The shameful period of the Spanish and Portuguese “Conquistadors” evinced great cruelty in the bloody conquest of vast parts of the Americas, driven by gold, glory, and God (Christianity). History recites the abominable cruelty practiced against the indigenous empires, like that of the Aztecs and the Incas, by such villains as Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro. ( 15th – 17th Century). There has unfortunately been a surfeit of wars between sovereign states since that time, but notably, few instances of colonialism.
It is remarkable to observe that Donald J. Trump, albeit in his second time at bat as American President, suffers from such systemic myopia as not to realize that the metaphysical history of our Nation is one of rebellion against colonialism. Perhaps less time on the golf course, hanging out at the local McDonald’s, and a little time at the Presidential library might help.
Trump seems to harbor the neurotic illusion that, as a uniquely skilled negotiator, he can easily and skillfully accomplish desirable or profitable (rare Earth minerals) results. Yet, his only negotiating skill seems to be limited to the act of demanding; nothing further. His alleged book, “Art of the Deal,” was written by a ghostwriter, who we understand was not paid for his authorship. Better that the book (and his misplaced Greenland intentions) were entitled, “Art of the Steal.”
The outrageously hubristic claims regarding Denmark’s sovereign State of Greenland ( like Trump’s bromance with Putin and his claims regarding Ukraine) have been criticised by political leaders, domestic and international, as unwarranted and legally outrageous, Nevertheless,t Trump, in his impenetrable, myopic, and egoistic bubble, seems adamant on his unjustified and irrational themat aspiration, even to the extreme extent of threatening military intervention. A dilemma, apparently ignored by the dystopic President and his menagerie of side-show Cabinet Ministers, is that Denmark is a member of the European Union and NATO. The latter organization is confirmed in its obligation of mutual defense if any one of its members is threatened by war. The latter agreement has salubriously ensured decades of World peace,
The Presidency of Donald J. Trump is more than amoral and embarrassingly incompetent; it also pollutes world progress toward lasting peace and humanistic advancement. The Greenland example is but one of his ample litany of unwise and injudicial performance.
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