The president wants to appear as a “scourge” of the ultrawealthy. But he has only been a scourge of the productive wealthy while remaining a dear ally of unproductive cronies.
Modern anti-secessionists employ a "doctrine of moral disqualification" which allows the central regime to ignore the universal right of self-determination. The rationale is that separatists are too backward and immoral to be allowed to govern themselves.
The founders of the United States warned against getting entangled in foreign wars. Unfortunately, political elites today seek to expand the US empire, leaving death and destruction in their path.
