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This is an super exaggerated number to attributte only to sactions, our TOTALITARIAN REGIME actions killed those people and the reality is that sanctions just h
by firekvz 5y ago
This is an super exaggerated number to attributte only to sactions, our TOTALITARIAN REGIME actions killed those people and the reality is that sanctions just helped them
Before the sanctions, (that started in 2015), we had already huge economical problems (and problems of kinds), mainly due the goverment focusing on making one of the greatest corruption acts of all times [1] and focusing on systematically making the venezuelan population poorer, sicker, hungrier and dependant, in order to keep the power and keep stealing money.
The thing is, sanctions did absolutelly NOTHING in favour of venezuelans citizens and their freedom, in fact, they made it easier for the Venezuelan totalitarian regime to justificate their acts (forcing hunger, violating human rights [2], etc) and made it stronger in a way that since our country got alienated, we got more support from other totalirian regimes such as China and Rusia.
So hurting the ordinary people, as that post say, was just putting an extra nail to the coffin of every venezuelan that died of hunger and sickness.. Was just encouraging more people to fight for freedoom with rocks vs guns and died or got detained [3] [4]...
All for nothing, and 6 years later, over 300billions usd stolen later, 2.000.000% hyperinflation later, 7.000.000 venezuelans gone later, over 400 people killed in protest later, over 5,000 political detentions later, the govt is still there and... blocking venezuelans from using stripe, transferwise, etc, is going to help us haha ..
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Venezuela https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Venezuela
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Venezuela https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Venezuela
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_protests_(2014%E2%80%93present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuelan_protests_(2014%E2%8...
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Venezuelan_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Venezuelan_protests
- seanclayton 5y agoIf sanctions kill any amount of people greater than zero makes it a deadly weapon against innocent people and should never be used. Additionally, anyone who uses sanctions should be considered committing an act of terrorism because of their intended effect being killing innocent civilians.
- FredPret 5y agoBy that reasoning the west would never have invaded Nazi Germany. Lots of innocent people on both sides died in that invasion, and yet the world is now a better place because of it.
- ausudhz 5y agoWell you won't know without knowing the difference. Just say that we've a different order but for ordinary people probably make no difference. You born after that so did I. Is like saying that the world is better place now because Napoleon invaded Europe. Well, you won't know what would be if he didn't so your argument has no logic (and, in addition you have no idea how life was during that time)
- seanclayton 5y agoHis argument also fails with the Ukraine situation. The world may be a better place today because the USSR disbanded, but Ukraine would not be being invaded by Russia today if the USSR never disbanded.
- FredPret 5y agoUhm, no? If the USSR never disbanded, hundreds of millions would still be suffering under a broken system instead of starting on the path to recovery a few decades ago. The breakup was unquestionably a good thing for humanity.
- FredPret 5y agoAre you actually arguing we should’ve let the Nazis be and slaughtering every non-Aryan in sight?
- fastball 5y agoLuckily sanctions don't directly kill anyone so it's not an issue.