On February 11, in Tehran, during the celebration of the anniversary of the muslim Revolution in Iran, the demonstrators burned down a puppet called Baal—a symbolic image of the enemy who in this communicative embodies pride, dominance and force of the stronger against the weaker.
Such gestures, like the burning of American flags, have for years been part of a political theatre where symbols replace real dialogue.
Against this background, global tension remains, fueled by the United States' actions towards Venezuela and the character of Nicolás Maduro, which is interpreted by any public opinion as a manifestation of a forceful global policy. In this optics, gestures from Tehran are not just a local ritual, but a political message – an expression of opposition to the American “order” which many perceive as asymmetrical and force-based alternatively than law-based.
Israel understood the message – Baal is simply a kind of symbol, an icon of putting one’s “self” above others, an icon of raising one’s hand to the weak.
The answer did not take long.
And as we know, past likes irony: any smoke symbols of violence, others respond with force without symbols.
At the end of February, a broad military operation began against Iran, led by Israel with the support of the United States, contrary to any global law standards they de facto do not recognise.
The biggest problem is not that individual smokes puppets – only that others consider it adequate reason to set the planet on fire.
However, there is simply a gap between street symbolism and real politics. The puppets burn rapidly – political decisions much slower, but their effects are incomparably lasting.
At the same time, tensions are besides visible in Europe. Volodymyr Zelenski in harsh words criticises Viktor Orbán's attitude in the absence of support for Ukraine, accusing Budapest of blocking the decision. Although any of the statements take the form of a worrying political pressure, and the words themselves: “If 1 individual blocks help, we will give her address to our armed forces to talk to her in their own way” – their speech shows how much modern diplomacy moves distant from erstwhile restraints and begins to match the theatre of banditism – a show: “If you do not play our games, we will play you.”
When politics turns into theatre, average people always become the audience – and they pay the highest price for tickets. Palestinians pay, Iranians pay, but we besides pay – even with the fuel distributor.
And as I frequently say, don't be happy erstwhile your neighbor's home is on fire, the smoke will go your way.
Why is Baal’s motive in this story? Not as a literal being, but as a symbol—the embodiment of strength, dominance and conviction of self-predominance, which has for centuries returned in various political and cultural narratives. Modern conflicts are besides eager to choice up specified images, due to the fact that they simplify reality to fight good against evil.
Well, for many years the alleged occultism among the Israeli lobby was a kind of conspiracy theory, and erstwhile straw ignited in Tehran – in accordance with the rule of "hit the table and the scissors will speak" – well reflects the dynamics of modern disputes. Any provocation causes an immediate, frequently exaggerated reaction. At specified moments there is simply a “dropping of masks” and an escalation of tension, in which the power of the message is no longer true.
In summary: Donald Trump kidnapped Venezuelan president, threatened to capture Greenland, attacked Iran, now somewhere in Miami he is happy and carelessly reports that he can do what he wants with Cuba – a show of force.
In all this confusion, after the news of Epstein's affair, in which Trump's name appears, I am reminded of Winston Churchill's celebrated quote – there will come a time erstwhile fascists will call themselves anti-fascists. And paraphrase:
“The most dangerous are not those who openly usage force, but those who give it moral justification and call it order.”
And as we know – in another words – civilization does not neglect erstwhile force occurs, but erstwhile force begins to be called necessity.
And with these words I leave you in silence.
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