on the anti-US-imperialist left (“tankies”), i wonder if part of Trump’s appeal, perhaps only semiconsciously, is that he’d be openly as bad as they were always sure the United States always was. they’d be proven right, and no more of what they perceived as hypocritical sanctimony.
@interfluidity Both the tankies and #Trump are broadly against war, although tankies are far more principled in that stance than #Trump ofc
I mean, we're talking about a president who made an ally of #TulsiGabbard. You don't see many people more anti-imperialist than her in the #USA government.
@realcaseyrollins anti-imperialist, or pro other empires, our dear Tulsi. Trump portrayed himself as antiwar while campaigning, now he won’t rule out the use of force against Greenland/Denmark and Panama, he promises “all hell is going to break loose” in Gaza Saturday if all hostages are released, openly seeks territorial expansion in a way no US President has for more than a century.
In the context of rhetoric (because who knows what Trump would actually do), his rhetoric is that he won't rule out the use of force as a way of AVOIDING war, of pressuring others to find peace.
Now he's a moron and his rhetoric might be effective or not, but that's a big factor here, if we're talking about his rhetoric.
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