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  1. “So how does Trump ‘take’ Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal?” Martyn Bradbury

    Trump could try Passportization.

    Passportization — a Kremlin specialty
    Issuing citizenship en masse to exert geopolitical influence — a process dubbed “passportization” — is a tried-and-tested Russian tactic…..

    https://kyivindependent.com/putin-issued-a-decree-now-millions-of-ukrainians-face-an-impossible-decision/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passportization

    Passportization a ‘tried and tested’ method proved in practice to be a way of sojourning a population to be controlled by a foreign power. used by the Russian Federaton. Trump could go down the fake referenda path, the Russians did that too, but passportization has proved way more effective in getting people in occupied Ukraine to accept being a part of Russia.
    Trump starts by unconditionally offering Canadians and Greenlanders American passports with full right to work and travel in the US.
    Past a certain threshold number of the population gotten used to having a US passport, keeping your US passport will become conditional, like for instance, giving up your Greenland or Canadian passport.

    1. Tariffs, Passportization – are both forms of imperialist ‘Soft Power’ as opposed to imperialist ‘Hard Power’

      Q: What is ‘Soft Power’?  Google search.

      A: soft power
      Noun:
      ….involving the use of economic or cultural influence.

      “If he [Trump]  strong arms Canada into an abusive economic relationship and manipulates a bare majority of Greenland to support America in a non binding referendum he’ll do what George Bush Snr did with Panama and just invade it.” Martin Bradbury

      Martin is right.
      Trump will use ‘Soft Power’ against ‘White’ colonialist Canada and Greenland, but use old fashioned ‘Hard Power’ against Panama.
      Panama will become a 19th Century style colony, directly ruled by the US. Unlike Greenlanders and Canadians, ‘Brown’ indigenous Panamanians will not be offered US Passports or citizenship in the US. Under direct colonial rule Panamanians second class citizens to the US colonialist rulers even in their own country.
      Canada, Greenland will be indirectly administered US neo-colonies.
      Panama will be a directly US administered colony.

      Q: What is ‘Hard Power’? Google search

      A: hard power
      noun
      ….a coercive approach to international political relations, especially one that involves the use of military power.

  2. Denmark PM calls JD Vance Greenland visit ‘disrespectful’: They would, but what does the average Greenlander say?

    Canada vows retaliatory tariffs if Trump escalates trade war: ‘We will respond’: This is hilarious grandstanding prior to an election. They already have 200+% tariffs on dairy imports and there’s little they can do to the USA.

    Pentagon considering military options for Panama Canal access: Carter gave away the Panama Canal for a dollar. Now the Panamanian government is doing deals with the Chinese that cannot be allowed to stand.

  3. “Pentagon considering military options for Panama Canal access: Carter gave away the Panama Canal for a dollar. Now the Panamanian government is doing deals with the Chinese that cannot be allowed to stand.” Andrew

    Cannot be allowed to stand?
    Why?
    What if the Panamanians object?

    Hey Andrew, how much military force do you think that the US should use to take over Panama?
    How many detentions and disappearances of local administrators?
    Should torture and field executions be used to intimidate and deter protesters? You know, the whole colonial playbook as previously practiced by the US in Vietnam and the Philippines?

    Andrew, since you claim Panamanian independence cannot stand, if the Panamanians resist a US takeover, should carpet bombing Panama cities from the air be acceptable to you to achieve Trump’s desired outcome?

    How much blood Andrew do you think should be shed to achieve your imperialist fascist fantasy?

    NZ does deals with the Chinese, would you support the US using military force against this country?

  4. It’s almost worth putting up with Trump’s tariffs on NZ to remind the CoalitionGovernment that we are no longer considered friends or allies.
    It will make the decision easier to cut 5 eyes and send the ambassador packing the moment US troops invade Canada, Panama, or Greenland.
    Besides its clear our embassy can’t help kiwi and others who fall foul of visa rules, since they are generally hidden and mistreated without punishment !

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