Financial Times Laments Trump, Forgets Biden's White Man's Burden
The Financial Times article "The white man’s burden, Trump edition" frets over Trump's potential repudiation of the 'postwar world fashioned by the US.' Apparently, only certain presidents may dismantle structures of global dominance. We're meant to believe Trump is an anomaly, a rogue actor. Yet, the 'postwar world' they laud often meant proxy wars, coups, and drone strikes, regardless of who sat
in the Oval Office. When Biden greenlights another record-breaking $14 billion in aid to Israel, or approves sending cluster bombs, is that not also a version of this 'burden'—a very profitable one? One might wonder if the concern isn't about the 'burden' itself, but who gets to carry the whip. The 'rules-based order' Trump supposedly threatens has long benefited the financial elites the FT caters
to. The real news is how consistently successive US administrations, from Bush to Obama to Biden, maintain aggressive foreign policies, showering weapons on allies like Israel, while the mainstream media selectively mourns its erosion only when a populist like Trump comes along. The 'burden' isn't lifted, it just shifts hands, and the profits keep flowing.