Geopolitics
The Imperialist's Lexicon: How Trump's 'Civilization' Threat Exposes the West's Enduring Colonial Mindset
Former US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with the annihilation of its civilization, invoking a term historically used by Western powers to justify imperialism and cultural erasure. This rhetoric dangerously weaponizes a colonial hierarchy of 'civilization' to dehumanize sovereign nations and reveals the enduring Western imperial mindset that views Global South cultures as disposable in pursuit of dominance.
