I cannot stress this enough: this turd does not speak for the overwhelming majority of Americans. He possibly speaks for the 1%.
Colonialism is an arm of unchecked capitalism, right up there with slavery.
I think this signals something in the vicinity that the super-wealthy are eager to pursue more fertile domains than milking the middle-class dry. That or people like Rubio want to be bigger players and it’s the most lucrative play available if all you have is control of a big government and military.
With all the political damage that US saber-rattling has caused, it seems unlikely that entreating EU members with this talk would work… unless they’re actually talking directly to far-right parties inside those countries. Scarier still is the idea that they think that will actually bear fruit.
Even if it’s not a part of a bigger play, this man is singing for his dinner, that’s for sure. I wouldn’t take this lightly, but I also would keep my powder try until this becomes a bigger deal than Greenland.
I cannot stress this enough: this turd does not speak for the overwhelming majority of Americans. He possibly speaks for the 1%.
A not insignificant portion of the American population did vote a turd like that into office.
The problem runs much deeper than just a few politicians.
Of course, they are self-serving grifters, but their overwhelming electoral success comes from a deep running culture of anti-intellectualism that worships wealth above all, and will vote rich people into office not despite of them being obvious demented morons and grifters, but because of them being obvious demented morons and grifters.
Five things immediately come to mind here.
A not insignificant portion of the American population did vote a turd like that into office.
The problem runs much deeper than just a few politicians.
Of course, they are self-serving grifters, but their overwhelming electoral success comes from a deep running culture of anti-intellectualism that worships wealth above all, and will vote rich people into office not despite of them being obvious demented morons and grifters, but because of them being obvious demented morons and grifters.