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I don't care about Maduro, as far as I'm concerned, they can shoot him if they want. What matters to me is walking through the streets of my city and seeing the faces of fear on my neighbors. The military patrolling to prevent looting due to panic. It's a collective hangover, a horrible one.

It's 2016 all over again. It's seeing despair entering the circulatory system of all Venezuelans, only now it's more sudden, and we are painfully aware of it.

This is far from improving, and we know it.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 68 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

all the propaganda out on reddit, defending him, "oh because hes a dictator he needs to be removed". plus Republican venuzuleans are celebrating it though/.

lets not forget its a distraction from the epstein files, plus Smiths testinomy recently too.

[–] TwitchingCheese@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Trump is a criminal, both domestically and internationally, with a fascist regime that had already attempted an overthrow of a lawful election. He's also deeply unpopular with a majority of the country.

So by their logic, if Xi swooped in and yanked him off a golf course back to Beijing to stand trial, that would be 100% fine.

[–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

WW3 bingo card space

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

all the propaganda out on reddit, defending him, “oh because hes a dictator he needs to be removed”.

It ain't just on reddit. I've seen it right here on lemmy.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 days ago

Same here. Mainly from the same people who didn't like the idea of listening to the population on policies to win elections.

[–] chilicheeselies@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Right now there is going to be an enormous push to manufacture consent. Dont belive anything that claims good will as the reason. Its always related to greed, so if the reasoning can be traced back to that, thats the path to the truth.

[–] MoffKalast@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Yeah I was just wondering if anyone's even bothered to ask a Venezuelan at all or are they just repeating something someone made up like usual. I'm also assuming anyone who brings up Taiwan whataboutistim out of nowhere is a bot too, it's so irrelevant.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago

It's really wild how people are talking about Taiwan, a country that hasn't been invaded. Hasn't had its leader kidnapped.

China keeps saying shit but doesn't do it, because it's better for them to talk shit than actually get the political and economic suicide of invading Taiwan. I think China will keep saying "we're gonna do it, we're gonna get Taiwan" and not do it, like they have for decades.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today -4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

wierd segway, from a tankie bot, literally china/russia both supports venzuelas regime from the other comment posted to my response(not yours).