> The vast majority of sanctions on Venezuelans have been directly related to individual elites and their companies. I know. Does it seem like I don't know tha

> The vast majority of sanctions on Venezuelans have been directly related to individual elites and their companies. I know. Does it seem like I don't know that or how sanctions work. But since you also know, you know your comment is misleading. Any sanction on any official has economy wide repercussions. Trump could place a sanction on Norway's Minister of National Park's grandchild and destroy the Norwegian economy. Sanctions are like stink bombs, it make target one person, but it affect everyone around them. It's a message to every other nation to "stay away" by the only superpower on earth. > Cuba is another example of an impoverished nation in Latin America that is propped up by Russia. Nicaragua is a third. You mean nations targeted by the US for destabilization right? If it wasn't for US sanctions/invasions/etc, I suspect cuba and nicaragua would be much better off. > I am commenting about Venezuela because the submission is a news article about Venezuela. You are parroting the same pro-regime change propaganda that's all over social media. The exact same nonsense and its getting boring having to correct it. There's one thing you wrote that I agree with - "I would rather live in Chile than in Nicaragua." So do it. Stop pushing for the invasion and destruction of nations just because you have a financial/political/etc stake. If you don't like venezuela or bolivia, then don't go there. Why push for coups/invasions/etc which will lead to the deaths and suffering of millions? No country is perfect, let them work things out.