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Nevertheless, if you genuinely believe in the principles of democracy, this is a win. It would have been better if Maduro had respected the choice of Venezuela

Nevertheless, if you genuinely believe in the principles of democracy, this is a win. It would have been better if Maduro had respected the choice of Venezuelan voters. But that didn't happen, so here we are.

insane_dreamer 10mo ago
that's always the convenient excuse of the foreign attackers -- that they are "liberating the people" we've seen this over and over again in foreign policy of large powerful countries lets not pretend that this is about establishing democracy; it's about access to Venezuelan oil it's the US showing it can do whatever it wants in its "backyard", just as it always has No wonder Trump likes Putin
egeozcan 10mo ago
Yes, foreign intervention worked wonderfully in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world. We should also thank Russia for trying hard to extend its thriving democracy to Ukraine.
johnbellone 10mo ago
I don’t really care to get involved of the affairs of foreign governments. This isn’t about “narcoterrorism” or democracy. You’re a fool if you think that.
- stickfigure 10mo ago
  I don't really care what it's "about". I care that the Venezuelan people get their democracy back. Even if Trump is doing this because the voices in his head told him to do it, ending Maduro's rule is a step in the right direction.
  - amrocha 10mo ago
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  - overfeed 10mo ago
    > I care that the Venezuelan people get their democracy back. They are not.
  - tjpnz 10mo ago
    History says the US will just install another dictator.
  - goatlover 10mo ago
    Well first the Venezuelan people will have to wait while the Trump administration runs their government (the remaining Maduro administration) and oil fields until a stabile transition can take place as determined by the US government. So they haven't gotten their democracy back yet. And Trump has decided the Nobel peace prize winner doesn't have enough support of the people to take over. So whatever democracy there is to be had in the future seems to be up to a foreign government.
jacquesm 10mo ago
> Nevertheless, if you genuinely believe in the principles of democracy, this is a win. That is at best premature. Maybe wait for the outcome?

insane_dreamer 10mo ago

that's always the convenient excuse of the foreign attackers -- that they are "liberating the people" we've seen this over and over again in foreign policy of large powerful countries lets not pretend that this is about establishing democracy; it's about access to Venezuelan oil it's the US showing it can do whatever it wants in its "backyard", just as it always has No wonder Trump likes Putin

egeozcan 10mo ago

Yes, foreign intervention worked wonderfully in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and other parts of the world. We should also thank Russia for trying hard to extend its thriving democracy to Ukraine.

johnbellone 10mo ago

I don’t really care to get involved of the affairs of foreign governments. This isn’t about “narcoterrorism” or democracy. You’re a fool if you think that.

stickfigure 10mo ago
I don't really care what it's "about". I care that the Venezuelan people get their democracy back. Even if Trump is doing this because the voices in his head told him to do it, ending Maduro's rule is a step in the right direction.
- amrocha 10mo ago
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- overfeed 10mo ago
  > I care that the Venezuelan people get their democracy back. They are not.
- tjpnz 10mo ago
  History says the US will just install another dictator.
- goatlover 10mo ago
  Well first the Venezuelan people will have to wait while the Trump administration runs their government (the remaining Maduro administration) and oil fields until a stabile transition can take place as determined by the US government. So they haven't gotten their democracy back yet. And Trump has decided the Nobel peace prize winner doesn't have enough support of the people to take over. So whatever democracy there is to be had in the future seems to be up to a foreign government.

jacquesm 10mo ago

> Nevertheless, if you genuinely believe in the principles of democracy, this is a win. That is at best premature. Maybe wait for the outcome?