Fixing Your Heart

2024 has brought about a tectonic shift in how many perceive the world. Many of the foundations we've taken for granted for most of our lives have been shaken and shattered. The inefficacy of International law, the lack of morals in our peers, the silence and apathy of our friends and family, the corruption of our world leaders, and the complicit gaslighting of the media. Like many, I have experienced a profound disappointment in humanity. It's been a year of awakening to not just an ongoing genocide but to the systematic injustices that have allowed the cataclysmic events in Palestine to unfold. The system has been revealed for how broken it is and how the unrestrained avarice that fuels the Western world. For me, it's been a year of realizing the power of change and action. Opening up from seemingly nowhere, discovering the world's horrors could have broken me. It should have. Seeing the images of dead children daily for the last six months, seeing their parents in ut...

The celebration of the supposed birth of a man who preached love, compassion, and solidarity with the oppressed is upon us. Whether or not he was real is irrelevant; it is the ideas he represents that are meant to shape our culture and values. Yet, as millions celebrate Christmas—exchanging gifts, feasting, and singing carols—there is a willful blindness to the bloodshed, horror, and death that unfolded in Gaza just last night. This hypocrisy reveals a deeper truth about who we are. We like to see ourselves as noble, empathetic, and just, but our actions betray this self-image. We are the people who, despite famine and war raging right outside our windows, choose to keep the party going. Christmas cheer offers no reprieve from this truth—it only amplifies it. While this weekend may seem to add another layer of ignorance under the guise of festive indulgence, the reality is far starker: ignorance is not incremental; it is absolute. Either we attune ourselves to the nature of the empire ...

We Need Sanctions on Israel Now — Not After Christmas, Not After Another Child Dies Sweden’s inaction in the face of Israel’s war crimes is a stain on its national conscience. We can no longer afford to hide behind neutrality, empty rhetoric, and diplomatic decorum. Every moment of delay, every hollow statement, every refusal to act with urgency marks us as complicit in the atrocities being committed in Gaza. We must demand sanctions on Israel, and we must do it now. Sweden, as a signatory to the Geneva Conventions, has a responsibility to ensure compliance with international humanitarian law. States are obligated to ensure that neither they, nor their partners, commit war crimes. By continuing trade and diplomatic relations with Israel, a state credibly accused of genocide and other war crimes, Sweden is failing to meet this obligation. ( Geneva Convention IV, Article 1 : " The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all ...

In the quiet halls of Swedish diplomacy, where neutrality has long been held as a virtue, a grim reality is taking shape. As Gaza bleeds and smolders under the weight of indiscriminate violence, Sweden’s government offers little more than hollow statements, symbolic gestures, and a refusal to act with the urgency that the moment demands. In doing so, Sweden has slid from the realm of neutrality into complicity, masking passivity under a cloak of moral posturing. The current coalition’s indifference toward Palestinian suffering is deafening. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s recent remarks prioritize antisemitism as a graver threat than Islamophobia , a tone-deaf assertion given the ongoing gaslighting and denial emanating from Israeli officials, the U.S., and Western media. These statements are not merely insensitive; they reveal a deliberate refusal to grapple with the reality of a genocide unfolding in plain sight. They elevate one form of hate above another, ignoring how the rhetoric...

I need to believe that a different world is possible—one where we don't prioritize endless growth over humanity. A world where the relentless pursuit of resources, economic expansion, and wealth accumulation doesn't define our existence. The system we've created is a living hell, both for the planet and for most of its inhabitants. We have enslaved not only the world but also ourselves to an ideal that is inherently destructive. This trajectory cannot be sustained long-term. We are now witnessing the consequences of this realization, and the collective desperation is palpable. Capitalism, upheld by governments, sacrifices everything to keep the machinery running. It’s like a desperate person trying to stay warm by setting themselves on fire. We are watching the final, futile gasps of a dying system, where the ruling class—aware that their days are numbered—clings to power with increasing desperation and violence. This moment resembles an abusive relationship where the abuse...

