Trump’s clash with Canada is his latest imperialistic embarrassment | Sidney Blumenthal
The president’s chaotic schemes of aggrandizement, from Venezuela to Iran, have no larger rationale Trumpism is the lowest stage of imperialism. “We’re not going to invade Greenland. We’re going to buy it,” Donald Trump reportedly told the annual black-tie dinner on 1 February of the private Alfalfa Club, an assemblage of prominent Washington figures, a number of whom he had publicly humiliated,…
Donald Trump's recent clashes with Canada stand out as his latest imperialistic embarrassment, revealing the depths of his low-stage imperialism. During a meeting at the Alfalfa Club in February, Trump expressed his desire to make Canada the 51st state, a proposal that received an awkward silence from the assembled guests. The president's comments, though initially presented as a jest, were not met with amusement, and rather, caused unease among those present.
Trump's comments continued to mockingly reference buying Greenland and Venezuela as potential states, leaving his audience in stunned silence. He admitted to hating many in the room, yet claimed to like others, displaying a lack of consistency in his interactions. Shortly after, Trump embarked on a trip to Mar-a-Lago to plan his attack on Iran, demonstrating his imperialistic tendencies of piracy and plunder.
Trump's actions, characterized by threats and force, lack any higher rationale, similar to the earliest empires of the 17th century privateers who plundered the Spanish Main. His imperialistic drive is unwarranted by any just cause greater than personal gain, seeking to seize resources wherever and however possible.
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