Recolonization

East India House (Thomas Malton, 1800)

Is the master/slave relationship just a reflection of the Great Chain of Being, with God at the top and human then animal life below. Or a device of the imagination? Post hoc does not mean propter hoc. The fact of inequality does not define it as a necessity. The advent of the first trillionaire with the assets to colonize the whole planet, as pointed out in a recent NYT Op-Ed piece "Elon Musk is Colonizing Earth" (6/12/26), brings the issue to light. Now income inequality is so great that the wealthy few, a biblical whale seems poised to devour everything. Trafficking in countries is nothing new BTW. During the age of the British East India Company, the continent of India was itself on the chopping block and countries who now make up NATO were busily gobbling up the developing world ie Africa, Mexico and South America. Remember The Belgian Congo? Trump going after Greenland, Mexico and Canada has precedent in the Colonial Age. During the past century, decolonization has become the byword, as the British Empire was reduced to England. No one dreamt the master/slave relationship would return, as a governing social force on both a collective and individual level. Trump rhymes with thump. How do you relate to a trillionaire who creates a literal and metaphorical sinkhole when they buy the land beneath your feet?

read "Double Reverse Midas Touch" by Francis Levy, The East Hampton Star