Trump's Billion-Dollar Board of Peace
Trump’s new “Board of Peace” is shaping up to be a billion‑dollar alternative to the UN. Invitations sent to world leaders offer three‑year seats—or permanent membership for those who pay $1B—on a body with a global mandate far beyond Gaza.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/trump-billion-dollar-board-of-peace/685671/Open linkView original on lemmy.zip
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Oh yeah this will totally be over after the midterms. Lmfao. Morons.
It's more like the trade federation from Star wars, a conglomerate of people using money power to sway international relations of governments. They were never about peace, but the are about taking what they want when they want
I was more thinking the Mars Attacks aliens who say "we come in peace" while gunning down everyone, starting with a literal peace dove
This is what I think. If companies join this board of peace, it’s legitimizing them on the level of governments, which is really what dark enlightenment is after
Exactly. It should be scorned
It's not like the other slogans weren't spin or euphemisms either. Democracy means getting an American puppet in power, freedom means capital taking the reigns of the country, "fighting for your country" means simply colonizing others, etc etc.
Well you got to show the countries they could be attacked at any moment, so they know paying for protection is worth while.
It's 1984 speak. Peace is defined as War. And it's a money shakedown.
https://archive.is/pyXiG
Literally a "protection racket" Where protection is from their own violence.
"give us a billion dollars and bad things won't happen"
Possible the most classic and uninspired thug tactic of all time.
Corrupt mob leader is trying to determine who’s with him in the axis vs the ex allies in ww3.
When the mob charges you for "protection. "