The plan was to disarm Iran and protect Israel. Instead, it triggered a global energy crisis, signed a treaty that refunds the Iranian regime, protected its proxy militias, and left the Middle East far more dangerous than it was before the bombs dropped.
If Fat Joe genuinely reconsidered his relationship to the word, he might grow as a person — not because he is surrendering something, but because he is recognizing the weight of history and the people who created the culture he benefits from.
Slavery in the DR began before the U.S. (1619) and before Haiti (in the late 1600s–1700s). U.S. slavery begins after Spain has already experimented with indigenous labor and African slavery in the Caribbean.
The Iron Wall (1923), Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s seminal articulation of Revisionist Zionist policy, asserting that Palestinian Arabs would never voluntarily accept Jewish immigration and that Zionism must proceed behind an ‘iron wall’ of military powe
"...patterns of behavior (including an initiation ritual) and a hierarchy, which claims it can influence the political and administrative system of the island...." [Diego Gambetta, "The Sicilian Mafia," Harvard, 1993]
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist. The greatest trick Donald Trump ever pulled was convincing the world he embodied 'America First.'
The importance of being a free thinker lies in breaking free from this cycle. A free thinker questions narratives, seeks diverse perspectives, and critically evaluates information rather than passively accepting what is presented.