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As a Venezuelan, I'm curious to know what about this article makes you think it's a "propaganda piece".

wazoox 8y ago
The fact that it's extremely one-sided, about a country well-known for repeated US meddling. For instance see the example of the Kellogg's factory. They present several questionable facts as given: why did Kellogg's leave the country? it's unclear. May it be in part because of US government pressure? not unlikely. Why do they present the takeover of the abandoned factory as something wrong? The owners are gone. In fact, takeover of the factory to provide work to its employees and products to its customers look like the obvious right thing to do. Maduro and his clique did many things wrong, no doubt. They failed badly at reforming the economy and making it more sustainable. They're corrupt. They probably mismanaged the country. However international sanctions are the direct cause of most of the problems that make the news daily (lack of medicine, food, etc).
- throwaway37585 8y ago
  > The fact that it's extremely one-sided There's a fucking crisis destroying this country and you're complaining about this article being "extremely one-sided"? Any accurate portrayal about what's going in the country will appear one-sided because the situation is one-sided. You'll be hard-pressed to find anything the government is doing right. That's the extent of their incompetence. > about a country well-known for repeated US meddling Ah yes, Maduro's universal scapegoat. Can you point to what "US meddling" you think caused this crisis? > why did Kellogg's leave the country? it's unclear. Are you fucking serious? It pulled out of the country because the country is in economic free-fall, and the government is notorious for expropriating companies at a whim. How the government was able to ruin Venezuela's oil industry and is too incompetent to even operate existing infrastructure should be a case study for the world. > May it be in part because of US government pressure? not unlikely. Based on what? Using the abandoned factory isn't the problem. It's what led to that situation that's the problem. > international sanctions are the direct cause of most of the problems that make the news daily (lack of medicine, food, etc). Direct cause of most of the problems? What the hell? On what basis do you claim this? Are you even familiar with the factors that led to the current crisis at all?
detcader 8y ago
As someone familiar with hasbara units and finding it only economic that such things would operate to defend a rich patron country, I'm curious to know why I should assume this question is posed by a Venezuelan
- throwaway37585 8y ago
  > economic that such things would operate to defend a rich patron country Economic to defend which country? Based on what evidence? > I'm curious to know why I should assume this question is posed by a Venezuelan How do you propose I prove I'm Venezuelan? In general, you will find that Venezuelans have a much less rosy picture of socialism than the gringos do, and for good reason.

The fact that it's extremely one-sided, about a country well-known for repeated US meddling. For instance see the example of the Kellogg's factory. They present several questionable facts as given: why did Kellogg's leave the country? it's unclear. May it be in part because of US government pressure? not unlikely. Why do they present the takeover of the abandoned factory as something wrong? The owners are gone. In fact, takeover of the factory to provide work to its employees and products to its customers look like the obvious right thing to do. Maduro and his clique did many things wrong, no doubt. They failed badly at reforming the economy and making it more sustainable. They're corrupt. They probably mismanaged the country. However international sanctions are the direct cause of most of the problems that make the news daily (lack of medicine, food, etc).

throwaway37585 8y ago
> The fact that it's extremely one-sided There's a fucking crisis destroying this country and you're complaining about this article being "extremely one-sided"? Any accurate portrayal about what's going in the country will appear one-sided because the situation is one-sided. You'll be hard-pressed to find anything the government is doing right. That's the extent of their incompetence. > about a country well-known for repeated US meddling Ah yes, Maduro's universal scapegoat. Can you point to what "US meddling" you think caused this crisis? > why did Kellogg's leave the country? it's unclear. Are you fucking serious? It pulled out of the country because the country is in economic free-fall, and the government is notorious for expropriating companies at a whim. How the government was able to ruin Venezuela's oil industry and is too incompetent to even operate existing infrastructure should be a case study for the world. > May it be in part because of US government pressure? not unlikely. Based on what? Using the abandoned factory isn't the problem. It's what led to that situation that's the problem. > international sanctions are the direct cause of most of the problems that make the news daily (lack of medicine, food, etc). Direct cause of most of the problems? What the hell? On what basis do you claim this? Are you even familiar with the factors that led to the current crisis at all?

detcader 8y ago

As someone familiar with hasbara units and finding it only economic that such things would operate to defend a rich patron country, I'm curious to know why I should assume this question is posed by a Venezuelan

throwaway37585 8y ago
> economic that such things would operate to defend a rich patron country Economic to defend which country? Based on what evidence? > I'm curious to know why I should assume this question is posed by a Venezuelan How do you propose I prove I'm Venezuelan? In general, you will find that Venezuelans have a much less rosy picture of socialism than the gringos do, and for good reason.