There is a proverb that says building takes far longer than tearing things down, and nowhere is this truer than in the struggle for justice. What we are witnessing now, all around us, is a world in shambles. The ruling class, fearful of losing their wealth and power, is reacting defensively—escalating conflicts to secure natural resources, maintaining control over strategic assets, and striking down dissenters through imprisonment, fines, or even death. They are, for lack of a better word, the problem . They are a destructive force consuming the world, and they will never stop on their own. There will be no “wake-up call” for these powers. The path they’ve set is clear: as the world burns in the fires of war and climate collapse, the last of the billionaires will retreat to their sky-castles, clinging to their stolen wealth while the rest of humanity suffers. There is no gradual course correction on their agenda, only a determination to extend their pleasure cruise for as long as possi...

Why does it feel like a genocide isn’t happening when you turn on the news, visit mainstream news sites, or listen to statements from governments? The scale of the horrors inflicted by Israel on Palestinians is clear if you look to reports from human rights organizations like the UN, WHO, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children, or the Red Cross . Yet these reports are notably absent or diluted in mainstream media narratives. Why is this the case? How has this become such a taboo subject ? The answer seems to lie in a cocktail of fear, comfort, and self-preservation : Fear Over Integrity : Journalists and media outlets fear backlash, accusations of antisemitism, and loss of access to key sources or officials. This fear curtails bold reporting and encourages a safer, more sanitizing narrative that aligns with dominant geopolitical interests. Comfort Over Confrontation : Media outlets often default to familiar, simplified narratives of “Israel vs. Hamas” or “I...

The silence from our leaders and media is deafening, and the diminishing flow of news from inside Gaza tells its own chilling story—one that speaks louder than words. Reports still trickle in, revealing horrific accounts: drones and snipers targeting children, mothers, and desperate individuals searching for food to sustain their families. Water wells have been deliberately destroyed. Food trucks are barred from entry. Medical and aid workers are being shot, while medicine supplies dwindle by the day. And yet, the Western powers are busy debating semantics. What shall we call this? They argue that if intent cannot be proven, it’s not genocide. Intent.   Does the intent behind a sniper’s bullet alter its trajectory when it pierces the skull of a child? Does intent change the reality of looming starvation, sickness, and death for over one million children trapped in Gaza? But no, let’s not call it genocide—heaven forbid we hurt the feelings of the pro-Israeli powers of the world. Per...

There will be no accountability for the empire or its allies. The ruling class and the entrenched global order ensure that true justice and equity can never take root. The sinews and blood vessels connecting wealth, industry, war, and power are firmly out of reach for the tools provided to us, the people, to enact any meaningful systemic change. Voting is only as effective as they permit, because they dictate how effective politicians and policies can be. Yes, we can achieve smaller victories and wield limited power in our local spheres—our sub-fiefdoms within the broader empire—but all of it must operate within the confines of the blood-soaked ecosystem that is controlled by forces larger and more malevolent than even the darkest imaginings of fiction. And as I have written before, this malevolence is not rooted in any biblical or moral conception of evil. It is avarice —the insidious, domesticated form of evil that enables people to commit horrific acts of violence in pursuit of weal...

The more I study history and humanity, the more I am convinced that, alongside nationalism and the concept of nation-states, religion and organized faith represent some of the greatest obstacles to building a society that unconditionally values human life. Throughout history, religion has perpetuated division, justified suffering, and upheld systems of power and oppression, often at the expense of solidarity, compassion, and equity. These principles—arguably the cornerstones of a decent society—have never been fully realized in human history, and religion has consistently been a barrier to their achievement. At its core, religion often displaces the intrinsic value of human life with doctrines that prioritize faith, dogma, or divine authority. My moral compass is centered firmly on the collective value of humanity. Nothing should take precedence over ensuring that no one suffers, regardless of the supposed "greater good." Yet religion frequently argues otherwise, framing suff...

Chris Hedges once said, "I do not fight fascists because I will win. I fight fascists because they are fascists." Similarly, Caitlin Johnstone wrote , "Don’t bind your happiness to the success of your efforts." These words resonate deeply with me as I grapple with my thoughts and direction on this journey. In a world awash with hate, ignorance, and greed, it’s clear that these forces must be opposed—not because victory is guaranteed, but because to remain silent is to become complicit. To not fight is to serve the agenda of those who perpetuate evil - 'the managers of evil.' What do I mean by "managers of evil"? These are not figures of biblical or moral mythology; they are ordinary people with ordinary dreams, but they wield extraordinary power. They reshape the world to serve their own purposes, indifferent to the harm they inflict on others. Their actions are not just self-serving—they are destructive, perpetuating cycles of exploitation, oppr...