As the world saw the shocking image of President Nicolás Maduro handcuffed, forced to march in humiliating fashion with nothing but a water bottle in hand, it became painfully clear: Donald Trump’s assurances that he would ‘never start a war’ were, at best, theatrical fiction. The spectacle was more than political theatre-it was a vivid reminder that imperialism has not retired gracefully to history books.
Trump had, in fact, started a war not for democracy, not for humanitarian intervention, but to seize natural resources, all the while keeping Greenland in his crosshairs, hinting that Arctic minerals might be next on the menu. This grotesque display is a salutary reminder that imperialism is alive-a powerful foreign power can humiliate a leadership, occupy a territory, and casually threaten a sovereignty.
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