I hate to say I told you so, but I earlier this week I said the ICC a neocolonial imperialist institution employs selective justice. Turns out the .today and .worlders were wrong again.

US saw all the other countries walk out and thought it would have the same effect when they do it. Pathetic.

You already know why, because it is and was designed to be used as neocolonial imperialist tool. I am not against the concept of an ICC but not one that was developed for these reasons and not one that allows the US and Israel to steer it. I don’t think it can be reformed as its foundations are rotten. Same thing with police in the US.

Many non-Western countries, particularly in Asia, have historically been hesitant to join the ICC due to concerns about sovereignty and potential interference in domestic affairs. And their concerns have been validated. That’s why some countries are making efforts to form regional human rights courts.

I’ve said this before, it’s selective justice, that it’s victors’ justice. Powerful states and their allies are effectively shielded while weaker states and leaders who lose wars or fall out of favor get prosecuted. Just look at the The ICC’s own docket. There’s an asymmetry of power here. The court can only act where states allow it, they are not neutral and the ICC is used as a weapon.

It’s about maintaining appearances and the thin veneer of legitimacy for those gullible enough to fall for it. Same reason why the U.S. sent aid to Palestinians while helping Israel bomb them.

As far as Trump’s motivations, he is a dementia patient motivated by greed and narcissism. Most of the things he does makes no sense at all. He has beef with the ICC, now they are his enemy. It’s not that deep. There’s a reason people call him Comrade Trump, because he is actively destroying the US empire and I honestly welcome it.

Because he is a toddler who cries about everything, even the court’s symbolic authority.

The ICC is a joke, I welcome dismantling it, it is a selective justice organization and lacks enforcement of its findings. Neither Israel nor the United States is a party to the Rome Statute, meaning the ICC holds no direct jurisdiction over them. The arrest warrant for Netanyahu was completely symbolic. ICC has and always intended to be a tool of neocolonial oppression in the hands of imperialists.