The morals of Western power and its repercussions on Islamic thought “A critical study

This study deals with the philosophy of Western power ethics according to its most famous philosopher, Machiavelli, who invoked the ethics of power from the Sophists, and added to it that the end justifies the means. Let this principle be the first starting rule for using force without morals. This concept includes oppression and racism, as well as Hobbes, who was inspired by the ethics of power from Epicureanism, which is based on the principle of pleasure, and added to it the psychology of selfishness, stressing that morals must be based on benefit, so that man is a competitor to his fellow man, as each individual is in a struggle with the other for the sake of his soul. These Western ideas according to Machiavelli and Hobbes call for the cunning of the wolf, the ferocity of the lion, and the treachery of the fox. It is a force that calls for sabotage and the spread of philosophical chaos, which had its extension, repercussions, and influence in thought and practice on the Islamic world, where it was a reason for the extermination of millions of people without human scruples or deterrents. From conscience. What we see today is only one reason for the reflection of excessive Western power that is devoid of values and good morals. It was tyranny and oppression in order for the strongest to sit on the throne of luxury.
The emergence of Israel - for example - was the result of these Western philosophical ideas devoid of controls, humanity, and morals, and they are still the direct reason for its survival and its strengthening with all kinds of weapons that allow it to remain strong, confronting those with rights, despite the will of the peoples of the Islamic world. Which reflects the impact of Western power morals on Islamic thought.