Rumpelstiltskin, a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, tells the story of a poor miller’s daughter, who was locked up each night to turn straw into gold until the king found her worthy of becoming his bride.

The only way she achieved this was with the help of a dubious character, Rumpelstiltskin, but this help came at a price: first for her necklace, then her ring and then the promise of her first-born child.

It is tempting to see the king as exploitative nations, the miller and his daughter as the exploited and enslaved, and Rumpelstiltskin as the international agencies that offer loans, forcing countries into the trap of eternal debt servicing.

The miller’s daughter escapes from her debt to Rumpelstiltskin by identifying his hidden name. The world, too, is finally exposing the well-guarded truths and the identities of hidden forces that have enslaved nations, largely by controlling the narrative.

The lofty edifices that filled the world with awe and wonder prove to be a mere facade, hiding a foetid world symbolised by the likes of Jeffery Epstein, the myth of European ‘enlightenment’ and liberalism. The world is experiencing an emotional paralysis. Everything we were led to........

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