Trump accepts Nobel 'Peace' Prize from US-backed 'opposition' leader
Bloomberg breathlessly trumpets former President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Nobel Peace Prize from Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado. This, just days after the US and Taiwan finalized a trade deal slashing tariffs and securing a cool $500 billion for American chip operations. Venezuelan 'opposition' figures, like Machado, have historically been heavily funded by US government
efforts aiming for regime change – a fact conveniently omitted from mainstream reporting. (A quick search of USAID and NED databases would confirm this pattern of 'democracy promotion' funding for groups challenging nations that don't tow the US line). One might wonder what 'peace' a prize from a US-backed opposition leader truly signifies, especially when the very nation doing the backing is
simultaneously arming Taiwan against China and celebrating 'strategic partnerships' with Beijing (as Canada's PM Mark Carney is doing). It’s almost as if 'peace' is just a convenient label for geopolitical maneuvering that benefits Western corporate interests. How many destabilized nations and 'democratically elected' leaders overthrown in 'color revolutions' does it take before we question this
definition of 'peace'?