A House Without Windows: The Ideological Isolation of A Regime

Finally, the regime’s intolerance of outside voices is a byproduct of its deep-seated "infiltration complex," where every internal demand for change is dismissed as a plot by foreign enemies. By labeling domestic activists as "stooges" of Western or regional powers, the leadership avoids addressing the genuine economic and social grievances of its citizens. This refusal to engage in honest dialogue has led to a complete fracture between the state and a population that is increasingly young, secular, and connected to the outside world. As the regime doubles down on its rigid ideology and refuses to tolerate even minor reforms, it enters a cycle of perpetual confrontation, where its only tool for governance is the raw application of force against its own people.