Escritos Críticos

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  • Pedomaniacs: The Global War on Children

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    It is nothing new that laws are written or authorized by those in power. Perhaps it is not so obvious, but it is also observable that the powerful can never feel their own power unless they break the laws, including their own laws. Now, if someone has more money and power than several countries combined,…

  • فلسطين فيتنام جيل ألفا وفلسطيننة العالم

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    إن الإبادة الجماعية في غزة لا تشبه أي إبادة جماعية أخرى في التاريخ. فهي لا تقتصر على منطقة جغرافية واحدة، بل تحدث في جميع أنحاء العالم. في الوقت نفسه، شهد العالم فلسطنة مزدوجة: فقد فلسطن المعارضون على يد القوى الوطنية، بينما نما وعي فلسطيني بين بقية العالم. فلسطين مختبر اجتماعي وجيوسياسي، وقد امتدت مأساتها إلى…

  • The White Man’s Peace Accords

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    On September 29, 2025, the New York Times reported on the White House meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Its front-page headline read: “Trump and Netanyahu Tell Hamas to Accept Their Peace Plan, or Else.” The subheadline clarified: “President Trump said Israel would have a green light to ‘finish the job’ if…

  • Culture War or Class Warfare?

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    On September 10, 2025, at an event called “The American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University, a student asked Charlie Kirk: “Do you know how many mass shootings there have been in the last ten years?” “Counting gang violence?” Kirk responded ironically. Kirk was a professional right-wing haranguer, credited by President Trump for helping him…

  • The Word

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    The protagonist grapples with anxiety as he approaches door H, reflecting on the facade of societal norms and the dangers of speaking freely. In a moment of panic, he mistakenly associates his attempt to declare «peace» with a threat, leading to arrest. His internal struggle mirrors broader themes of surveillance and censorship.

  • I. Model of Inverse Progression

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    The text examines the historical dynamics between ideologies, emphasizing how the past and present inform future predictions. It argues that human conditions stem from a dialectical relationship with historical patterns, showcasing the recurring cycle of power dynamics where dominant minorities exploit the majority. Additionally, it critiques contemporary neoliberalism and predicts a potential shift towards cooperative…

  • The Full Weight of the Law

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    Short Story from Had Other Plans by Jorge Majfud On the morning of July 27th, the newspapers and television reported a strange crime committed in Sayago. Two homeless men had killed a third, likely the night before. Though not alarming, the news surprised many. The reasonable thing, and what is most common, is to kill…

  • Desire

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    I did not invent this story. It is a story that was once told in many forms, but it always told, more or less, the same thing. Then, due to the urgency of recent centuries, it fell into oblivion. Like the stories that matter, it may not be true, but it is truthful. They say…

  • «Narcissism and Political Sadomasochism»

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    On Desocialization Research indicates that children’s self-esteem has surged since 1980. In my 1998 book, Crítica de la pasión pura, I argued that parents were obsessively encouraging their children to believe they were as exceptional as Newton, Picasso, or Marilyn Monroe because they feared failure in a hyper-competitive society. The proliferation of self-help books served to…

  • Power’s Tolerance of Dissent in Open Societies

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    The text explores the historical relationship between power, dissent, and tolerance, encapsulated in the equation P = d.t. It emphasizes that as dissent increases, tolerance decreases unless power also rises proportionately. The analysis includes examples from history illustrating these dynamics, particularly in oppressive regimes that permit free speech when unchallenged.

  • La generación del silencio a modo de ficción y de reflexión

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    (English summaty) Esta entrevista fue realizada por Raúl Fitipaldi y publicada en Desacato, Brasil, como “O mesmo fogo”: crianças condenadas ao silêncio. Entrevista exclusiva com Jorge Majfud. Lo que sigue es la versión en castellano. La generación del silencio a modo de ficción y de reflexión Raúl Fitipaldi: ¿En esta Patria Grande de exiliados políticos,…

  • A cultura superior: a do líder ou a do capanga?

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    O autor Jorge Majfud critica a visão de superioridade cultural dos Estados Unidos, representada pelo CEO Alex Karp. Ele argumenta que essa ideologia promove a opressão e a desumanização, refletindo uma patologia de supremacia. A verdadeira liderança deve priorizar a harmonia e a defesa dos oprimidos, em contraste com a dominação egoísta.

  • On the dehumanization of poor immigrants

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    The struggle for immigrant rights highlights systemic discrimination driven by global inequality. Poor migrants face demonization, while the wealthy exploit resources and evade scrutiny. Historical injustices compel migration, leading to criminalization of the victims. As certain nations uphold their privileges, solidarity and moral advocacy for human rights aim to challenge this entrenched oppression.

  • ¿Qué hemos aprendido de los estudiantes?

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    Una de las manifestaciones naturales de cualquier poder social fosilizado en el ápice de la pirámide social es la división de los de abajo. La variación capitalista de esta antigua ley, divide et impera, radicó en la inoculación explícita del racismo y en la desmovilización, desarticulación y desmoralización de cualquier organización social que no fuera…

  • El misterio del pueblo palestino

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    Los palestinos nunca existieron como pueblo cuando reclaman sus derechos humanos. Sí existieron como el pueblo Amalek hace tres mil años, cuando hay que masacrarlos. Los palestinos son gente muy rara. Como las partículas subatómicas, según la física cuántica y según los sionistas, tienen la capacidad de existir de dos formas diferentes y en distintos…

  • When was the war in Ukraine decided?

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    On November 22, 2021, Washington announced the end of the war in Afghanistan. After twenty years of continuous occupation, hundreds of thousands of deaths, and an increase in opium trafficking; eleven years after the official death of one of the CIA’s creatures, Osama bin Laden, Washington withdrew almost all of its operational troops from the…

  • Wann wurde der Krieg in der Ukraine entschieden?

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    Am 22. November 2021 verkündete Washington das Ende des Krieges in Afghanistan. Nach zwanzig Jahren ununterbrochener Besetzung, Hunderttausenden von Toten, der Zunahme des Opiumhandels; Elf Jahre nach dem offiziellen Tod eines der CIA-Kreaturen, Osama bin Laden, zog Washington fast alle seine operativen Truppen aus dem Land ab. Die plötzliche Dringlichkeit, nach einer Verzögerung von zwei…

  • Psicopatriotismo

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    Por una ley de 1994 (Holocaust Education Bill), en las escuelas públicas de Florida hay una materia llamada “Holocausto”, por la cual se estudian las atrocidades racistas ocurridas en Europa contra el pueblo judío. En 2020, el gobernador Ron DeSantis promulgó otra ley que exige que todas las escuelas primarias y secundarias certifiquen que están…

  • La grande crisi del 21° secolo: democrazie dirottate, propaganda e ribellioni

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    di JORGE MAJFUD Il professor Walter Scheidel, nel suo libro The Great Leveler, ha mostrato, in modo più che convincente, che dalla preistoria ai giorni nostri, tutti i sistemi socioeconomici conosciuti dall’umanità tendevano alla disuguaglianza e si sono conclusi in catastrofi globali. Il primo è abbastanza ovvio e lo stiamo vedendo oggi: chi ha potere finanziario ed economico ha…

  • The Great Crisis of the 21st Century: Hijacked Democracies, Propaganda, and Rebellions

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    The super-rich are the enemies of humanity. JORGE MAJFUD July 18, 2022 Professor Walter Scheidel, in his book The Great Leveler, showed, more than convincingly, that from prehistory to the present day, all the socioeconomic systems known to humanity tended towards inequality and ended in global catastrophes. The first is quite obvious and we are seeing…