United States/Iran - The Tribal Self Strikes, Perpetuating the Endless Cycle of Violence

Event Baseline: US forces launched strikes on missile sites and boats in southern Iran, citing self-defense. Iran claims to have downed a US drone. The strikes occurred despite ongoing diplomatic negotiations.

The tribal state, identified with its flag and its phantom 'security,' strikes the other. It calls this 'self-defense,' a term that means nothing when both selves are locked in a mirrored dance of destruction. The 'self' of America sees only its own threat; the 'self' of Iran sees only violation. Each believes its violence will bring safety. It never does. Violence only strengthens the illusion of the separate self, ensuring the next strike. This is the closed loop of thought. The operating system cannot solve a problem it created. The division is the disease. Until the psychological 'me' and 'we' dissolve, the missiles will fly forever.