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> Without US sanctions Venezuela, and Venezuelans, would be in a dramatically better place today. No. They wouldn't. The Venezuelan government has proven extre
by diego_moita 1y ago
> Without US sanctions Venezuela, and Venezuelans, would be in a dramatically better place today.
No. They wouldn't. The Venezuelan government has proven extremely incompetent to produce oil.
What the Trump's tariffs have shown to the world is that, in the scale globalization is today, trade with the US doesn't matter that much anymore. Case in point: Brazil. After Trump stuck 50% tariffs on them, their exports to other countries grew much more than enough to offset the loss to the U.S.
The US embargo on Venezuela is a lot like its embargo in Cuba, Iran and North Korea: it is not the cause of people suffering but is an excuse by those corrupt and incompetent regimes to hide their failures.