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President Donald Trump just made it clear that he already has his eyes set on a new target following the US's capture of the president of Venezuela. During a press conference on Saturday, he urged Colombian President Gustavo Petro to 'watch his ass.' The threat marks a dramatic escalation in tensions across Latin America, with Trump openly invoking the Monroe Doctrine to assert US dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

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[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 194 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Time to 25th Amendment this fucking lunatic.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 123 points 4 months ago (3 children)

His whole cabinet are with him

All of maga/gop are with him

They control both congressional houses + the Supreme Court

Half the dems are ok with half of what he does

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 4 months ago

None of which alters the fact that he's patently insane.

Though it does certainly call their mental health into question too.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did Watdabney stutter??? All I'm hearing is that "all of maga and half the dems" need to be taken out like the trash that they are.

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 months ago (28 children)

You first.

Seriously, all this stupid talk of guillotines and everything else. You do realize a full third voted for this, a full third DID NOT CARE to vote at all. And honestly, until economic issues affect them those same 2/3 won't care to do jack shit. And let me tell you, the 1/3 that hates this aren't despaired enough to foment a revolution.

God these pithy sentiments are useless. Familiarize yourself with reality and understand that we are so, so far away from any real change.

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[–] edible_funk@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A fraction of the Dems, let's be real here.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 41 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This shit isn't his original idea. Without the Project 2025 gang whispering in his ear, none of this would have occurred to him.

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 4 months ago

And they can whisper in his ear successfully because he's insane.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why would they? Trump is everything the GOP's been asking for since Bush 43.

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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 95 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

There's guiding foreign politics with an invisible hand behind closed doors and there is this... openly threatening and attacking anything that moves.

The US will have a fantastic time occupying numerous hostile countries at once, dealing with nonstop 24/7 guerilla attacks. US empire collapse speedrun.

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If only it could commit suicide instead of killing even more innocents before its eventual demise sometime in the future...

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[–] flandish@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

it’s win win for these fascists. this action either gets them profit or fails. but the seeds for another “9/11” are planted during these ops. fast forward 20 years and something pops off and we have another cycle of “manufactured consent.”

the us is disgusting.

[–] eli@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Really trying not to sound pro-Trump or whatever this move is, but the US military certainly does not need to be boots on the ground and deal with "guerilla attacks".

We've seen with Ukraine that drone warfare is highly effective and if the US wants to clear a supposed guerilla location they'll just carpet bomb it all.

And if they establish FOBs then a few drone operators(based in the US still btw) with infrared and some dudes in outposts with thermals will do just fine against any guerilla tactics.

We can compare this to Vietnam or whatever, but a lot has changed in 50 years and with Venezuela it's clear that South America is not ready for this type of aggression.

Again, not advocating for this and certainly this move against Venezuela is clearly illegal and warmongering, but saying this will collapse the "US empire" is beyond ignorant.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

We’ve seen with Ukraine that drone warfare is highly effective and if the US wants to clear a supposed guerilla location they’ll just carpet bomb it all.

That's what you get from Ukraine? Cuz what I got is that a dime a dozen drone can take down millions of dollars of military equipment. Our shit is bloated, expensive, and built by organizations that rival the largest governments on the planet in terms of bureaucracy. Do you remember any of that recent shit with Boeing?

In this scenario, we're Russia.

It's easy to move in and destabilize a government. It's another entirely to control a whole region that doesn't want you there.

We can compare this to Vietnam or whatever, but a lot has changed in 50 years and with Venezuela it’s clear that South America is not ready for this type of aggression.

Why Vietnam? Try Iraq or Afghanistan except the destabilized nations we're "building" are in our backyard. Great. 👍

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[–] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 65 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

America in all its movies: We saved the world and showed everyone that we are true heroes of freedom and democracy. USA USA USA!

America in the real world: Starts a war over oil they have no right to, kidnaps country leaders and threatens other countries in order to get what they want, and will coup enemies and allies alike just to benefit themselves.

This is just the status quo for you lunatics.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 51 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I literally said this as soon as I heard about Venezuela. He's gonna go after Columbia, and then he's going for the Panama Canal. If anyone is surprised by this, they haven't been paying attention.

[–] tehsillz@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (8 children)

And Cuba. And Canada. And Greenland.

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[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 46 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Sure, but where are the unredacted Epstein files?

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Good on you, don't let bombing and invasion of sovereign countries distract you

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[–] Catma@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

For fucks sake not everything is a damn distraction from the files.

I am so tired of every little thing being a "distraction", as if it is not entirely possible multiple awful things can happen at the same time.

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

The press and public have the ability to focus only on one bad thing at a time

It’s the Gish gallop and Donald and his crew are reaaaaally good at it.

The fucker needs to be out of office asap and “we” need to focus on something that will stick. Being a fucking pedo is something even hardcore MAGA can’t rationalise

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[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 44 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Making cocaine? Watch out?

Why? Is Trump wanting to buy a bunch of cocaine from him to throw a coke and pedophilia party at Mara-lago or something?

[–] tabris@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

It's a euphemism for "I heard you have oil, want!"

[–] badmancrooks@lemmy.ca 40 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I personally find making cocaine to be a more useful talent than fucking kids and protecting child sex traffickers.

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago

~~Realpolitik~~

Surrealpolitik

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Trump knows cocaine. he did so much it rotted his asshole.

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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is what Donny wants, to cause chaos in central and South America. In time most if not all countries south of our border will unite against him and that will be all he needs to declare war. He will then try to suspend the midterms and the 2028 election in an attempt to stay in power.

[–] cryptix@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 4 months ago

Worlds largest ~~military~~ terrorist organization.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

South America needs to make its own form of NATO to protect itself from America.

Maybe... SATO...

[–] mr_stank@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

FAFO perhaps?

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[–] fennesz12@feddit.dk 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

People on X are celebrating as usual. They sure are owning the libs, with their leaders warmongering.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Middle America, Flyover America loves this stuff. Blue bubbles like Lemmy give the impression everyone is seething, but in reality average Joes (even those who don't vote) find this kind of authoritarianism warm and fuzzy, they equate their respect for the military with Trump by association. It'd be good if we all remembered that.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Fuck me, he wants the whole damned continent

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[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)
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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

My exact feeling seeing the news while we ate lunch. Gut dropped.

[–] zencat@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Those files sure have something

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Great idea to start riling up lots of countries that don't have to cross an ocean to fuck with you.

/s

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Conservatives.

Good at threatening others.

Bad at governing.

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[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

AKA: bribe me to not do anything because the military won't question my illegal orders...

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