Trump’s misleading rhetoric is not surprising. But what’s more unexpected is that his rhetoric almost sounds neoconservative, in that he’s threatening to intervene in another country on behalf of defending values rather than strict geopolitical interests or claims of self-defense. Why misrepresent facts on the ground in Nigeria? It’s likely that Trump thinks this rhetoric will excite the evangelical part of his coalition, which is generally receptive to messages about Christian persecution around the world. Trump’s rhetoric also appears to parallel his claims that white farmers in South Africa are enduring a genocide in South Africa — and his offering them special refugee status in the States. “Christian” and “white” are not the same thing, but the narratives are analogous in that, in the right-wing American imagination, they are proxies for Western civilization in Africa.
CitarTrump’s misleading rhetoric is not surprising. But what’s more unexpected is that his rhetoric almost sounds neoconservative, in that he’s threatening to intervene in another country on behalf of defending values rather than strict geopolitical interests or claims of self-defense. Why misrepresent facts on the ground in Nigeria? It’s likely that Trump thinks this rhetoric will excite the evangelical part of his coalition, which is generally receptive to messages about Christian persecution around the world. Trump’s rhetoric also appears to parallel his claims that white farmers in South Africa are enduring a genocide in South Africa — and his offering them special refugee status in the States. “Christian” and “white” are not the same thing, but the narratives are analogous in that, in the right-wing American imagination, they are proxies for Western civilization in Africa.https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-nigeria-christians-war-violence-attack-rcna241699Quando os seus índices de aprovação são tão baixos, ele precisa de mobilizar a sua base de apoiantes ignorantes.
Espero que trump se entretenha com outra coisa, a Nigéria é nosso principal fornecedor de gás e petróleo.
