Golden: Part 2 of 2

The Golden Billion in a Golden Age, with a Golden Dome.

Zolotoy Milliard a.k.a. The Golden Billion

The term “The Golden Billion” is a geopolitical concept that has gained significant traction worldwide. At its core, it describes a perceived global struggle for dwindling resources. A mass casualty event, one that kills many millions if not billions, such as nuclear war is inclusive to this concept.

The theory posits that the high standard of living enjoyed by the populations of wealthy “Western” (code for the European global minority) nations: North America, Europe, Australia, etc.—roughly totaling one billion people—is only possible through the systemic exploitation of the rest of the world. Proponents argue that Earth’s natural resources are finite and cannot support a “Western” lifestyle for all 8 billion people.

The concept suggests that the “Golden Billion” actively works to keep developing nations (the racist monikered so-called “Global South”) in a state of instability or poverty to ensure a steady, cheap flow of raw materials. The world is viewed as a closed system where for one person to be rich, many more must be exploited and, thusly, impoverished.

The “Golden Billion” is known as a polarizing concept, often viewed differently depending on where you sit geographically, geopolitically and, most importantly, ethnically. Since we are always LookingNWords at this publication, be mindful that whenever the words “controversial” or “polarizing” are deployed they are done so, almost without fail, to signify a white man’s upset with loss of narrative control (there’s that damned N-Word again). I am torn between whether to be amused or fascinated by this telltale fact, given that the European colonialist is the architect of global polarization and racism. Literally.

Perhaps I am both amused and fascinated.

The concept is a cornerstone of the push for a “multipolar world.” A realistic critique of global inequality and the legacy of colonialism. It is used to justify alliances between countries like Russia, China, and members of the BRICS and SCO nations, as a collective defense against the economic hegemony of the Golden Billion. While the theory highlights real and documented global wealth inequality, it is often categorized by Western scholars as a conspiracy theory because it implies a coordinated, secret plot by Western elites to depopulate or intentionally impoverish the rest of the planet.

What a surprise.

The Golden Age

“US” President Donald “Smitty” Trump often refers to a “Golden Age.” Apparently, he is describing a vision for his second staggered term centered on a radical restructuring of the “US” economy and a return to what he frames as “traditional American strength.” Translation: white racist bullying, theft and violence; as we can clearly witness.

He first used this phrase prominently during his 2025 Inaugural Address and reinforced it in his 2026 State of the Union, characterizing it as an era of “unlocked” potential and national revival. According to Smitty’s rambling, incoherent rhetoric, that “Golden Age” specifically entails:

1. The “Liquid Gold” Economy

A central pillar of this vision is Energy Dominance. Smitty frequently refers to oil and gas as “liquid gold.”

• Strategy: Drastically increasing domestic drilling to lower energy costs for families and manufacturers.

• The Goal: To make the U.S. not just energy independent, but the world’s primary energy exporter, using the revenue to pay down national debt. Think Venezuela. Think Iran.

2. The Tariff-Driven Revenue Model

In this “Golden Age,” the tax burden is shifted from domestic earners to foreign entities.

• The “External Revenue Service”: His administration has moved toward a model where high global tariffs (often cited around 10–15%) replace or supplement traditional income tax. Ergo, while he gives billions in “tax breaks” to The Golden Billion, everyone else pays even higher taxes in the form of tariffs. Only a “stable genius” could be so brilliant.

• Reshoring: The goal is to force a “manufacturing renaissance” by making it more expensive to import goods than to build them in the U.S.

How’s that going?

3. “The Golden Age of Crypto” and AI

“Smitty” Trump has pivoted to embrace high-tech dominance as a hallmark of this Golden era:

• Digital Assets: He has branded himself as the “Crypto President,” aiming to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the planet” to ensure the industry doesn’t move to China or Europe. Uh huh. To speak nothing of how he and his family are lining their pockets. Perhaps he’ll need all that money for his Golden Crypt.

• AI Dominance: His “AI Action Plan” focuses on accelerating infrastructure (like data centers) and removing “woke” regulations to ensure the U.S. wins the technological race. His use of the term “woke regulations,” in short, is a modern rebranding of historical resistance to so-called civil rights. By labeling equity-focused policies as "radical" or "illegal," the administration is systematically dismantling protections that benefit marginalized groups, particularly Black People in the United States (BPITUS).

Essentially, Smitty’s “Golden Age” is a return to nineteenth-century-style protectionism mixed with 21st-century tech dominance. A “bigger, better, richer” Amerika that operates as a sovereign, racist, exploitative powerhouse. So far, no good.

The Golden Dome

Moving from the “Golden Billion” and the “Golden Age,” we arrive at the “Golden Dome.” Smitty’s idiotic concept plagiarized from evil “US” twin (Israel’s) Iron Dome. This is Smitty’s vision of a literal shield for that Golden Billion in that Golden Age. Originally introduced during his 2024 campaign as the “Iron Dome for America,” the project was rebranded in early 2025 as the “Golden Dome.” It is arguably the most ambitious and controversial defense initiative since the Reagan era (Star Wars Initiative). Along with being unimaginably stupid.

The Golden Dome is a proposed multilayered national missile defense system designed to protect the entire United States from a full spectrum of aerial threats—including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and next-generation hypersonic weapons.

While it takes its name from Israel’s Iron Dome, the scale is vastly different. Israel’s system covers a small geographic area against short-range rockets; the Golden Dome aims to cover nearly 4 million square miles against high-speed, long-range projectiles. Suffer my redundance and allow me to state, once again, it is an unimaginably stupid proposition in both a practical and technical sense. The administration has framed this as a “Manhattan Project” for the 21st century. No dog whistle there, matey.

This unrealistic and idiotic proposal includes:

• Space-Based Interceptors: Thousands of satellites (reminiscent of the 1980s “Brilliant Pebbles” concept) equipped with sensors and kinetic interceptors to destroy missiles shortly after launch (the “boost phase”).

• Directed Energy: Use of high-powered lasers and microwave weapons to disable incoming threats at a fraction of the cost of traditional interceptor missiles.

• AI Command and Control: A “system of systems” that uses artificial intelligence to track thousands of objects simultaneously and automate the “sensor-to-shooter” link in seconds. Even if it were possible and feasible the cost would like be well over $1 trillion. Further, Smitty vows that this system/pipedream would be “fully operational” by the end of his term, with mostarguing that a “fully impenetrable” shield is technically impossible within a three-year window. Again, assuming it was possible. Then there is the elephant in the room: how will anyone knows it works?

Lastly, the “Golden Dome” has sparked a significant debate about global stability. Supporters say it renders adversary nuclear arsenals obsolete, ensuring “Peace Through Strength.” An oxymoronic statement if there ever existed one. Conversely, and more importantly, critics, including officials from Russia and China, argue it undermines the principle of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). If one side is invulnerable, the other side is incentivized to build more missiles to “overwhelm” the shield, potentially sparking a new global arms race.

Mission accomplished.

Epilogue

So, there you have it. And though you and I may not be part of that non-glowing Golden Billion and likely to be vaporized in the twinkling of an eye, worry not. Live vicariously, I tell you!

Like that fine young sister Jill Scott proclaims: live your life like it’s golden.