Final Tuesday, Trump declared, “A complete civilization will die tonight, by no means to be introduced again once more.”
His calling for the annihilation of a civilization if he didn’t get his means, many acknowledge as a warfare crime in itself. It’s definitely not the language of a accountable chief or an honest human being. Following his remarks, we had been quickly “saved” by a two-week peace settlement that’s itself a lot precarious.
Umbrage has arisen even amongst Trump’s MAGA base and former supporters about his warfare and his menacing declarations. As soon as stalwart supporters like Marjorie Taylor Greene: “President Trump has gone mad as he wages warfare in opposition to Iran, a damaged marketing campaign promise.” Candace Owens: “It could be time to place Grandpa up in a house.” Alex Jones: Trump has attacked “all unique MAGA supporters [and] no matter’s occurred to him has completely modified the person he as soon as was.”
Trump responded by calling them “silly individuals [who] don’t have what it takes, they usually by no means did!” Many ex-supporters and political opponents are calling for the invocation of the 25th modification, which was created for a scenario like the present one the place a president is exhibiting indicators of psychological decline and lack of ability to carry out his duties correctly.
We will see how all this performs out.
However there may be one other warfare that Trump and his filial congress is carrying on that’s simply as severe as a declaration about annihilation of a civilization. I’m speaking concerning the annihilation of Mom Earth, concerning the ongoing onslaught in opposition to legal guidelines and practices to guard Earth which have been on the books starting with the unique Earth Day on April 22, 1970.
This isn’t a menace of annihilation of a civilization however of all civilizations. And all cultures which might be birthed by more-than-human beings.
An ongoing warfare is being waged underneath Trump and his many billionaire fossil gas backers in opposition to Mom Earth. Recall how he promised over the last presidential marketing campaign to dismantle environmental rules in the event that they gave him a billion {dollars}. It appears to have been a reasonably good funding for them.
Some information for consideration:
Air air pollution from fossil fuels prices each American a mean of $2,500 per yr in healthcare bills.
Cuts to environmental applications will result in 200,000 untimely deaths within the subsequent 25 years—and to 10,000 further bronchial asthma assaults each single day.
Family electrical energy prices will enhance by $110 month-to-month or $1320 per yr.
The administration’s perspective towards local weather change is one in all “What, me fear?” It pretends to be in denial of local weather change—pretends as a result of everybody is aware of it is occurring. One current headline put it: “US had hottest March on file as nation confronted ‘unprecedented’ warmth. The continental US registered its most abnormally scorching month in 132 years of information, in accordance with NOAA knowledge.” 19,800 day by day temperature information had been damaged for warmth throughout the nation.
The warmth information come on the heels of the worst snow yr ever. “January by way of March interval was the driest on file for the contiguous US. So not solely was it scorching, it was file dry as properly.”* Water availability, agriculture, river ranges, navigation, are all in jeopardy.
drilling on our coasts and paying one billion {dollars} to abort wind farms arrange off the US coast.
This too is a warfare crime in opposition to humanity. AND in opposition to all of the species on this planet. It deserves the identical outcry—and extra—that’s coming from exclaiming the demise of a complete civilization. The president may as properly be saying, “A complete earth goes to die earlier than I end my presidency.”
* Related Press, “US had hottest March on file as nation confronted ‘unprecedented’ warmth,” The Guardian, April 9, 2026.
Banner Picture: The Local weather Change Efficiency Index (CCPI) reveals how a lot or how little progress international locations have made in combating the consequences of local weather change. Inexperienced international locations have made optimistic strides; pink international locations have completed little or no. (Grey international locations don’t have any knowledge.) This chart from the 2023 rating by CCPI.org. Wikimedia Commons.
Queries for Contemplation
How can we be sure that the sacredness of creation trumps the denial of local weather change and the greed that supercharges it?
Associated Readings by Matthew Fox
Authentic Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality.
Creation Spirituality: Liberating Presents for the Peoples of the Earth.
Trump and the MAGA Motion as Antichrist.
Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Remodeling Evil in Soul & Society.
Adam Bucko and Matthew Fox, Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Imaginative and prescient for a New Era.
Charles Burack, ed., Matthew Fox: Important Writings in Creation Spirituality.
A Spirituality Named Compassion: Uniting Mystical Consciousness with Social Justice.
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