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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 67 points 4 days ago (10 children)

Diplomatic suicide with the world happened many months ago, were you sleeping? Threatening Canada, Greenland, who else?

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 35 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

The thing is those are all threats people involved in diplomacy can rationalise away as public image stuff and not take seriously. Like don't get me wrong, it's going to have them on alert, but it's not a bridge burning yet.

This is a physical act with no other interpretation. The US invaded a country and kidnapped its leader. This is a burnt bridge.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The US invaded a country that floats on oil and with a socialist government, most Western countries would be more than happy to feast on the crumbs of the pillage of Venezuela.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Yea, Maduro is the successor dictator of a notorious dictator. They're getting no sympathies from western govts, maybe some chiding the US at best.

The removal of Maduro is a silver lining at best. I wanted the Venezuelan people to toss him out, but now they'll just have to toss out my govt's new colonial dictator instead :))))

The most frustrating part of it all is I can't just drive 30 hours to the white house and start throwing firebombs. I've very much come to hate how VAST a country the US is as of late.

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