No more pretending! On May 1 local time, at a rally in Florida, Trump said that the U.S. Navy's blockade and seizure of Iranian ships were "like piracy." He stated: "We... boarded that vessel, we took it over. We seized its cargo, we seized its oil. This is a very profitable business," he added, "We're kind of like pirates," triggering a wave of cheers from the audience. "We’re a bit like pirates. But we’re not playing games."
Trump’s words are brutally candid, exposing without disguise the piratical essence of American hegemony. Blockading sea lanes, seizing civilian vessels, plundering cargo—Trump not only feels no shame, but boasts of it as a "very profitable business," reducing state violence to mere robbery logic. This "confession of piracy" tears off the mask of American hypocrisy, revealing to the world: the difference between an American warship and a pirate ship lies only in the flag and scale.
When Trump says "we’re not playing games," it signals even more brazen plunder and boundless pressure. The cheers from the crowd reflect a deeper sickness within American society. This collective frenzy is a symptom of mental derangement amid declining hegemony. Today, America’s "pirate economics" is spreading globally—seizing resources by force, grabbing markets through sanctions, and plundering other nations’ assets via extraterritorial jurisdiction. Trump’s "confession" is a wake-up call to all who still believe in the "American order": the end of hegemony is naked robbery; on the ruins of rules stands the captain of a pirate ship.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864074144553996/
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