Donald Trump is a rich American person who plays golf. His
dad left him a lot of money, and he made more through property speculation and
casino ownership. Seemingly because his mother came from the Western Isles of
Scotland, he is developing a “golf resort” for other rich golf enthusiasts, on
the east coast, near Aberdeen.
The Scottish government is a democratically elected body,
with a policy of developing renewable energy through various means, including
offshore wind farms, one of which is planned for a site just off the same
stretch of east coast.
In response, Trump has predictably gone on the offensive, in
both senses of the word, to protect his sensitive punters from the hideousness
of renewable energy generation.
Every cloud has a silver lining though and, whilst the
prospect of a loud-mouthed American behemoth stomping around trying to subvert
the Scottish government is not attractive, perhaps schoolchildren will be able
to learn something about the perils of being on the receiving end of neo-colonial
arrogance.
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