Written by: Abdullah Al-Umairah

States do not fall when they believe in a clear truth,
but when they are managed by a fabricated doctrine used as a tool for العبث.

For decades, what has been built in some systems was not merely a political project,
but a grand narrative fueled by fear, governed by the myth of انتظار,
used to justify wars, and to postpone the present.

The idea is not new in history.
Whenever reality fails, the “coming salvation” is invoked.

At times in the name of empire,
at times in the name of religion,
and at times in the name of the “final battle.”

When an Idea Becomes a Tool

In the Iranian case, religious discourse, which deviates from the essence of true Islam, was not merely a doctrinal matter,
but became a political framework through which conflict is managed,
decisions are justified,
and masses are mobilized.

The problem does not lie in believing in a creed,
but in the politicization of belief.

When major decisions are tied to a metaphysical narrative,
calculation stops,
and planning is replaced by waiting.

History Repeats Itself

The world has witnessed these patterns repeatedly:

Wars built on “prophecies”
Conflicts driven by a “promised figure”
Systems that convinced their people that pain is a path to delayed salvation

Each time,
the outcome was the same:

Reality prevails, and the myth erodes.

Today, with the emerging landscape,
the gap begins to appear:

Between a discourse that promises victory,
and a reality that imposes its own calculations.

And here, the unavoidable questions begin:

Can a state be managed with a mindset waiting for a metaphysical event?
Can one negotiate with a discourse that does not measure time as the world does?
Can losses continue to be justified under the label of “patience”?

What is happening is not merely a military conflict,
but a confrontation between two models:

A model that manages reality
and a model that interprets it through myth

The first adapts,
the second hardens.

With time,
rigidity does not endure; it breaks.

Myth does not collapse suddenly,
it erodes when promise collides with reality.

When the moment arrives,
faith does not fall,
but those who used it do.

The most important question is not:
When will the myth end?

But:
How much did it cost before it ended?

The Big Question

What will become of the minds that believed in that myth and that narrative?

The question grows heavier when placed within an era of expanding awareness:
how did some minds believe in a myth that has no grounding in reality?

Final Mark: The Use of Illusion

Are myth and legend merely passing narratives,
or tools used to pass something deeper?

If we assume that there are those who employ this symbolism,
can a plan truly be built on ideas believed only by those who lack the tools of verification?

Or is the issue not about believing in it,
but about who manages it… and to whom it is directed?

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There is no myth.
There is no “unknown.”

Only:
screens, management, and the making of a scene.