Glossary of Truth

Glossary of Truth

Defining the Terms of Injustice and Resistance

Nakba (The Catastrophe)
The mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, involving the destruction of hundreds of Palestinian towns and villages.
Fiat Money
Currency that is not backed by a physical commodity like gold, but is established as legal tender by government regulation. Its value is derived from trust in the issuing authority.
Ecocide
The mass destruction or loss of ecosystems of a given territory, often as a result of industrial activity or military bombardment, destroying the basis of life for the local population.
Waste Colonialism
The practice of exporting toxic or non-recyclable waste from wealthy, industrialized nations to the Global South, shifting environmental and health burdens onto poorer populations.
Neurodiversity
The concept that neurological differences (such as autism, ADHD, or dyslexia) are natural variations in the human genome rather than disorders to be "cured." In this manifesto, it is viewed as a vital lens for seeing reality without societal filters.
Water Apartheid
The systematic denial of access to clean water to one group of people while prioritizing another, often used as a tool of political and territorial control.
Survival Mode
A psychological state where chronic stress, often caused by economic instability or trauma, keeps the brain locked in primitive "fight, flight, or freeze" responses, limiting long-term thinking and empathy.
"Language is a tool of liberation. When we define the truth clearly, propaganda loses its power."