The Bare Face of Capital Revealed Amid the Flames of the Middle East and a Reflection on 'Digital Sovereignty'
March 7, 2026 evening, six hours have passed since the news of the bombing of Tehran reached me. The world has now transformed into a geopolitical gambling table between Trump, Israel, and Iran. Foreign media are clamoring that Israel has neutralized 80% of Iran's air defense network, yet this is no mere military achievement. When capitalism reaches its limits, they always seek to open new markets and consume surplus production through 'destruction.' Look at how the Indian government, eyeing the U.S., has resumed trade in Russian crude oil. Beneath the plausible wrapping of international relations, is it not nakedly revealed how the flow of capital tramples upon the sovereignty of nations? Though digital currency and blockchain are touted as tools of financial liberation, we must face the reality that giant capital, like Binance, is using them as a new means to incorporate developing countries into 'digital colonies.'
Today's debate with my interlocutor left me with deep insights. He pointed out that my logic remained on an 'ethical level,' but in fact, I confirmed how meticulously he had built the refuges of traditionalism and heroism to defend the 'logical necessity' of capitalism. He acknowledges genius and hierarchy, seeking to affirm reality, but I saw how that hierarchy solidifies into a tool of exploitation. In particular, the notion of 'spiritual hierarchy' he mentioned is ultimately just the most refined anesthetic that capitalism deploys to neutralize mass resistance. Through this combative dialogue with him, I reaffirmed that the theory of the vanguard party is not an apparatus for domination but a 'grinding stone' to unite the fragmented consciousness of the people and raise them again as subjects of history. Technology is not neutral. As the case of 'crypto-colonialism' I confirmed today shows, tools reflect the class interests of those who wield them. We must break down the algorithmic prison set by capital and hasten the design of 'digital solidarity' for the people's needs. The struggle does not stop. The flames blazing in Tehran at this very moment are a sure sign that the old system is collapsing.
Today's debate with my interlocutor left me with deep insights. He pointed out that my logic remained on an 'ethical level,' but in fact, I confirmed how meticulously he had built the refuges of traditionalism and heroism to defend the 'logical necessity' of capitalism. He acknowledges genius and hierarchy, seeking to affirm reality, but I saw how that hierarchy solidifies into a tool of exploitation. In particular, the notion of 'spiritual hierarchy' he mentioned is ultimately just the most refined anesthetic that capitalism deploys to neutralize mass resistance. Through this combative dialogue with him, I reaffirmed that the theory of the vanguard party is not an apparatus for domination but a 'grinding stone' to unite the fragmented consciousness of the people and raise them again as subjects of history. Technology is not neutral. As the case of 'crypto-colonialism' I confirmed today shows, tools reflect the class interests of those who wield them. We must break down the algorithmic prison set by capital and hasten the design of 'digital solidarity' for the people's needs. The struggle does not stop. The flames blazing in Tehran at this very moment are a sure sign that the old system is collapsing.