Headline: Trump’s bluster failed Venezuela. Biden must use diplomatic and economic levers to address the crisis.

Last month I told my mom Biden would probably be just as aggressive towards Venezuela as Trump and I just saw this wonderful headline: Biden will recognize Guaido as Venezuela's leader, top diplomat says.

Learning the dark art of Marxist–Leninist–Maoist prophesying is more a curse than a blessing :deeper-sadness:

    • Mexidude93 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      This sounds like tankie apologia you meanie commie!

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      4 years ago

      Trump left a lot of low hanging fruit.

      But it's the honeymoon phase, and we're already seeing the Ben Shapiros and Uk TERFs freak out.

      I'm confident that we'll be reading "Has Antifa Biden Gone Too Far!!??!!" headlines before the week is out.

  • CrimsonSage [any]
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    4 years ago

    That article is such pure propaganda its incredible.

    • Mexidude93 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      But the people of Venezuela yearn for democracy and to get rid of that evil dictator Maduro

          • emizeko [they/them]
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            4 years ago

            me in 2006: "no one will embarrass me if I get my foreign policy takes from The Economist!"

            • Mexidude93 [he/him]
              hexagon
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              4 years ago

              It was Huffpost for me. I actually told my teacher I liked it cuz "it's not too left or right". Oh god was I an enlightened centrist highschooler?

          • CrimsonSage [any]
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            4 years ago

            It's ok comrade! I used to describe myself as a neoliberal technocrat.

  • star_wraith [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Americans suck. This momo here never even questions the idea that hey, why is it any of our business who's in charge of the Venezuelan government - especially one that's democratically elected?

    • Mexidude93 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      It's worse, libs don't even think Maduro was democratically elected. Add in their deluded view of being the World Police and you have a recipe for catastrophe.

      • LibsEatPoop [any]
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        4 years ago

        just ask them why does it matter if Maduro was elected or not? Why does america need to be involved?

        because of human rights!

        well, there are a lot of other countries with much worse humans right records that don't even hold elections. why don't you sanction saudi arabia?

        i haven't tried this yet - it may work.

        • Biggay [he/him, comrade/them]
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          4 years ago

          because of human rights!

          Often the best recourse here is to pull the same thing with Civil-War-slavery deniers; human rights to what? To own and exploit other people and their resources?

    • TheModerateTankie [any]
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      4 years ago

      They did something outside of our (horseshit) democratic norms! Does it really matter if it was technically legal according to their own laws and institutions?!?!

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    subtext:

    WE GOTTA GET THAT OIL MOTHERFUCKER LET'S GET THAT OIL

    • Mexidude93 [he/him]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      The only thing I'm unsure of is how he will handle China. Not that he has much say since the military-industrial complex and intelligence agencies are bloodthirsty for war with China lol

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        4 years ago

        He's got at least as much say as Trump. And Trump managed to avoid a war.

        • Mexidude93 [he/him]
          hexagon
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          4 years ago

          Truly a wonder his thin-skinned ass didn't start shit when he got butt-hurt

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    4 years ago

    Can't wait to reinstall the Shah in Iran, like my liberal icons, the Dulles Brothers