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https://amgreatness.com/2025/09/20/dying-to-get-out-of-canada/

Postmodernism is a death cult—one to be defended against at every cancerous step this doctrine of disorder and destruction takes in its attempt to eradicate truth and tradition. What prompts this latest warning to be vigilant and proactive in thwarting the postmodern death cult? It is coming for the most vulnerable among us.

As I warned back in 2023 about Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD):

“Why should you care about Canada and assisted suicide? Well, in the first place, the American Left is constantly importing other nations’ insane and injurious policies…

“Best to keep an eye on Canada’s MAiD policies. The American Left does, and they like what they see. It’s why they want to ensure Canada’s assisted-suicide laws roll downhill to America. Sure, all life’s paths lead but to the grave. But we shouldn’t hurry to get there.”

Leftist Canadians disagree. And, since they run the country, that is bad news not only for the rest of Canada but also for the world, for the postmodern death cult is transnational.

In the years since 2023, euthanasia-mania has swept the sterile white hallways of Canadian government-run healthcare. Per a recent article by Breitbart’s John Hayward:

“Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), Canada’s preferred euphemism for euthanasia, has become so popular that practitioners struggle to meet demand.

“According to government figures for 2023, the last full year of statistics available, MAiD accounted for 4.7 percent of deaths nationwide, making Canada second only to the Netherlands. In Quebec, the figure is over seven percent, giving it the highest euthanasia rate in the world.”

The disciples of the postmodern death cult will argue, “So, what is wrong with personal autonomy?”

Firstly, there is increasing evidence that the patient’s personal autonomy no longer has primacy in the decision to end their life. As Hayward notes, “The Canadian public still seems to support MAiD, but with growing unease that lofty talk of ‘patient autonomy’ is a smokescreen for people being pushed into euthanasia as a cost-effective alternative to prolonged medical treatment.” This is especially disconcerting, as the government-run healthcare system is severely strained financially. In Canada, Grandma being pushed into taking, as Dr. Obama suggested, the blue pill is a distinct prospect—and a not-too-distant one for Americans?

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21915/iran-regime-long-game-retaliation

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has made it clear that if biting UN sanctions are reinstated by the West, there will be no nuclear inspections.

Whenever the Iranian regime begins to speak the language of cooperation and compromise, it is not because its leaders have chosen moderation out of principle or newfound goodwill.

Iran’s leadership is using the threat of non-cooperation as leverage: it is signaling that nuclear inspections will be blocked and compliance will be withheld unless the West grants concessions or delays reinstating sanctions. The leadership in Tehran understands that failure to prevent this could most likely spell the beginning of the end for its rule. That is why it has chosen to play the card of conditional diplomacy and intimidation.

What Tehran seeks now is exactly what it received a decade ago during the Obama years: time and relief. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action “nuclear deal” was portrayed by the West as a breakthrough for peace and nonproliferation. In reality, it offered the Islamic Republic a lifeline. Billions of dollars were unlocked through sanctions relief, oil revenues surged, and access to the global financial system was restored.

Rather than moderating, Iran used those resources to arm Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis and other proxies.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has never responded to anything but credible force. The destruction of its nuclear facilities this summer proved this, and the knowledge that further strikes could follow is one of the few things restraining the regime’s ambitions. Verification, not promises, must be the standard. Inspections should be immediate, intrusive and unconditional. Any attempt by Tehran to delay, restrict or politicize access must be met with swift consequences.

Its threats regarding nuclear inspections make it clear that Tehran is trying to force the West into concessions while maintaining the ability to obstruct verification. This is the old game it has played time and again. The West cannot afford to be deceived once more. The victims of 1983, 1994, 2001 and October 7, 2023 stand as a reminder of what happens when Iran is given space to recover.

The snapback sanctions must proceed, military pressure must remain, and the West must deny the regime the “oxygen” it seeks.

Iran’s threats demonstrate that its “cooperation” comes with strings attached, designed to intimidate and extract concessions. Do not fall again for its trap. Do not let the devil get up.

The Iranian regime has suddenly shifted its tone in recent weeks. It is now — sort of — presenting itself as willing to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Headlines have been dominated by announcements that Tehran is – maybe — prepared to allow inspectors back into its nuclear facilities, to resume talks with Western powers, and to abide by stricter oversight of its atomic activities.

