Authoritarianism
From The Axis Of Evil To The League Of Villains
The 2000s had The Axis of Evil. The 2010s have The League of Villains.
Look below to see exactly who the new baddies are:
(2) Once you realize that the world is now ruled by THE LEAGUE OF VILLAINS, geopolitics suddenly makes sense again. These six are a NETWORK.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(3) Trump calls Putin and Erdogan after controversies that should have harmed them, thereby propping them up. He calls Un a “smart cookie.”
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(4) Trump supports Le Pen in her election, and Le Pen wants to destroy the EU, which pleases Putin. Putin condemns any action against Un.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(5) Putin helped Trump get elected, and is now trying to help Le Pen get elected. Trump elevates Duterte by inviting him to the White House.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(6) In short, this NETWORK—this LEAGUE—is mutually sustaining and supportive and admiring. And should they win, the world will be destroyed.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(7) The LEAGUE OF VILLAINS also has JUNIOR members, e.g., ASSAD, ORBÁN, and FARAGE. Connections among the members of the LEAGUE are LEGION. pic.twitter.com/M9qb2LSYZd
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(8) Lest anyone be confused, I’m *not* alleging an *actual* global conspiracy. But this *is* a group whose aims generally fit well together.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(9) For instance, Trump doesn’t want Un to nuke the U.S., but he *does* admire Un and is using North Korea as a political foil/distraction.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(10) Meanwhile, Trump’s relationship with the *other* five members of the LEAGUE is very positive and mutually supportive in a *direct* way.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(11) Just so, Putin may *not* love having a nuclear power on his Eastern land-border, but *does* like the way Un is embarrassing America.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(12) But the LEAGUE metaphor also explains why Trump was unaccountably horrid to Merkel. Her style and agenda are not a fit for the LEAGUE.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(13) LEAGUE members run on violence, intimidation, hatred of the press, xenophobia, authoritarianism, narcissism, and global instability.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(14) Any world leader *opposed* to these governmental qualities—or, say, secrecy—or supportive of global cooperation antagonizes the LEAGUE.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(15) So, in sum, if you use the LEAGUE OF VILLAINS metaphor as a way of understanding geopolitics today, you’ll find it unexpectedly useful.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(PS) I’ll be excited to see how many people read just the first tweet, not the whole thread, and assume I’m alleging an *actual* conspiracy.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
(PS2) Everybody makes mistakes, me especially. I shortened “Jong-un” to “Un” to save space—I SHOULD’VE used the surname “Kim” to begin with.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 2, 2017
