Trump’s fascist tirade is starting to show the effect of US relations to the rest of the world. This is clearly shown by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s strong criticism of his policies in light of Trump’s overthrow of Maduro in Venezuela and threats to take Greenland even by force. This is courtesy of Occupy Democrats:
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier enrages MAGA world by declaring that the United States under Trump is destroying the world order and turning it into a “den of robbers.”
The rest of the globe is done pulling punches…
“Then there is the breakdown of values by our most important partner, the United States, which helped build this world order,” Steinmeier said a symposium, clearly referring to the illegal kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Trump’s threats to seize Greenland.
“In my opinion, we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order. We are far beyond that, I believe,” he continued. “Both disrespect and erosion are well advanced. I believe that, and I want to emphasize it a little.”
“It is about preventing the world from turning into a den of robbers, where the most unscrupulous take whatever they want, where regions or entire countries are treated as the property of a few great powers,” he continued. “Where even medium-sized states, such as ours, are being pushed to the margins of history, and where smaller and weaker states are left completely unprotected.”
Trump has admitted that his invasion of Venezuela was carried out so that American corporations can take over that nation’s vast oil reserves. It’s naked imperialism and rank gangsterism, and the rest of the world is understandably horrified. Our closest allies are racing to keep us at arm’s length — a deeply destabilizing development at a time when we should be banding together against our ascendant adversaries.
Steinmeier’s concerns are well-founded and as it turns out they mirror those of his countrymen. A poll for the public broadcaster ARD just discovered that 76% of Germans now believe that they cannot rely on the United States as a stable partner. Only 15% believe that they can trust the U.S.A.
For all of his strongman posturing, Trump is making us weaker by the day. His fascist supporters may get a sick thrill out of watching him bully foreign countries, but the bill for all of this evil will come due. If we continue down this path we will soon find ourselves isolated, despised, and unable to call upon help when we need it most.
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