The invasion of Venezuela and the arrest of Maduro might seem like just another means of extracting wealth for Trump and his friends — and, sure, it is — but this reckless, illegal move has much broader, bigger, more catastrophic implications for the global order.
As a refresher, the global order, or all of its weak points, flaws, quirks, and injustices, has kept us out of a major-power war since 1945. A shake up in this system of alliances could lead to a rejiggering of economic alliances, military alliances, and, says Brian Daitzman of The Intellectualist, World War III.
On the surface, that might sound like a wild statement. But when you dig into the facts, it suddenly becomes non-zero in probability, which should shake you up.
Watch Sam Osterhout’s discussion with Brian Daitzman. Hope is not lost. But there’s work to do.
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So Much for Fighting Communism
It’s official: the MAGA GOP, the party that wraps itself in the flag, thumps its chest about liberty, and rants endlessly about the evils of communism (all while Donald “I control the means of production” Trump looks more like a commie caudillo by the minute) has just decided to deport over over 300,000 people legally in the United States straight into the arms of tow of the world’s most repressive socialist regimes.