At first glance, these gestures may seem like a breakthrough. Unfortunately, history demands a more skeptical reading. This is not a sign of fundamental change within the regime. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has made it clear that if biting UN sanctions are reinstated by the West, there will be no nuclear inspections. Iran’s willingness to “cooperate” is conditional and coercive. The regime is threatening to withhold compliance to pressure the international community into softening sanctions and granting concessions, all while seeking a carefully staged maneuver designed to buy time, regain breathing space, and prepare for a stronger counterpunch down the line.

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21914/syria-sharaa-extermination-druze-minorities

“Other groups were reported held hostage in Dar’aa and Idlib, locations where the Jolani regime is still utilizing ‘extra judicial’ prisons and has a market for the ‘spoils of war,’ as they call the abducted people. The regime provides no information about their current status or condition.” — Socrates Naufal, a Druze from Syria, to Gatestone.

“The Jolani regime (HTS/al-Nusra) declares…its attacks on [the Druze] as a jihad (holy war). The deeper reason, however, is that Sweida and the Druze community have consistently called for a secular, democratic Syria based on equal citizenship, human rights, and the rule of law. This vision directly contradicts the Islamic state government that Jolani seeks to impose…. The Druze stand for an alternative Syria that extremists cannot tolerate.” — Socrates Naufal, to Gatestone.

“The Druze are hoping that the US and EU will recognize the true nature of this threat. Washington says it is committed to eliminating ISIS, yet ISIS is part of the forces aligned with the Jolani regime. HTS/Al-Nusra is merely another name for ISIS. Normalizing relations with such a regime means nothing but supporting terrorists and empowering them to expand their influence.” — Socrates Naufal, to Gatestone.

“The West needs to be clear-eyed: these groups are built on an ideology that rejects democracy as a ‘heresy’ against Allah’s law, denies universal human rights by placing Muslims above all others, and suppresses any attempt at building national institutions in favor of an ‘Islamic nation.'” — Socrates Naufal, to Gatestone.

“The Druze….are hoping that the US and EU will not only to refuse to legitimize extremist regimes but also that they will recognize the threat to its existence the Druze community face. The Druze are hoping that they will provide protection, and support their right to self-determination. They need to demand the safe return of abducted civilians, clarify of the fate of the missing – and establish a humanitarian corridor, an independent international commission of inquiry, and unfettered access for the media and the press.”— Socrates Naufal, to Gatestone.

“Jolani committed the massacre in July under the pretext of ‘extending state control over all Syrians.’ In Sweida, however, he acted selectively. He demanded the disarmament of Sweida but did not demand the disarmament of the Sunni Arab tribes, who are surrounding and attacking Sweida …” — Amr Fahed, a Druze from Syria, to Gatestone.

“The Druze are hoping that the US and EU will recognize the real nature of this threat. Washington says it is committed to eliminating ISIS, yet ISIS is part of the forces aligned with the Jolani regime. HTS/Al-Nusra is merely another name for ISIS. Normalizing relations with such a regime means nothing but supporting terrorists and empowering them to expand their influence.” — Amr Fahed, to Gatestone.

“Strategically, controlling Sweida means controlling the border with Jordan, which al-Sharaa’s regime seeks as part of its political project. The ultimate goal of the regime is to subjugate Sweida and integrate it into the ‘Islamic administration’ project promoted by the regime, but strongly rejected by the people of Sweida.” — Amr Fahed, a Druze from Syria, to Gatestone.

“The Western governments also have not contributed to implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2254, which calls for a political transition in Syria with the participation of all Syrians.” — Samer Fahed, a Druze from Syria, to Gatestone.

How much longer will the West tolerate this “experiment”?

On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, flew them into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, murdering approximately 3,000 people and wounding thousands of others.

In 2012, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — the leader of ISIS — tasked Ahmed al-Sharaa (aka Abu Mohammad al-Julani) with forming a contingent of al-Qaeda in Syria. Sharaa then set up this al-Qaeda branch, naming it the Nusrah Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) and put in into action taxing civilians, looting factories, and kidnapping civilians for hefty ransoms. At one point, the Nusrah Front was helping support the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq. In 2013, Sharaa declared the organization’s allegiance to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and expressed their “pride in the banner of the Islamic State in Iraq.”