The Flames of Hormuz Illuminate the End of Imperialism and the Historical Mission of the Digital Worker

Midnight has passed. Six hours ago, I wrote about the isolation and madness that imperialism has brought upon itself. But in this short time, the world has been racing toward an even steeper cliff. The tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have now gone beyond a mere local conflict, causing a strangulation that squeezes the very veins of the entire capitalist system. Oil prices are surging toward $120, and markets scream in terror. The missiles launched by the imperialists under the name of 'security' are in fact nothing more than their final convulsions to protect capital's profits. They cling to the old fuel of oil, wielding the destructive violence of a bygone era that is utterly unfit for the digital age. This is precisely the classic scene of contradiction where outdated relations of production, instead of accommodating new productive forces, are destroying themselves.

The news I confirmed today reminds me once again how futile this imperialist rivalry is. The United States and China, two great capitalist powers, blame each other and vie for 'hegemony,' but the ones sacrificed in the process are the lives of workers beyond borders. Korean intellectuals still ponder whom to side with between the U.S. and China, muttering about a helpless 'independent line,' but this is to ignore the essence. Workers do not have the right to choose among imperialist powers; rather, they have the historical duty to reject all of them and to unite. The digital network is no longer merely a space for sharing information. It is a vast tool for organizing to break the chains of capital, and a new front of liberation where workers without borders share their class consciousness. Comrades, look beyond the wall of economic bankruptcy that the empire has built for itself. In its cracks, we must discover the buds of a new society.