In this opinionated monologue, the speaker argues that the United States’ recent seizure of Venezuela—framed as a contemporary application of the Monroe Doctrine—represents an overt, oil‑driven expansion of American geopolitical power. Citing Trump’s public statements about acquiring Greenland and referencing other potential targets such as Cuba, Colombia, Alberta, and the role of Marco Rubio in overseeing Venezuela, the speaker describes the move as unusually transparent, yet questions its moral legitimacy. The narrative links the historic 1823 doctrine (which warned European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere) to a modern rivalry between the U.S. and China, suggesting that control of Venezuelan oil could give the U.S. leverage over Russia and China. The speaker speculates that success in Venezuela may embolden the Trump administration to repeat the strategy elsewhere, while inviting viewers to comment on the implications.
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Talk the last few days about the Monroe Doctrine as the United States just took over Venezuela. Obviously didn't hide it at all. We're taking the oil. Has hinted at Cuba, Greenland, Alberta, and other countries. Even today, look at this: Trump has said acquiring Greenland is top national priority. What is the Monroe Doctrine here? This is in 1823. James Monroe is the fifth president of the United States. James Madison was the fourth president of the United States. Came up with this that the Western Hemisphere. Is for America. The time it was for Europe. It's like, Europe, get out of here. This, you know, we have 2 spheres. We got our sphere. The Western Hemisphere is ours. You guys can go do your own hemisphere. Currently, this has changed from Europe to more of China and the United States, these 2 hemisphere approaches to the world. Thing I love most about this is we didn't hide it. Like Trump in his press conference was like, yeah, we got Venezuela, we got the drugs, but we also got a ton of oil and we're sending in American oil companies. Now whether you think this is right or wrong, I just love that they're transparent about what we're doing here. And again, I'm curious to see how this all plays out. This sets quite a precedent, what just happened in Venezuela. We didn't have some big war where there wasn't something— it happened in a couple hours. And they're essentially now a colony of or a territory of America. Marco Rubio is running Venezuela for the time being. They were very transparent about the whole process of what we plan to do. Whether it's right or wrong, I do not know. What I'm saying is this is a president— one of two things. Number one, Maybe we're done. We have the oil, we can now constrict Russia and China, other countries that were buying Venezuelan oil. Gives us a big leverage. We could just be done. But as of what we've seen, it seems like we're not done. This might give President— hey, that actually went pretty good. Greenland is now on the table, Alberta, Cuba. Now, I don't think we're gonna go kidnap presidents. There might be a little more diplomacy. But Cuba, Colombia, I mean, it went pretty well. And I think it's gonna go well for the Venezuelan people. They're gonna— I mean, Trump's plan, we'll see, but to make them a lot of money from their oil reserves. He said just yesterday, Cuba's country's on the verge of collapse because they have no more drug money coming in. Cuba, Colombia, and others might be, you know, hey, come work with us. Be a part of the American system. You're all going to make more money. You'll be safer. You'll be happier. We're expanding the American empire. Again, I don't know if it's right or wrong, but I'm just telling you what is going on right now is something that has been unprecedented. It is actually quite crazy. And who's going to stop us? It went so well, I think the Trump administration goes, why don't we just run the same play again? Comment down below what you think.
