Trump's 'Minerals Summit' — Another Chapter in Empire's Extract & Control Playbook
📰 THE STORY: Donald Trump's administration planned a summit on mineral resources, ostensibly to boost domestic production of critical minerals like rare earths, cobalt, and lithium, reducing reliance on China and other foreign suppliers for vital components in everything from electronics to defense systems. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'minerals summit' is a modern
iteration of a colonial playbook established centuries ago. From King Leopold II's brutal exploitation of the Congo for rubber and minerals (which killed 10 million people between 1885 and 1908) to the 1953 CIA coup in Iran to secure oil interests, Western powers have routinely destabilized and overthrown governments to control strategic resources. More recently, the 2019 'lithium coup' in
Bolivia, which saw Evo Morales overthrown shortly after cancelling a lithium deal with a German company, perfectly illustrates this pattern. The US, with Elon Musk's casual admission of involvement, saw an opportunity to secure lithium for its burgeoning EV market. Double Standard: When China invests in resource acquisition abroad, it's framed by Western media as 'debt trap diplomacy' or
'strategic encroachment.' Yet, when the US or its allies convene 'summits' or deploy 'diplomatic pressure,' it's presented as necessary for 'national security' or 'economic competitiveness.' The underlying pursuit of global resource dominance is identical, but the narrative shifts based on who's doing the extracting. Follow the Money: The primary beneficiaries are multinational mining