US President Donald Trump delivered a fascist rant Tuesday to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in which he proclaimed “America First” should be the world’s organizing principle, threatened war and aggression the world over, and lionized the criminal actions of his administration at home and abroad.
He attacked both America’s ostensible allies and states long in Washington’s military-strategic crosshairs in a meandering speech that lasted almost triple his allotted time.
Trump reveled in displaying his disdain and contempt for international law, making clear that Washington will accept no restraints on the ruthless assertion of its imperialist interests, whether through trade war, assassinations, regime-change operations or global war.
disdain and contempt for international law, making clear that Washington will accept no restraints on the ruthless assertion of its imperialist interests, whether through trade war, assassinations, regime-change operations or global war.
As opposed to every other US president?
It’s just not wrapped in nice words anymore. Oh, and they also don’t respect their own laws anymore. So it still is an escalation.
I would have thought his first term was humiliating enough for Americans. Guess it wasn’t.
Regrettably, Americans come factory new without the long term memory module installed. Typical cost cutting enshittification, you know how it is.
Wait until you tell them about the native american genocide they committed.
They even celebrate it and call it fucking “Thanksgiving” atleast that kinda guilt pierced a bit through. (No it didnt)
I will say, as someone who personally went through the American education system, that the genocide of Native Americans is actually something that is talked about in our schooling, though really only in broad terms, with basically only the trail of tears getting a specific mention. Consequently, the scale of the atrocity is not properly conveyed, but we’re pretty much all at least generally aware. In my opinion, though, that cognitive dissonance makes us worse, not better.
The larger problem, however, is in my opinion twofold. The first is that it is often framed as something which was regrettable but ultimately inevitable “they were just in the way”. This inevitability this is often presented as a component of manifest destiny, that the “American people” (who, curiously, do not include the people who were here first) were always going to end up controlling the lands that we did (see: from sea to shining sea) and so as a result we are somehow absolved by fate. The second issue is that the way that native Americans are talked about in our education system are as something that either is or soon will be a part of history, rather than as still living groups of people who we are actively continuing to oppress and marginalize in the present.
All that is to say, rather than ignorance, we’ve chosen to believe paper-thin lies to absolve ourselves instead; arguably even worse than not knowing at all.
This description is spot on!
Fucking disgusting rationalizations.
Where did I hear these versions already…oh right.
Maybe it’s like a fetish thing. A nation-wide humiliation kink.
I’m genuinely unsure whether having Vance or Trump as president would be worse. I’m not sure whether Trump’s incompetency is saving or dooming us more.
As the second world war progressed, the allies put aside any ideas of assassinating Hitler because they realised he would be replaced by someone competent.
I’m not sure anyone will really follow or bow down to Vance as they do with Trump. I don’t think Vance has the power, charisma or cult following and (hope) people might ignore him.
Charisma? Trump? Well, compared to Biden. Or Merz…
I tend to get the same feeling. They wanted Trump because of his unhinged nonsense and hyper-aggressive big man stunts. Vance doesn’t have that same energy. I am of no mind that Vance is a thinking man with a sense of morals (clearly, he ate his own words by becoming Trump’s toady), but I don’t see him commanding the many as Trump can.
He’ll be dangerous, but in a different way. I feel like Trump is more of the distraction out front while all the real crime is taking place out of sight. He just keeps everybody looking and talking while all his wealthy supporters are walking about the back door with the jewelry.
So how about we keep him there, in a cell, with a comfortable jacket and all?
I’ve heard that the Hague is lovely this time of year
That is if you take what he said seriously.
On the other hand he probably is demented and thinks that the way he curves his lips while he talks is very charismatic and dominant lol.
https://i0.wp.com/mediabiasfactcheck.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/left3.png?w=600&ssl=1
Let’s not submit, upvote or read dumb shit like this.
European countries are imperialist for not wanting to be forced to submit to Russian demands in the future
OK tankie.
Well, after reading the whole thing… they have equally bad things to say about Russia and China, so I don’t think the article is written by a tankie. And even tho I disagree with their claims that Europe is sabotaging the peace talks in Ukraine (it’s obvious to most people that russia doesn’t wanna give up the land that they’ve taken and Ukraine isn’t happy to concede it either), I also can’t say for sure that they’re not. World leaders are known to be lying cunts and it wouldn’t surprise me to hear that they are indeed doing that. They probably think it’s a good thing that Russia is spending so much time and resources in Ukraine.
Simple 1-dimensionsal measurement. I envy you.
Any outlet which thinks left-wing means supporting Russia’s war of conquest is sufficiently one-dimensional as to be disposed of one-dimensionally.
Ah, that’s what you meant. But the content here is not wrong. Cnn and even whitehouse.gov and nytimes say broadly the same. Of course on nytimes only shortly and the rest of it apologist, while whitehouse doesn’t assess, lists only raw quotes, while CNN has some critiques.
Ugh, and BBC like what he says.
Dementia Don
Fox’s response to this blundering grandpa’s naked aggression was of course to discuss the merits of bombing vs gassing a major metropolitan area within the US.
Hopefully they mean whichever major metropolitan area Trump happens to be located at any given moment.
And who did they pick as their enemy? The world!
-norm McDonald
Putin gleefully sitting in Kremlin and says to himself “best investment I made.” US is having loose screws that’s why Putin has become emboldened to test NATO by sending drones over Poland and Estonia
Europe, we have three years tops to invest in the military before the US potentially collapses. The ruling class also better do a good job investing in people to prevent far right populism capitalising on wealth disparity, which would only serve Putin.
Putin is the best inveator in the world. For the cost of a few hookers and some video tape for some black mail material, plus some nerds to create a bunch of bots, he managed to own the US and build an army of red hats within our borders.
It would have cost trillions to own the US via millitary action and put that many boots on US soil.
Trump is amazing. He has successfully bankrupted casinos, charities, and now a country and he’s not done yet.
“DEATH TO HUMANS!”
You gotta love this guy.
Ive stopped 7 wars! You are all going to hell! 🫲🍊🫱
I’m great, you all suck, I’m the best diplomat ever.
You may acclaim me.
With such morons in charge, it’s a war the US will lose swiftly
The world has a chance to do something really funny to 1600 Pennsylvania ave
Dump the administration into the Boston harbor?
Hold up, what is this source?
“The US/NATO instigated war in Ukraine.” What?
It’s not clear whether they’re quoting Trump or not there, but yeah, that’s a blatantly pro-Russian stance.
If he had declared war on the world, which wouldn’t be so out of character for him after being insulted by an escalator, you wouldn’t need to go to wsws to read about it.
