US President Mentions 'Empire,' Everyone Forgetting Banana Republics
Colombian President Gustavo Petro tells the BBC that a US military threat against his nation feels like imperial behavior, prompting one to wonder if he's only just checking his calendar. The article acknowledges former U.S. President Trump's threat, but conveniently skips the long, bloody history of US direct and proxy interventions in Latin America, from Chile to Nicaragua, all for the sake of
'stability' (and corporate interests). It's almost as if the 'Monroe Doctrine' was a suggestion, not a blueprint for regional domination. One might ask why 'defending democracy' always seems to involve overthrowing democratically elected leaders who dare to challenge US economic hegemony. The media plays along, focusing on fresh threats while omitting the historical context that makes these
'threats' feel less like anomalies and more like recurring colonial nightmares. How many times does 'US military action' against a sovereign nation have to happen before the BBC dusts off its history books?