Trudeau's Shameless Presentation to the UN General AssemblyIn an exhibition of utmost hubris and self-delusion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations' 75th session on September 25.
Trudeau painted a dire picture of the global situation. Without clarifying who is "us," he said: "The world is in crisis. And not just because of the last few months. Not just because of COVID-19. But because of the last few decades. And because of us. This is our wake-up call, and we cannot ignore it. Time and time again, history has shown us that the price to pay for turning away, for failing to act, is much too high." Trudeau proceeded to give the following rendering of the tumultuous events that led up to World War II and its terrible loss of life: "Our parents and grandparents remember all too well what things were like in the '30s and the '40s. Economies collapsed. Governments -- and systems of government -- crumbled. Millions died." Continuing
his narrative that the "we" and "us" he represents is the "we" and "us"
of not only Canadians but presumably the peoples of the world, he said: "And they laid the groundwork for a rules-based international order through which we enjoyed an unprecedented period of common prosperity in the second half of the 20th century." In this way, instead of analyzing the cause of the crisis, Trudeau misrepresented major events of the 20th century to not only cover up those forces and institutions responsible for the crisis but present them as the solution. He did not say that the crisis is the result of imperialist rape and plunder of the world's resources, merciless exploitation and oppression of the peoples of the world, all of which are enforced by the financial institutions the Trudeau government supports. Nor did he speak about the wars of aggression, coups d'état and use of sanctions by the U.S. imperialists and NATO, their aggressive military alliance of which Canada is an integral part, imposed on the peoples of the world since the end of World War II. Similarly, he shamelessly ignored the role that the imperialist system of states plays in the enslavement, poverty and immiseration of the countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and in establishing and propping up corrupt governments. Instead, Trudeau declared that the problem is that: "Today, all those institutions no longer serve us well enough on what they were designed for -- defending multilateralism and international law, protecting human rights and open markets." "That is what the crisis of COVID-19 has shown, beyond a shadow of a doubt. That things have to change. And not just on the world stage -- but at home, too," he added. Projecting his own bad conscience, in the most facile manner, onto the 193 members of the UN whose conditions are not parallel to Canada's, he made it clear that taking responsibility for "failures" is not in his DNA. Trudeau declared: "We do not do enough for the most vulnerable people, such as the elderly who are dying in health care facilities, or the homeless, for whom each night is a struggle. We have not gone far enough to eliminate systemic injustice, whether it be racism against Blacks or Indigenous peoples, homophobia or sexism. "In the difficulties of our citizens, we can see the failures of our institutions, of our world." COVID-19 has generated a humanitarian crisis and pushed many countries to the brink. Trudeau's speech was neo-liberal doublespeak to divert attention from the calls of the peoples of the world for people's empowerment and democratic renewal to replace the anachronistic 19th century liberal democratic institutions which place decision-making in the hands of elites, who govern in the name of the people to serve the rich and block the people from finding solutions. Trudeau warned of the threat of climate change and called for "a new way of thinking" on climate, inequality and health. He issued a shameless appeal for more elite rule in the name of eliminating "gridlock" in decision-making. "Too often, concerted action is blocked -- the needs of our citizens are denied -- as a result of gridlock at decision-making bodies," Trudeau charged. "And why? Because there are few consequences for countries that ignore international rules. For regimes that think might makes right. Few consequences for places where opposition figures are being poisoned while cyber tools and disinformation are being used to destabilize democracies. "Few consequences when innocent citizens are arbitrarily detained and fundamental freedoms are repressed. When a plane of civilians is shot from the sky. When women's rights are not treated as human rights. When no one has any rights at all." This is an offensive attempt to legitimize Canada's own role in arbitrarily detaining innocent citizens, its egregious mistreatment of the fundamental freedoms of Indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees and political opponents, but also its own role in bombing planes of civilians and civilians themselves. All of it is a thinly disguised threat against those countries which refuse to come under the dictate of the imperialist system of states. Accusing others of what the imperialists themselves do, including Canada, is the lowest form of praise for oneself. Trudeau should remember that facts are stubborn things. What the Canadian state and its intelligence agencies do is not a thing of the past.
"The only way to make things right, the only way to build a better future for our children and grandchildren, is to work together. By standing up for each other, no matter what lines are drawn on maps," Trudeau said. His speech concluded with the words: "We must understand our opportunities and our responsibilities to take real action, together. To protect each other, to support each other." "If we meet this moment, if we rise to this challenge, I know that, like our grandparents did 70 years ago, we will lay the foundations of a better world." How the peoples of the world need to "protect each other" Trudeau of course does not say in this shameless promotion of an imperialist so-called new world order. Restructuring the international institutions to permit Anglo-American imperialist control over world affairs will merely prolong the decadence, corruption and amoral rule of the imperialist system of states, all in the name of high ideals. It will exacerbate the dangers which lie ahead at the hands of the counterrevolutionary imperialist forces. (Quotes from "PM Speaking Notes for the United Nations General Assembly Virtual Address, September 25, 2020" available on the UN website -- www.un.org. French quotations translated by TML.)
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In a pre-recorded
message, he used the occasion to promote the imperialist conception of
a new world order being pushed by a section of the international
financial oligarchy in their fight over control of the world's peoples
and resources under today's conditions. It is a desperate attempt to
present the wolves themselves in sheep's clothing so they can continue
their rape and plunder unopposed. The very forces that have brought the
world to the brink of exhaustion by imposing neo-liberalism, now want
to restructure international institutions created in the post-World War
II period in a manner that shores up the imperialist system of states
in favour of Anglo-American imperialist interests.
This defence of
the Anglo-American liberal democratic institutions and values is
contemptible neo-liberal speak which Trudeau and the inner-circles of
the Government of Canada think will succeed in covering up what they
are up to with their "Korea Group," "Lima Group," use of the
Organization of American States, NATO, criminal doctrines like
Responsibility to Protect (R2P) "humanitarian interventions" to carry
out and justify "constitutional" coups d'état, deadly
sanctions and aggression. The demand to restructure international
institutions to establish Anglo-American imperialist control over
decision-making is justified in the name of the urgency of the
situation and the need for accountability. What constitutes
accountability and to whom governing bodies should be accountable, who
establishes them, their aim and who they serve are all left in the
shade.