Titik Lelah Peradaban dalam Dinamika Oligarki: Tinjauan Sosiologis dan Eskatologis (Studi Geopolitik Perang Amerika Serikat-Israel vs Iran)

Abstract

This research report presents an in-depth analysis of the
phenomenon of civilization's tipping point triggered by the increase
in unsustainable socio-political complexity, the dominance of
oligarchic businesses in modern democratic structures, and the
normalization of wealth accumulation without a productive
process (rent-seeking). This study aims to analyze the
phenomenon of "civilization fatigue points" represented through
the escalation of the conflict between the US-Israel axis and Iran.
Using a qualitative-descriptive approach, this study dissects these
geopolitical tensions from two main points of view: political
sociology and transcendental eschatology. The results of the
analysis show that civilization is currently in a phase of
diminishing marginal returns, where every attempt to solve the
problem through increased bureaucracy and technology actually
increases energy and social costs per capita. Sociologically, this
condition is exacerbated by the tremendous concentration of
material wealth in the hands of a handful of elites (oligarchs) who
utilize state instruments for the defense of wealth rather than
public welfare. The case study of Iran vs US-Israel is a
microcosm of the fragility of the contemporary world system which
is on the verge of a major transformation, both in terms of
political materiality and spirituality of the times.