US Empire's Iron Fist: 'Free Trade' for Me, Tariffs for Thee
đź“° THE STORY: CBS News reports on EU leaders, including European Council President Charles Michel and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, calling former President Trump's threat of tariffs over Denmark's refusal to sell Greenland a 'mistake' and an 'insult.' Michel used the Davos platform to advocate for 'European independence,' specifically urging the continent to reduce its economic and
strategic reliance on the US. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This isn't Trump's novel idea, but a crude manifestation of a long-standing US imperial tactic. In 1867, US Secretary of State William Seward attempted to buy Greenland. More recently, in 1946, the US offered Denmark $100 million for Greenland. The current interest, and renewed push from 2019, stems from Greenland’s
strategic location (controlling Arctic shipping lanes, proximity to Russia) and its vast untapped mineral wealth, including rare-earth elements vital for modern technology, which are currently largely controlled by China. The US has a history of using economic pressure, and even direct intervention, to secure resources and strategic positions globally, from the 1954 CIA coup in Guatemala to
protect United Fruit Company interests, to ongoing sanctions against Venezuela to control oil reserves. Double Standard: The West routinely champions 'free markets' and 'sovereignty' – until a nation, especially a smaller one, exercises that sovereignty in a way inconvenient to US strategic goals. When the US imposes crippling sanctions on Venezuela (since 2019) or Cuba (since 1962), causing