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Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden
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Human progress, powerlessness, and the Redeemer

The gloves are off

Once upon a time, most people were told (and believed) they were mere subordinates to the ‘important people.’ Some would sometimes protest, at least in their minds, and maybe even resist and rebel. But who could envision equality one day with no one less important than any other?

In any case, most people could not look further than their village or province. Also, there were far fewer people on Earth. There were not billions one could unite with to overthrow ‘superiors.’

But also, there was far less evil one knew about. There were no worldwide broadcasts to report on (or castigate) suffering or evil.

And there were no news bringers whose goal was to instill depression, fatalism, and powerlessness in the population.

And now we got on top of that, unending amounts of lies and lying. The worst off are those who believe in the simple truths of charlatans, con artists, and professors. A bit better off are those who still think for themselves. But they find it hard to connect to others who do so too.

And here we have it.

We can now know that we’re making Earth inhabitable but do nothing against it. The big polluters have some power but are addicted to making money, even at the risk of human extinction.

Billions on Life TV can watch the inauguration of the next totalitarian ruler of the US, who will plot with Russia and China how to oppress and divide the People everywhere, create profitable wars, and kill opponents.

But it’s not true there’s nothing we can do. We can’t do anything on our own. But we can cooperate with billions to create world peace and end world hunger, stop climate change destruction, and make people happy.

Some religious people think praying is enough. It isn’t. If G^d would have sent the Messiah when the situation was most dire, He would have done so during or just after the Holocaust. No one could have argued, ‘Give us one more chance.’ But He didn’t. That means He still believes in humanity to create Paradise on Earth with a little help of a Friend from Heaven.

We Need Realistic Hope to Act

Our sense of powerlessness is immense. But it’s also fake. The above gives the simple ingredients that go into liberating all of humanity from slavery.

We need to organize, cooperate, and not infight. None of anti-racism, anti-sexism, anti-classism, anti-kids, etc. is more important to fight than any other. These are all important and need to happen simultaneously.

We need to pressure the economically powerful to stop climate destruction. We don’t need to take all their money. We need their leadership, but this time for the good of all.

Even more so, we need to pressure politicians and use all laws to get politics on our side. Not just the left. No one is the enemy. All our lives are at stake. Billionaires can shrug their shoulders, but politicians in a democracy need the People. And democracies must help dictatorships—all of them—to transform into democracies.

Talking of democracies—they need to stop with their addiction to the freedom to lie and be self-destructive. We need all hands on deck.

Don’t fight people; fight ideas and lies. Though one visionary person can make a huge difference, it takes a village to do good—or bad. Behave and speak exemplary, in ways that make others curious about your ideas.

Any giant feelings of powerlessness are fake. Trample the paper tigers.

The Trump Era Has Started

The gloves are off. ‘Illegal’ immigrants and Transgenders will be persecuted as never before. Ukraine will be sold to Putin. Our best hope is that his promises are as solid as the great wall he (did not) built in his first term.

In a ceremony-rich exercise, we saw a great meeting between fake, greed, nationalism, ruthlessness, popularism, and naïve as never before.

How could he make his racism sound kosher? By first expelling ‘foreign’ ‘terrorism fans’: students (without power or family) and other ‘aliens.’ It’s the opening wedge to expel non-Whites and restore the infamous Muslim Ban. Instead, Free Speech must no longer justify spreading Antisemitism (like it is forbidden in Germany) and other hatreds. The golden calf of free hate speech should die for everyone. Don’t fall for it. Resist Racism!

Protect the weak and powerless wherever they may be found. The whole world prays for your activism because your failure will be our disaster too.

From Hitler to Trump to Musk

The Hitler salute is back. Once can be an empty oddity. Twice is a crime.

I reported extensively with proving clips that Trump made the Hitler salute repeatedly right after being shot in his ear at a rally. It was ignored.

Now I read from the JTA that Musk did the same, right at Trump’s victory.

Regrettably, many classify Nazis only as a screaming Fuhrer and furious marching men. Yet, they may look as ‘decent’ as Trump at his inauguration.

‘Very fine people—on both sides.’

Trump had promised to start deporting ‘aliens’ from day one. As I reported above, he did so per executive action. He used the excuse that he only seeks to expel backers of terrorists. Yet, he singles out foreign students and other aliens. Home-grown White Neo-Nazis will not be bothered.

To the contrary! Antisemitic, Racist, Sexist, and any other oppressive words and lies are free speech again on US social media—until they rule that speech for the People is communist and banned as subversive.

He also set up a framework to restore the infamous Muslim Ban. The excuse will be that vetting and screening in some countries ‘is so deficient.’

It’s not Trump. It’s Project 2025.

Jews must lead waking up the naïve People from the ‘Trump is our friend.’

If the US People does not resist Trump’s racism, they will be collectively and eternally as guilty as the German People for not resisting Hitler.

