61K views · 1.2K reactions | Might is Right! One often hears the...

all of this makes sense when you understand the president's "might makes right" zero sum worldview. | Jamelle Bouie

56K views · 1.5K reactions | Might is right" is an idiom that means powerful people and countries can do whatever they want because no one can stop them. It implies that power and strength justify actions, even if they are wrong. | English and French Learning | Facebook

We’re drifting toward a dangerous idea: that might makes right. We’ve seen this before. When the strong dominate the weak, whether in a town or on the world stage, it may look powerful at first, but over time it drags everyone down. We tried the law of the jungle in the last century, and it gave us world wars and devastating loss. America was founded to lead by example, not by intimidation. Right is right. And how we use our strength will determine whether others see us as a partner or a threat.