Donald Trump's Approach Constitute a Danger to Civilized Society.

The internal and external policies – including the challenge to the democratic process previously to latest actions and statements – erode both domestic and international law. But that’s not all.

They endanger the core idea of civilization itself.

The moral purpose of any advanced culture is to forestall the dominant from harming and taking advantage of the less powerful. Without this, we could find ourselves locked in a conflict of all against all where might makes right could survive.

This concept is embedded of the nation's founding texts. It’s also the heart of the global system established after WWII supported by the America, built on multilateralism, democracy, human rights, and the supremacy of law.

But, it is a delicate ideal, frequently ignored by those who choose to misuse their influence. Preserving it requires that the those in charge have a sense of duty to refrain from seeking temporary advantages, and that society ensure they answer for their actions if they don't.

Unchecked strength does not equal right. It leads to instability, disruption, and war.

Whenever entities that are advantaged target and use those that are not, the framework of society weakens. Should such behavior are left unchecked, the structure collapses. Allowing it to persist, the world can plunge into chaos and war. It has happened before.

Our current reality is a society and world with deepening divides. Political and economic power are held by fewer hands than in modern history. This encourages the powerful to take advantage of the less fortunate because they feel untouchable.

The fortunes of certain billionaires is staggering. The influence of global industrial giants covers numerous countries. Advanced technology is could further concentrate economic and political clout even more. The offensive capability of the world's largest nations is without parallel in the annals of time.

Enabled by political allies and a sympathetic high court, the presidency has been transformed into the supreme and answerable-to-none instrument of state power in history.

Consider this confluence and you see the threat.

A clear connection links previous breaches of norms to ongoing provocations. Both were based on the overconfidence of omnipotence.

You see much the same in other global contexts: in territorial invasions, in coercive diplomacy, and in the worldwide exploitation by industrial titans.

However, raw power does not establish right. It fosters uncertainty, revolution, and armed conflict.

The lessons of the past reveal that rules and conventions to limit the influential also protect them. If these guardrails are removed, their relentless pursuit for more power and wealth ultimately cause their collapse – along with their corporations, nations, or empires. And risk world war.

Such contempt for legal order will haunt America and the global community – and the very idea of civilized conduct – for the foreseeable future.