The Cost of Global Hegemony: An Analytical Study of Human Costs Since 1492

The story began in 1499 when an Italian explorer set foot on the continent that we now call America. This so-called discovery proved to be a great human tragedy for the original inhabitants, as the ruthlessness with which indigenous civilizations were wiped out in the struggle for resources is a sad chapter in history. The foundation of the American continent was laid on the desecration of innocent people who were targeted simply because they were an obstacle to the economic goals of the colonial powers. During various periods of European colonialism, millions of indigenous people living there were eliminated through forced evictions and systematic operations in order to lay the foundation for a new state. When independence was declared in 1776, its benefits were limited to a select few, while for the indigenous population and the millions of people who were forcibly brought in, these chains became even tighter. The policies adopted by the American state to expand its borders wiped out every nation and civilization in its path. From the beginning of the twentieth century, this state began to go beyond its borders and intervene from the Philippines to Cuba, the sole purpose of which was to protect its economic interests. At the end of World War II, when the world was looking for peace, the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki proved that any human limit can be crossed in the pursuit of power. This was the turning point from which this state established its role on the global stage, which plunged the world into the fire of constant conflict. In the name of the Cold War, the entire world was divided and dozens of countries were turned into laboratories. More than three million human lives were lost in the Korean War, while the operations that continued for fifteen years in Vietnam not only targeted humans but also devastated the land there with toxic chemicals. Behind all these measures lies the interest of the arms manufacturing industries, which can only thrive in the event of confrontation. This is why, in the last eight decades, there has hardly been a year when this state has not been directly or indirectly engaging in some kind of adventure in some region. These attacks have always been presented in the attractive words of “democracy and freedom” to appease the global conscience, but now it is time to bring the facts to the world that this system itself has become the biggest challenge to world peace.

According to data from renowned research institutions and the ‘Cost of War’ project of Brown University, wars in the last few decades alone have resulted in more than 940,000 direct deaths and more than 5 million indirect deaths. These conflicts have displaced 38 million people. Iraq was attacked on the false accusation of weapons of mass destruction, which resulted in the death of more than a million civilians. This is a mentality that considers human lives to be just numbers. Behind all this is not just gunpowder, but the 'petrodollar' and the web of the global financial system that has made the entire world an economic prisoner of Washington. When the dollar was made the world currency in 1944, the promise was something else, but in 1971, this promise was broken and it was reduced to a mere piece of paper whose value depends only on military power.

Today, institutions like the IMF and the World Bank trap poor countries in a debt trap from which the only way out is to trade national sovereignty. When economic weapons fail, popular governments are overthrown through covert operations, as was done in Iran, Chile and Indonesia. If we take the total of all these operations, the number of people who have fallen victim to the policies of this system in the last five hundred years exceeds five hundred million. This is the greatest human loss in history.

​Now the only way out of this economic and political slavery for humanity is 'de-dollarization' and an alternative global financial system, which is now being led by blocs like 'BRICS'. The world is now fed up with this tyranny and is looking for a fair system where everyone has the right to resources. I know how dangerous it is to state these facts and that attempts may be made to silence me as a result, but as a journalist it is my duty to tell the truth. If we do not unite today, future generations will never forgive us. I have done my duty, now it is your decision whether you will remain a part of this exploitative system or will you bring this voice of truth to every human being.