At this threshold…
At this threshold of darkness, where shadows entwine, where political acts masquerade as virtue, and fear rises as a banner, history once again unfurls its darkest echoes. The shadows, which we thought to be banished, seep back into corners meant to shelter hope: schools, hospitals, churches. These havens of humanity, are destined to be profaned under the mandate of terror.
Yesterday, it was Kristallnacht, a shattering of glass that heralded the beginning of the end for countless lives. Today, the Operación Tun-Tun of Maduro’s regime resounds at doors, a reminder that the night always finds ways to reclaim its dominion. And mere hours away, to the north of this Tun-Tuneo, Trumpian raids extend that same language of exclusion—a distorted mirror reflecting the intolerance of the past dressed in the garb of the present.
It is impossible not to relive the yoke of ruthless regimes that promise greatness while trampling upon dignity. “Make the nation great,” they chant with blind conviction, as they sow fear along the margins, in the bodies that fail to fit their idea of prosperity. Time and again, human beings are forced into hiding, into fear, into losing faith in the sanctuaries that should be their salvation.
Today, as pain crosses borders and uncertainty clouds futures, we must ask ourselves: How can we look to the future if we allow the past to catch up with us over and over again? How much more can our humanity endure before it shatters completely?
Memory cannot be a blurred echo nor a whisper lost in the air. It must become an urgent, sustained cry—one that demands justice, humanity, and the defence of what truly makes us human. For only by remembering, only by resisting, can we break this cycle that threatens to devour us.
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The Operación Tun-Tun by Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, the Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany, and Trump-era raids in the United States—though different in context, ideology, and scale—share fundamental elements: the abuse of state power, the use of fear as a tool of control, the stigmatisation of groups, and the destruction/violation of safe spaces.
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IG
London, June 22, 2025