For Israel, in its essence, is not merely a state, but a living embodiment of the Western system of modernity: science, organization, independence, and strategic thinking. We will not defeat this system with emotion or rhetoric, but by establishing an alternative system based on justice, equality, participation, and mutual respect between humanity and nature.
Mental Collapse and the Colonization of Minds
The truth of the day is that it is time to acknowledge that what we are experiencing today is not just military weakness, but a mental collapse. We use the West’s tools to fight it, we defend our religion with its language, and we demand freedom from its captors. This cannot succeed because it lacks consistency and sincerity. The West, in truth, does not fear our missiles, but rather our capacity for independent thought. Only when we build a society that does not need to beg from anyone will we be truly free.
For modern colonialism today does not conquer with tanks, but with borrowed minds. Those who lack their own intellect have no future. The question today is not: Who possesses the weapons? But: Who possesses the intellect? Who builds? Who produces? Because hegemony is not broken by anger, but by action. It is not defeated by slogans, but by vibrant societies. If we continue to feign Islamism, seek aid from our enemies, and allow the capitalist class to exploit our blood, we will remain, no matter how loud our voices become, mere whispers in a kingdom of silence.
