The Imperial Rot: Trump, Netanyahu, and the Global Machinery of Chaos!

Vol.2, No.10, June 17, 2025 #GlobalPolitics #Trumphism #MiddleEastCrisis #Poverty

The Imperial Rot: Trump, Netanyahu, and the Global Machinery of Chaos!

By

Norris R McDonald

DIJ, CRT

Norris R McDonald, DIJ, CRT, Economic Journalist, Publisher, Author & Poet.

Donald J. Trump did not merely disrupt American politics; he disfigured it. His presidency represented the most dangerous elements of revanchist nationalism, white supremacy, and militarist capitalism. Trump was not an aberration but a culmination: the natural product of a political culture steeped in greed, fear, and imperial hubris.

Revanchism and the Descent into Chaos Trump emerged not as a healer of a divided nation, but as an arsonist feeding the flames. His mindset—revanchist, evoking historical revenge for perceived losses—led to a presidency defined by vendettas and division. Like Attila the Hun on a modern campaign, Trump thrived on chaos, sowing despair as he claimed to restore greatness.

Political Opportunism Masquerading as Strategy Rather than navigating the complex realities of global politics with pragmatic foresight, Trump lashed out like a cornered beast. He behaved like a “dangerous shark,” driven by gut instinct and opportunism, exploiting division and fear rather than pursuing any coherent vision of national uplift. The Republican Party, once ideologically anchored, became a vessel for his brand of spectacle-driven authoritarianism.

The Imperial Presidency Unleashed One of Trump’s most dangerous legacies is the "imperial presidency." He viewed governance not as service, but as ownership. He resisted congressional oversight, flouted constitutional norms, and centralized power in a way reminiscent of his business empire—opaque, autocratic, and answerable only to himself. In doing so, he cracked the democratic foundation upon which the presidency is supposed to stand.

Nietzschean God Complex and the Ethics of Power Trump’s behavior echoed a Nietzschean "master morality," where might makes right and domination replaces compassion. This is more than just ego—it is a dangerous God-complex rooted in white supremacist entitlement and imperial greed. In this worldview, the poor are weak, the foreign are threats, and power is its own justification.