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About the Author
MM is a prolific and creative writer and thinker, previously a daily blog contributor to the TOI. He often makes his readers laugh, mad, or assume he's nuts—close to perfect blogging. He's proud that his analytical short comments are removed both from left-wing and right-wing news sites. None of his content is generated by the new bore on the block, AI. * As a frontier thinker, he sees things many don't yet. He's half a prophet. Half. Let's not exaggerate. Or not at all because he doesn't claim G^d talks to him. He gives him good ideas—that's all. MM doesn't believe that people observe and think in a vacuum. He, therefore, wanted a broad bio that readers interested can track a bit what (lack of) backgrounds, experiences, and educations contribute to his visions. * This year, he will prioritize getting his unpublished books published rather than just blog posts. Next year, he hopes to focus on activism against human extinction. To find less-recent posts on a subject XXX among his over 2000 archived ones, go to the right-top corner of a Times of Israel page, click on the search icon and search "zuiden, XXX". One can find a second, wilder blog, to which one may subscribe too, here: https://mmvanzuiden.wordpress.com/ or by clicking on the globe icon next to his picture on top. * Like most of his readers, he believes in being friendly, respectful, and loyal. However, if you think those are his absolute top priorities, you might end up disappointed. His first loyalty is to the truth. He will try to stay within the limits of democratic and Jewish law, but he won't lie to support opinions or people when don't deserve that. (Yet, we all make honest mistakes, which is just fine and does not justify losing support.) He admits that he sometimes exaggerates to make a point, which could have him come across as nasty, while in actuality, he's quite a lovely person to interact with. He holds - how Dutch - that a strong opinion doesn't imply intolerance of other views. * Sometimes he's misunderstood because his wide and diverse field of vision seldomly fits any specialist's box. But that's exactly what some love about him. He has written a lot about Psychology (including Sexuality and Abuse), Medicine (including physical immortality), Science (including basic statistics), Politics (Israel, the US, and the Netherlands, Activism - more than leftwing or rightwing, he hopes to highlight reality), Oppression and Liberation (intersectionally, for young people, the elderly, non-Whites, women, workers, Jews, LGBTQIA+, foreigners and anyone else who's dehumanized or exploited), Integrity, Philosophy, Jews (Judaism, Zionism, Holocaust and Jewish Liberation), the Climate Crisis, Ecology and Veganism, Affairs from the news, or the Torah Portion of the Week, or new insights that suddenly befell him. * Chronologically, his most influential teachers are his parents, Nico (natan) van Zuiden and Betty (beisye) Nieweg, Wim Kan, Mozart, Harvey Jackins, Marshal Rosenberg, Reb Shlomo Carlebach, and, lehavdil bein chayim lechayim, Rabbi Dr. Natan Lopes Cardozo, Rav Zev Leff, and Rav Meir Lubin. This short list doesn't mean to disrespect others who taught him a lot or a little. One of his rabbis calls him Mr. Innovation [Ish haChidushim]. Yet, his originalities seem to root deeply in traditional Judaism, though they may grow in unexpected directions. In fact, he claims he's modernizing nothing. Rather, mainly basing himself on the basic Hebrew Torah text, he tries to rediscover classical Jewish thought almost lost in thousands of years of stifling Gentile domination and Jewish assimilation. (He pleads for a close reading of the Torah instead of going by rough assumptions of what it would probably mean and before fleeing to Commentaries.) This, in all aspects of life, but prominently in the areas of Free Will, Activism, Homosexuality for men, and Redemption. * He hopes that his words will inspire and inform, and disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed. He aims to bring a fresh perspective rather than harp on the obvious and familiar. When he can, he loves to write encyclopedic overviews. He doesn't expect his readers to agree. Rather, original minds should be disputed. In short, his main political positions are among others: anti-Trumpism, for Zionism, Intersectionality, non-violence, anti those who abuse democratic liberties, anti the fake ME peace process, for original-Orthodoxy, pro-Science, pro-Free Will, anti-blaming-the-victim, and for down-to-earth, classical optimism, and happiness. Read his blog on how he attempts to bridge any tensions between those ideas or fields. * He is a fetal survivor of the pharmaceutical industry (https://diethylstilbestrol.co.uk/studies/des-and-psychological-health/), born in 1953 to his parents who were Dutch-Jewish Holocaust survivors who met in the largest concentration camp in the Netherlands, Westerbork. He grew up a humble listener. It took him decades to become a speaker too, and decades more to admit to being a genius. But his humility was his to keep. And so was his honesty. Bullies and con artists almost instantaneously envy and hate him. He hopes to bring new things and not just preach to the choir. * He holds a BA in medicine (University of Amsterdam) – is half a doctor. He practices Re-evaluation Co-counseling since 1977, is not an official teacher anymore, and became a friendly, powerful therapist. He became a social activist, became religious, made Aliyah, and raised three wonderful kids. Previously, for decades, he was known to the Jerusalem Post readers as a frequent letter writer. For a couple of years, he was active in hasbara to the Dutch-speaking public. He wrote an unpublished tome about Jewish Free Will. He's a strict vegan since 2008. He's an Orthodox Jew but not a rabbi. * His writing has been made possible by an allowance for second-generation Holocaust survivors from the Netherlands. It has been his dream since he was 38 to try to make a difference by teaching through writing. He had three times 9-out-of-10 for Dutch at his high school finals but is spending his days communicating in English and Hebrew - how ironic. G-d must have a fine sense of humor. In case you wonder - yes, he is a bit dyslectic. If you're a native English speaker and wonder why you should read from people whose English is only their second language, consider the advantage of having an original peek outside of your cultural bubble. * To send any personal reaction to him, scroll to the top of the blog post and click Contact Me. * His newest books you may find here: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AMoshe-Mordechai%2FMaurits+van+Zuiden&s=relevancerank&text=Moshe-Mordechai%2FMaurits+van+Zuiden&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1
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