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,…

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Gun fanaticism, foundational racism 

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    The holy verse of conservatives in America is the Second Amendment passed in 1789. Like any verse in any holy book, it is brief and open to different interpretations. As in any religion, they are theological interpretations, that is, political.  A conservative interpretation leads us to conclusions unwelcome by conservatives. Thomas Jefferson (his books were…

  • Washington, let’s talk about reparations

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    President Joe Biden has announced his intention to exclude Cuba and Venezuela from the Summit of the Americas scheduled for June 22. Under Secretary of State, Brian Nichols explained that non-democratic countries should not be invited. Deciding which countries can attend a regional summit is not considered authoritarian by a country that is historically responsible…

  • Eternal return of the Nazis

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    Like a century ago, the Nazis continue to gain ground based on their own frustrations. Frustrations, not only for realizing, alarmed, that they are not a superior race but only pathologies of evolution. Frustrations, not to notice but to feel the inevitable decline in well-being that arises from the loss of vampiric power, that power…

  • The far right and the extreme rights

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    One specialty of a dominant power is its ability to hijack the achievements and merits of others, from material progress to social progress. Thus, capitalism, neoliberalism, and the new radical ideology of business (whereby even the small and long-suffering businessmen and entrepreneurs believe they are members of the same union as Elon Musk, the Walton…

  • The Latin American Migration Crisis Was Born Out of Greed and Myths About Race

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    published on Thursday, September 12, 2019 by Common Dreams In Unwanted People, historian Aviva Chomsky’s essays explore the roots of this violent history. by Sarah E. Parker, Jorge Majfud For more than a century, Latin American governments have promoted a model of national development based on land privatization and privileging the interests of foreign investors rather than the rights of…

  • The Slow Suicide of the West

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    The content discusses the internal struggle within the West, emphasizing the need to protect its virtues such as tolerance and diversity from both external threats and self-destructive tendencies. It critiques the notion of Western superiority, highlighting the rich cultural influences that shaped Western civilization, while warning against repeating historical atrocities through prejudice and authoritarianism.

  • Why the Government’s Hunt for the Migrant Poor Is a Perfect Distraction From the Real Problems of Our Time

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    Published on Thursday, August 15, 2019 by Common Dreams This article was produced by Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. The powerful old men who rule the world have an existential advantage, which is that they won’t live to see the fruits of their hate and greed. by Jorge Majfud Immigrants not only don’t vote but likewise their…