By Heena Lotus-
Genocide, ethnic cleansing, slaughtered children and wiped-out cities are not something that appeals to the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris administration or any western political leaders for that matter because we collectively may have the illusion of a political democracy, but we do not have an economic democracy.
Any appeal made to the U.S. government cannot be through the lens of morality or human consciousness but rather through the lens of capital, because that is the very nucleus of capitalism. The American system in particular has killed and starved various populations throughout the course of human history. Bloodshed and ethnic cleansing are not new to American imperialism. In fact, it is the very pinnacle of it.
A free Palestine would bring about a united Middle East, Africa and the emergence of a Pan-Islamic/African alliance that would threaten the very hegemony of Western colonial powers. Dead bodies are not viewed to them in terms of ethics, but rather a necessary collateral damage to hoarding the world’s power, wealth and resources. The only way forward is to stop assuming that collective liberation lies within the options and framework given to us within the western construct and systems. An oppressive system will never give its very own citizens any form or option for their own liberation and self-determination.
The only way forward is to dismantle this very system not just for ourselves but for the global community at large. Liberation for underdeveloped nations lies at the hands of those who reside in the belly of the beast.
Feel free to post on social media all the carnage you would like but until this very system is defeated from within, the amount of carnage to post will only continue to rise, rather than fall. Economic democracy is needed on a global scale to appeal to our leaders for the sake of their humanity rather than the need to preserve capital.
Heena Lotus is the co-host of The Muslim Street Podcast
She can be reached on X (Twitter) @intrepidlotus
