When a Superpower Starts Talking Like a Mob Boss… Everyone’s on the List
Threats. Troops. “Second strikes.” Oil deals. And yes — even Canada. This isn’t diplomacy anymore. It’s a shopping spree with missiles.
Here’s how you know something’s gone sideways.
When a president starts sounding less like a leader…
and more like a guy leaning across a poker table saying,
“Nice country you’ve got there. Be a shame if something happened to it.”
That’s not foreign policy.
That’s a protection racket.
Over the past few weeks, the White House has been openly rattling off countries like a to-do list.
Not enemies.
Not war zones.
Just… places they feel like “handling.”
The short version?
• Threats toward Venezuela
• Talk of action in Colombia
• “Do something with” Mexico
• Eyeing Greenland for minerals
• Pressure on Cuba
• And… casually tossed in like it’s nothing… economic domination of Canada
Yeah. Us.
Apparently we’re now a “national security issue.”
Funny. Last I checked, we mostly export maple syrup and apologize too much.
This isn’t ideology. It’s math.
Here’s what jumped out at me.
Before moving on Venezuela’s oil, the administration reportedly talked with oil executives.
Not Congress.
Not the public.
Oil companies.
Let that sink in.
If you’re planning military action and your first phone call is to CEOs instead of lawmakers…
that’s not strategy.
That’s insider trading with fighter jets.
And surprise, surprise… oil stocks pop the minute action happens.
Money moves instantly now.
You don’t need tanks to loot a country anymore.
You just move spreadsheets.
Modern empire doesn’t wear boots.
It wears suits.
The guardrails are gone
What makes this uglier isn’t just the threats.
It’s that there’s nobody left holding the leash.
Congress? Rubber stamp.
Justice system? Loyalists.
Military leadership? Replaced.
Even the central bank’s independence looks shaky.
Everything funnels through one guy.
If he says jump, policy jumps.
That’s not democracy.
That’s one-man rule with better lighting.
And here’s where Canadians should pay attention
Most Canadians still think:
“Ah, that’s American drama. Not our circus.”
Careful.
Because the language has changed.
We’re not “partners” anymore.
We’re “resources.”
Heavy oil. Minerals. Trade leverage. Geography.
When a neighbour starts calling your house “strategic real estate,” you don’t laugh it off.
You lock the door.
If they can squeeze Venezuela’s oil and undercut competitors, guess whose exports get hit next?
Ours.
It’s not tanks crossing the border.
It’s markets. Tariffs. Pressure. Deals written in Washington that quietly bleed us.
Same result. Cleaner headlines.
Here’s the pattern
Old-school empires conquered land.
Modern ones conquer supply chains.
No flags.
No marching bands.
Just contracts and stock tickers.
Blink and half your leverage is gone.
All perfectly “legal.”
They’ll call it capitalism.
I call it a smash-and-grab with a tie on.
The real gut check
When leaders openly talk about “taking” countries…
and half the political system shrugs…
That’s when you stop pretending it’s politics as usual.
Because once a superpower starts making lists…
Someone always ends up on it.
And buddy… we’re already penciled in.
The recap…
When a president starts naming countries like targets instead of partners…
that’s not diplomacy.
That’s a shopping list.
Oil. Minerals. Trade pressure. Even Canada.
Yeah… we’re on the board too.
Full story at GeezerWise.
The Gut Punch…
Empires don’t invade first anymore.
They invoice you.
Source Credit:
Analysis inspired by reporting and commentary from Claus Kellerman’s geopolitical coverage.
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The orange menace is an emotional, tweeting man-child. Someone who's never grown up. Someone who was raised on money. Someone whose had everything he's ever wanted. The 'land baron' takes what he wants, bullies people to get what he deems is his, then tromps off in temper tantrums when people say no. He's never known real repercussions. He's declared bankruptcy to remove his fiscal responsibilities. He's bought off the courts when people sue him. He's notorious for not paying contractors or workers. Countries are merely property to be acquired. He has no concept of sovereignty, nationality, or politics. It's all about him and what he wants. Yes, he's nothing but a petty mob boss. That's all he's been, that's all he'll ever be. That people bought his con-artist spiel and elected him was to everyone's detriment. What he doesn't personally enrich from, he ruins. His businesses, his country, and now trade. He only cares about the money, he doesn't care how he gets it. Canada is nothing but a resource to be bought or bullied into submission. He doesn't pay for things he thinks he can take or swindle. We can't let our guard down. We can't let him in. Most of all, we can never let him win.
Yes you’ve summed it up perfectly and the old saying seems to apply “ there none so blind that those that can not see” willful ignorance or stubborn refusal to acknowledge the truth is more profound than physical blindness… the people with the clout and the brains need to act like yesterday!