Saleh Daher – The Grand Performance: The Philosophy of Domination and Overt Hostility

Since the dawn of history, human conflicts have never been merely ideological confrontations or civilizational clashes as they are often portrayed. At their core, they are a reflection of hidden struggles for power, conducted behind the scenes.

In today’s world, the United States and Russia are the most prominent examples of this theatrical duality, where conflicts are staged on the global political stage as battles between good and evil. Yet, if we remove the masks, we discover that these confrontations are nothing more than meticulously directed performances concealing a common objective: domination over resources, control of nations’ destinies, partitioning lands even over the corpses of the innocent, subjugation of peoples, plundering, and reshaping human values to suit the interests of the ruling elite.

It is a grand performance, orchestrated with well-known protagonists and hidden puppets, where roles shift between the “savior” and the “villain,” while the outcome remains the same: reinforcing the empires’ power at the expense of the common people.

In this recurring scene, there is no distinction between the killer and the victim in the calculations of the great powers, as all become instruments serving a higher goal: cementing the throne on the ruins of truth and perpetuating the theatrical performance until the final cry for freedom is silenced.

This pattern of conflict is not a product of the modern era but an extension of a long history of systematic domination. From Hitler, who used “racial purity” slogans as a façade to justify wars and expansion, to Stalin, who employed the idea of “social equality” to enforce a rigid central system, the goal remained the same: manipulating the fate of peoples and subjugating them under absolute authority. Both relied on fear and propaganda to consolidate power and enforce control under false values.

Today, the scene unfolds with a different set and actors. The struggle between major powers is not random; it is a form of covert collaboration among global elites to achieve hidden interests. The U.S. presents itself on stage as the guardian of democracy and human rights, while Russia positions itself as the defender of traditional values and a counterweight to Western dominance. Yet behind the scenes, the actors shake hands on a single deal: the division of influence and control.

Global events reveal that roles are carefully allocated. Just as major powers divided the world’s resources in the 20th century through wars and treaties, today the same game continues with new tools: technology, media, economy, and engineered chaos.

It is the grand performance, where the script does not change, only the faces of the actors. From Hitler and Stalin in the past, to Trump and Putin today, all are different faces performing varied roles, yet the goal remains constant: entrenching dominance and keeping people as powerless audiences who either applaud or weep under the theater lights.

In this context, narratives of hostility are reproduced to justify military, political, and economic interventions. These narratives are skillfully used to guide populations and distract them from the true objectives of conflicts. Just as propaganda in the era of Hitler and Stalin was used to control masses and convince them of the necessity of war or sacrifice, modern media plays the same role, though with far more sophistication and deception.

Humans are no longer ends in themselves in this global system but tools exploited to serve higher interests. Just as Hitler and Stalin reduced people to mere numbers in the equations of control, the same approach continues today through wars claiming millions of lives without accountability, and economic systems imposing poverty and deprivation on vast segments of humanity.

History is not repeated by accident; it is carefully orchestrated to serve specific powers. Major powers, past and present, ensure the world remains in constant division, a necessary condition for maintaining dominance. Hitler and Stalin exploited this division clearly, and today global events are managed by the same mechanisms that keep populations trapped in a closed cycle.

What is presented to humanity as inevitable conflicts is, in fact, a grand theatrical performance, with a meticulously written script, precisely assigned roles, and pre-determined outcomes. The choice for humanity remains: either submit and remain captive to this recurring blood-stained performance, or reshape its role by enhancing collective awareness and understanding the global system that governs its fate.

The battle for consciousness and the liberation of humanity is not a secondary option; it is the destiny of peoples striving for a dignified life. It begins with a deeper understanding of the grand game being orchestrated behind the scenes and continues through humanity’s ability to break the chains, confront challenges with conscious will, reject injustice, and open the doors of hope toward a just, free, and dignified future befitting humanity.

Dr. Saleh Muhamed Daher