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Pasqual Allen's avatar

Wow what an important piece. You put it all out there. Brilliantly written.

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Pasqual Allen's avatar

Thank you. Great stuff as always Elise.

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Johan's avatar

The so-called peace deal is not diplomacy. It is deception.

I saw how this all operates firsthand.

The media narrative around Trump as a peacemaker is not just misleading. It is dangerous. The deal in Gaza is not rooted in long-term stability or mutual respect. It is built on financial corruption, authoritarian alignment, and the erasure of democratic values.

From a behavioral lens, this is not peace. It is performance. The goal is not resolution. It is control. Trump’s foreign policy is transactional, not strategic. It rewards autocrats, sidelines allies, and treats human suffering as a branding opportunity.

The real threat is not just the lie itself. It is the machinery that repeats it, amplifies it, and sells it as truth. When propaganda replaces policy, and spectacle replaces substance, the consequences are global.

— Johan

Professor of Behavioral Economics and Applied Cognitive Theory

Former Foreign Service Officer

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Alexander's avatar

Thank you for keeping it real, the media is afraid to say there is anything wrong with this.pathetic

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Kim's avatar

Exactly

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Everett's avatar

AI written

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Alexander's avatar

Haha, you’re one of those people. You’re a category; less of you type people please

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Brooks Keogh's avatar

saw you on c-span-impressive smarts and knowledge-an idea for gaza rebuilding-3d printing of buildings is quick-logistics are problematic but check it out

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Elise Labott's avatar

Thanks!

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Sergey Karneychik's avatar

I knew Dmitry Muratov, from Novaya Gazeta, he got Nobel Prize, and he’s an honest man, he lost 6 journalists from his newspaper including Anna Politkovskaya to the Putin Regime. We were in the same university of Samara, Russia, together with Dmitry. I’d vouch for him anytime.

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Mike Langwiser's avatar

Most Americans understand that there is no instant gratification in Gaza beyond the alive Hostage release and return. Trump is giving the Arab partners room and time to provide what they've promised to do . Patience is required for the long haul this will take.

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