Trump was ideologically incoherent and crassly transactional. But the threat he posed to American empire and thus the gargantuan security state helps establish a motive for why the FBI and CIA intervened in both the 2016 and 2020 elections. As president, Donald Trump lavished the rich with tax cuts and deregulation. Yet, contradictorily, he also threatened the structure of American global hegemony that does so much to keep the American one percent tremendously wealthy. In fact, Trump undertook the most […]
I know it's Grayzone which has been cringe recently but this is Parenti's son and it's a very good read so.
He also ramped up sanctions in Iran and Cuba and doubled down on support of Israel's settlements. Dronings increased under him. He just did a slightly different imperialism, albeit one that undermined support with important US client states. He still did warfare, just under different pretexts.
Verbally maybe somewhat, but it was the same as ever otherwise. Increased murder of people in other countries.
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He also ramped up sanctions in Iran and Cuba and doubled down on support of Israel's settlements. Dronings increased under him. He just did a slightly different imperialism, albeit one that undermined support with important US client states. He still did warfare, just under different pretexts.
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I agree with all of that. Which is why we need a competent president to manage our empire :biden-harbinger: