The Government Does Not Speak for You. So Why Do You Listen?

The divide between the state and its citizens has never been greater. Soon we will reach a breaking point.

When US President Joe Biden claims ‘the American people stand unequivocally behind Israel’ then what does that even mean?

When German chancellor Olaf Scholz says ‘Germany owes Israel a historical debt’ then who is he talking about?

Who owes the debt?

What is Germany? What is the US?

And who are these men who claim to speak for ‘their’ citizens?

Let’s talk about illusions and ‘the big Other’ that dominates our lives.