So this is where we are. Felon and sexual assaulter Donald Trump isn’t even in office yet and he’s already threatening Western allies, neighboring countries, and rattling sabers. Trump wants to claim Greenland from Denmark, a sequel to his attempts during his first administration. He has threatened to take over the Panama Canal. And he’s said he won’t rule out military actions to do so. And he’s antagonizing Canada, suggesting it should be annexed by the United States.
What a childish asshole.
Trump admires dictators such as Vladimir Putin. He’d throw away nearly a century of partnership with the rest of the West just to make himself look strong. He’d threaten war with smaller countries. What a weak old sop.
To get a better idea of why this is dangerous, my friend and partner, David Pepper, has an excellent breakdown of Trump’s actions. Here’s an excerpt:
In that context, what Trump has been doing in recent weeks provides an enormous boost (at least)—and a decisive victory (at most)—for this global autocratic project.
His suggestion that military force, economic sanctions and open threats—wrapped in warped histories and bizarre legal claims—can legitimately be used to acquire territories he desires is right out of the autocracies’ playbook.
The fact that he’s directing this hostile rhetoric at NATO allies (both in North America and Europe) makes it doubly worse.
In a broader sense, he’s not just sending a global signal that the United States can no longer be counted on as the anchor of the Western democracies who stand as a bulwark against the autocracies’ movement to alter “the world order,” as Lavrov said.
It’s much worse.
It’s a public announcement that the United States is actually switching sides altogether.
Give the piece a read. It’s well worth it. We and the rest of the world face grave danger. The best way to prepare and act now is to be informed.
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What will the military do? Will the USA base in Greenland announce that it is now the government seat of the territory of New Greenland? It is an act of war is it not? Will the military go along with this? What about other egregious unconstitutional acts? What about acts that leave this country wide open to invasion by Russia and China? Don’t those generals have grandchildren? Aren’t they still patriots? Don’t they still salute the American flag? I’ll be watching,
Admired the rough and was looking forward to the finished toon. Excellent!