Still relevant over a year later…

On January 9th of last year, we released an article “MAGA-Flavored Imperialism” as part of the Through the Spyglass series. condemning President Trump’s stated goals of annexing Greenland and the Panama Canal.

A little over a year later, the issue has reared its ugly head once again and needs reiterating.

As previously stated: “The alleged “anti-war candidate” seems to be just fine with US Imperialism.”

We reiterate our commitment to Pan-Americanism and a true Good Neighbor Policy. We, the United States Pirate Party, recognize that the actions taken by the President will only lead to bad blood and strained relationships between ourselves and our neighbors.

We already kidnapped the President of Venezuela in the middle of the night, which, regardless of how you might feel about Nicolás Maduro specifically, is an escalation the United States cannot afford to make. We have spoken as much about it here.

Now, trying his luck again, the allies we have chosen to keep in Europe are sending non-NATO troops to Greenland in order to protect it from a potential U.S. invasion.

If the President’s gambit is to prove a dying empire “still got it”, then his plan must be marked as a failure. The world is unamused by the United States positioning and actions, and the backlash we will have to face is one from which I’m unsure we will ever truly recover.

We echo the sentiments of the original article, MAGA-Flavored Imperialism. We must have a true good neighbor policy, rooted in positive Pan-American relations.

I understand people were tired of the status quo; we were too. But if this is the change of pace being offered, it is a marathon in the wrong direction.