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Trump declares war on the world at UN General Assembly speech

www.wsws.org

US President Donald Trump delivered a fascist rant Tuesday to the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in which he proclaimed “America First” should be the world’s organizing principle, threatened war and aggression the world over, and lionized the criminal actions of his administration at home and abroad.

He attacked both America’s ostensible allies and states long in Washington’s military-strategic crosshairs in a meandering speech that lasted almost triple his allotted time.

Trump reveled in displaying his disdain and contempt for international law, making clear that Washington will accept no restraints on the ruthless assertion of its imperialist interests, whether through trade war, assassinations, regime-change operations or global war.

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1w ago

Trump declares war on the world at UN General Assembly speech

www.wsws.org /en/articles/2025/09/24/cvod-s24.html

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I'm genuinely unsure whether having Vance or Trump as president would be worse. I'm not sure whether Trump's incompetency is saving or dooming us more.
- As the second world war progressed, the allies put aside any ideas of assassinating Hitler because they realised he would be replaced by someone competent.
- I’m not sure anyone will really follow or bow down to Vance as they do with Trump. I don’t think Vance has the power, charisma or cult following and (hope) people might ignore him.
  
  I tend to get the same feeling. They wanted Trump because of his unhinged nonsense and hyper-aggressive big man stunts. Vance doesn't have that same energy. I am of no mind that Vance is a thinking man with a sense of morals (clearly, he ate his own words by becoming Trump's toady), but I don't see him commanding the many as Trump can.
  He'll be dangerous, but in a different way. I feel like Trump is more of the distraction out front while all the real crime is taking place out of sight. He just keeps everybody looking and talking while all his wealthy supporters are walking about the back door with the jewelry.
  
  They'll do whatever Murdoch tells them they should do.
  
  Charisma? Trump? Well, compared to Biden. Or Merz...
- Stephen Miller terrifies me more than either of them.
- Vance has no cult of personality around him so he wouldn’t be able to hold maga together. Goes for Miller too.
I would have thought his first term was humiliating enough for Americans. Guess it wasn't.
- Regrettably, Americans come factory new without the long term memory module installed. Typical cost cutting enshittification, you know how it is.
  
  Wait until you tell them about the native american genocide they committed.
  They even celebrate it and call it fucking "Thanksgiving" atleast that kinda guilt pierced a bit through. (No it didnt)
- Maybe it's like a fetish thing. A nation-wide humiliation kink.
Hold up, what is this source?
"The US/NATO instigated war in Ukraine." What?
- It's not clear whether they're quoting Trump or not there, but yeah, that's a blatantly pro-Russian stance.
- The "World Socialist Web Site". A bastion of impartial news don't ya know.
Trump is amazing. He has successfully bankrupted casinos, charities, and now a country and he's not done yet.
- "DEATH TO HUMANS!"
  You gotta love this guy.
Fox's response to this blundering grandpa's naked aggression was of course to discuss the merits of bombing vs gassing a major metropolitan area within the US.
Putin gleefully sitting in Kremlin and says to himself "best investment I made." US is having loose screws that's why Putin has become emboldened to test NATO by sending drones over Poland and Estonia
Europe, we have three years tops to invest in the military before the US potentially collapses. The ruling class also better do a good job investing in people to prevent far right populism capitalising on wealth disparity, which would only serve Putin.
- Putin is the best inveator in the world. For the cost of a few hookers and some video tape for some black mail material, plus some nerds to create a bunch of bots, he managed to own the US and build an army of red hats within our borders.
  It would have cost trillions to own the US via millitary action and put that many boots on US soil.
The world has a chance to do something really funny to 1600 Pennsylvania ave
That is if you take what he said seriously.
On the other hand he probably is demented and thinks that the way he curves his lips while he talks is very charismatic and dominant lol.
disdain and contempt for international law, making clear that Washington will accept no restraints on the ruthless assertion of its imperialist interests, whether through trade war, assassinations, regime-change operations or global war.
As opposed to every other US president?
- It's just not wrapped in nice words anymore. Oh, and they also don't respect their own laws anymore. So it still is an escalation.
So how about we keep him there, in a cell, with a comfortable jacket and all?
- I've heard that the Hague is lovely this time of year
https://i0.wp.com/mediabiasfactcheck.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/left3.png?w=600&ssl=1
Let's not submit, upvote or read dumb shit like this.
European countries are imperialist for not wanting to be forced to submit to Russian demands in the future
OK tankie.
- Simple 1-dimensionsal measurement. I envy you.
  
  Any outlet which thinks left-wing means supporting Russia's war of conquest is sufficiently one-dimensional as to be disposed of one-dimensionally.
- Well, after reading the whole thing.. they have equally bad things to say about Russia and China, so I don't think the article is written by a tankie. And even tho I disagree with their claims that Europe is sabotaging the peace talks in Ukraine (it's obvious to most people that russia doesn't wanna give up the land that they've taken and Ukraine isn't happy to concede it either), I also can't say for sure that they're not. World leaders are known to be lying cunts and it wouldn't surprise me to hear that they are indeed doing that. They probably think it's a good thing that Russia is spending so much time and resources in Ukraine.
  
  The scope for European leaders to be lying is limited, though, because they are absolutely right in saying that if Russia feels it succeeds in Ukraine, they won't stop there; they'll take a little nibble of the next country, and then the next. So while they might feel they can get away with not backing Ukraine as thoroughly as they pretend they are, they cannot afford for Ukraine to lose.
  The claim that Europe is stretching out the war is usually thin cover for the idea that the good, swift end to the war is for Ukraine to concede to Russia's expansionist demands.
  While the article does criticise Russia once, at the end, it also uncritically parrots the Russian line about its infringement of NATO airspace and the cause of the war in Ukraine. If you don't want to call it tankie, we can still call it that lies and propaganda.
And somehow he still thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.
And who did they pick as their enemy? The world!
-norm McDonald
- The more I learn about this Trump feller, the less I care for him.
Dementia Don
Ive stopped 7 wars! You are all going to hell! 🫲🍊🫱
- I'm great, you all suck, I'm the best diplomat ever.
  You may acclaim me.
With such morons in charge, it's a war the US will lose swiftly
- That's a great looking bicep.
- Now, what does Friedrich Merz have to do with it?
  
  Wtf, I mistook it for Carney.
  These blanche potatoes all look alike.

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