By: HOSNEY ABDELATY
Nowadays, thieves no longer hide in the shadows, and theft no longer requires masks, locked doors, or broken windows. Theft has evolved into an activity in itself, with its own justifications, rhetoric, and tools. The thief now walks in broad daylight, confident in his actions, while homeowners watch, absorbed in their screens, inundated by an endless stream of notifications, news, and images that cloud their awareness and steal their attention before their possessions are even stolen.
The real tragedy lies not in the existence of thieves—thieves have existed since the dawn of history—but in the normalization of theft and the thief’s success in convincing the victim that what is happening is normal, not worthy of anger or resistance.
The thief now speaks more of morality than of his victims, more of justice than of the oppressed, and accuses anyone who exposes his true nature of being a bigot, a racist, or an enemy of peace. If you say of him, “This is a thief”—and he is indeed a thief—he accuses you of hatred. If you expose his theft, he accuses you of extremism. But if he insults you, humiliates you, and deprives you of your rights, this is presented as freedom of expression, the need for security, or a legitimate right.
Thus, the thief is not content to steal the land; he steals language itself. He alters the meaning of words until right becomes wrong and wrong becomes right, and defending one’s home becomes a crime, while breaking into it becomes a legitimate act.
The most dangerous thing this project does is not to seize property, but rather to reshape human consciousness. It does not want the thinking person who questions, demands accountability, and debates; On the contrary, he desires an applause-filled audience, people who act at others’ command and mindlessly repeat what is dictated to them. He desires a world where questions die, because doubt is the primary enemy of any project based on deception.
Therefore, chaos is not a byproduct of this project, but its fundamental goal. The thief does not thrive in a conscious society, but in a confused one. He succeeds not where awareness prevails, but where ignorance is widespread. He triumphs not over the free person, but over those who have renounced the right to think. But history teaches us a lesson that thieves learn too late: the chaos they sow will one day backfire. The ignorance they create could backfire, and the fires they set in other people’s homes could reach their own doorsteps.
Deception may succeed for years, force may prevail for a time, and the thief may believe his plan is eternal, but truth is more patient than lies, and awareness is more enduring than misinformation. A day will come when those who thought they were mere puppets will awaken and understand what has been stolen from them, what rights have been destroyed, and how much dignity has been lost.
And when people awaken, they are no longer the same.
Therefore, I say to all those who have built their glory on chaos, and to all who believe that the theft of homeland and rights can continue forever: fear the day when people regain awareness. Nations may last a long time, but they do not sleep forever. People may be deceived once or twice, but when they grasp the truth, they become stronger than any plan of theft and more resilient than any thief.
HOSNEY ABDELATY
