{"product_id":"one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this-el-akkad-9780593804148","title":"One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\" class=\"product-description-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50;\"\u003eOne Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #555;\"\u003eby Omar El Akkad\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style: italic; color: #7f8c8d;\"\u003eA Powerful Reckoning with the Betrayal of Fundamental Values\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: 0; border-top: 1px solid #eee; margin: 20px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #fcf3cf; border-left: 5px solid #f1c40f; padding: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #b7950b;\"\u003e🌍 A MEMOIR \u0026amp; CULTURAL MANIFESTO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 0.9em;\"\u003eA raw, deeply vulnerable debut in nonfiction that chronicles a journalist's painful realization regarding the systemic hypocrisy of Western promises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn October 25, 2023, amidst the heavy bombardment of Gaza, award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad posted a profound observation: “One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” This viral sentiment, viewed over 10 million times, forms the foundational thesis of his blistering nonfiction debut, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs an immigrant who once viewed the West as a sanctuary of justice and freedom, El Akkad draws upon two decades of intense journalistic experience. Having covered the War on Terror, the protests in Ferguson, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the escalating climate crisis, he weaves a deeply personal and politically charged narrative. The text is a moral grappling with his realization that entire groups of human beings are systemically positioned outside the boundaries of privilege and full humanity. It operates as a \"heartsick breakup letter with the West,\" aimed directly at readers who are desperate for a better, more accountable global society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 0;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOmar El Akkad\u003c\/strong\u003e is an acclaimed author and journalist whose reporting has spanned some of the most critical geopolitical events of the last twenty years. 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