So Apparently the World Is Now a Bring-Your-Own-Invasion Buffet

Let me see if I’ve got this straight.

If you are a sovereign country, with borders, laws, a flag, and a seat at the grown-ups’ table, but the US government decides your leader is a criminal…

the US can just roll in, grab said leader like an overdue Amazon package, and loiter in your country until further notice?

No trial.

No court.

No due process.

Just vibes, helicopters, and freedom-flavored justifications.

Meanwhile, the President of the United States happens to be a 36-times convicted felon, but that’s apparently a separate tab we’re not discussing right now.

Cool. Very cool. Extremely rules-based.

Sovereignty, But Make It Optional

International law says you cannot invade another country just because you don’t like their leader.

You also can’t kidnap heads of state or install yourself as temporary landlord of someone else’s nation.

That’s not radical. That’s literally the baseline.

The only legal reasons to use force are:

• Actual self-defense after an armed attack

• Explicit UN Security Council approval

• The country inviting you in

  
  

Notice how “we think this guy sucks” is not on the list?

And yet… history keeps showing us a different PowerPoint.

“International Justice,” Except When It’s Inconvenient

Enter the International Criminal Court.

Designed to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Great idea. Love the branding!

Small issue:

The United States isn’t a member.

Neither are Russia or China.

So when the US lectures the world about justice, accountability, and “international norms,” a large part of the planet hears:

“Rules for thee, exemptions for me.”

Not exactly a trust-building exercise.

Russia and China Are Absolutely Taking Notes

When the loudest defender of the “rules-based order” treats those rules like optional DLC, everyone else learns the lesson fast.

Russia nods.

China bookmarks the playbook.

Smaller countries quietly hyperventilate.

Because once the precedent is set that power overrides law, the only remaining question is: who’s next?

This is how norms don’t collapse.

They rot. Slowly. Selectively. With excellent PR.

The Irony Is Doing Parkour

Let’s not skip past the part where the US frames itself as the global sheriff while its own leader racks up felony convictions like Pokémon cards.

This is not subtle hypocrisy.

This is hypocrisy in IMAX.

And the world sees it.

Loudly.

Clearly.

In multiple languages.

So What the Actual Fuck Is Going On?

A decaying global order.

Institutions hollowed out by selective enforcement.

Strongmen learning from each other in real time.

And civilians everywhere being told “don’t worry, this is normal.”

It’s not normal!

It’s not fine!

And if this feels like a free-for-all, that’s because it increasingly is.

To quote the Minister of "War" : America is back.

I am not sure the world wants or needs this America.

Zesty Lemon conclusion:

Rules without consequences aren’t law.

They’re just vibes with a military budget. 🍋