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[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

No results found for (How many time did Trump say "No more wars")?

[–] redrumBot@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Just popped in at a spot where the rep from Argentina gave their full support for the kidnapping. Despicable.

[–] frisbird@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

I'm still trying to work my way through the morass of the OHCHR report that is the source of the claims of "thousands murdered by the regime", and one of the more curious things is that it was published under the guidance of Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile and certainly not someone I would have imagined would publish a report with such paper thin backing.

[–] redrumBot@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Just now has ended de Cuban representative: «A Imperialist and fascist aggression» , now starts de Nicaraguan

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Dear American libs: Think about what you've been saying about Russians and please start saying all of those about yourselves. Think about how much you wished every Russian to suffer and it's only fair to wish the exact same amount for yourself.

Remember how little you were willing to distinguish between the people and the government and I better not see you give any more leeway to your own country.

I don't want to hear any "but i don't support it" bullshit out of you after the vitriol you spewed about the Russian ethnicity and culture using the Ukraine war as your cover while getting all high and mighty about not being racist. You deserve as much empathy and sympathy as you give to others.

And don't forget to carry seeds in your pockets so useful things grow out of you when you die :)

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm gonna start making broad references to "American orcs" and I better not hear shit from these people.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Please don't. Western supremacist liberals are not our teachers. There's nothing to be emulated in the way they dehumanize anyone who goes against white supremacy.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Good point. Thanks comrade.

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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago
[–] Core_of_Arden@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump is the worlds largest and worst criminal. And people still follow him. This is insane... People of the USA has a collective insanity...

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Propaganda is a hell of a drug. Nearly half of the country is being brainwashed by fascist propaganda. Your cho of word is spot on. It is truly insanity.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 18 hours ago

Considerably more than half

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What "law" did his wife break???

WHY arrest her?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're trying her for the same already bogus "crimes."

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have noticed a trend of arresting someone FIRST and then looking for a "crime" afterwards.

That disturbs me.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The US Empire is just running kangaroo courts.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yea, the ONLY defense to that is a good offense. That's the "disturbing" part.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

Or nukes. The US hasn't touched the DPRK, Russia, or China directly because of that.

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 53 points 2 days ago
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Next Mexico and Cuba, as hear in interviews some weeks ago. Why nobody invite him to an sight seeing tour in an cabrio in Dallas in the old US tradition?

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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 183 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (41 children)

Please report any pro-US-empire comments so we can ban them ASAP.

We aren't going to let people come into this space and justify US crimes like kidnapping heads of state, murdering innocent people, and starting wars based on lies.

[–] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can we please keep the respectful ones so we have a chance to dispel their beliefs? There is overwhelming propaganda against Venezuela that is easy to disprove, but most of their spaces ban us (example: reddit). I wish we have a chance to argue our perspective.

[–] Dymonika@lemmy.ml 3 points 16 hours ago

The groupthink on forums is ridiculous, and you don't need to be a capitalist nor anticapitalist to recognize that. I, too, hope that we can have healthy discussions of starkly different views.

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[–] zdhzm2pgp@lemmy.ml 65 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Perhaps some intrepid souls could arrange to kidnap Trump and Melania and deliver them to the Hague.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 39 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Hague wouldnt do shit lol

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[–] Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml 77 points 3 days ago (5 children)
[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah the honorable BBC.
Let's also give recognition to the regime press doing their part with fake news trying to create the illusion the country is revolting and the government has fled:

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-vice-president-rodriguez-russia-four-sources-say-2026-01-03/

Their attempt FAILED. No army or popular support, not enough traitors.
Tone-deaf americans wishful thinking.
As usual there is no follow up, no long term plan or vision.

The US will not 'run the country' just bcs they kidnapped 2 people.
They failed in Iran and other places with their vulgar murders of leaders, simply hoping the locals would do the work for them.
Never do they learn from their mistakes.
Thoughtless violence as the last resort to save their dying empire is all they have.
It invariably backfires.

They only have shown the world nothing is too low for them and exposed what countries are vassals and hypocrites not even condemning these acts. Or even applauding them, like the regimes of Argentina, Equador, Italy and ukraine

[–] dRLY@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

If anything positive might come out of such a fucked-up level of open terrorism. I hope that it not only leads to the resolve of the people of Venezuelan people standing firm. And all of Central and South American nations to unite in mutual defense. Might not lead to a wave of jumping all-in on socialism/communism, but they all have suffered under the boot of the USA. Any nation that keeps placing USA interests above their own sovereignty only keeps things like this happening.

The right-wing news outlets are already pushing for Cuba to be next. Literally nations that their talking points about "suffering under communist dictatorships" only happen because the USA is allowed to control how other nations can/can't trade with them. And any USA citizen and politician that can't wake the fuck up continue to have the blood of all other nations on our hands. This isn't just about Venezuela, it is also a massive push to further keep attention away from the active genocide that never stopped in Palestine.

[–] Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml 55 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think the whole “we’re taking over Venezuela” is just your typical Trump bravado. I believe user xiaohongshu on Hexbear has the correct angle:

I think everyone is too fixated on the empire getting into a long war but I don’t think that’s the goal here.

Just like Trump’s B-2 stunt on Iran’s Fordow back in June, the US operation was a quick in, quick out operation. Nothing seems to have significantly changed on the surface, but the message has been sent. The US is sowing political instability in the region, and it scares away foreign investments especially China’s.

Just look at China-Iran trade numbers, it’s plunging by 20% this year. Chinese investors are pulling away because they cannot see profitable return in Iran and the surrounding regions. This worsens the economic condition in Iran, and months later, we see the Iranians protesting as a result.

The same play is being replicated in Venezuela here against Latin America. The US has no interest in getting dragged into a long war. It wants to demonstrate how easily it can upset the political balance in Latin America. Do you seriously think that Chinese investors will still want to invest billions on Venezuela seeing how easily the leadership can be kidnapped?

The investment’s gone, and the US simply has to sit back and wait for the situation to deteriorate even further, and the regime change opportunity will present itself. But it’s not even about Venezuela, it’s about the US dominance over Latin America.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For all the shit he talks on the EU, he’s doing his best to get a Latin American Union created to defend themselves against the US.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 days ago

Right now, the US Empire is installing compradors in Honduras, Argentina, and Chile. Venezuela is an attempt at that. The chance of Latin American unity comes mostly from Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Nicaragua, Boliva, Cuba, and Venezuela, and that's why these countries are being targeted by the US Empire.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 71 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I'm sure Venezuela will be a great and powerful democracy from this. Just like Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 94 points 3 days ago (24 children)

Viva Maduro. The US Empire is kidnapping a democratically elected president and his family in order to gain ownership of Venezuelan oil fields. The vassals in Europe only care that their master needs consent manufacturing, but the good working people around the world can see right through this naked terrorism and those that support it.

May the empire and its vassals fall.

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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 49 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

According to Aljazeera:

Venezuela’s VP says Maduro the ‘only president’ of Venezuela

Venezuela’s Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez has given her first public address following the US military operation that captured Maduro and his wife.

“We demand the immediate release of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The only president of Venezuela is President Nicolas Maduro,” said Rodriguez.

Rodriguez called for calm and unity to defend ‌the country amid Maduro’s “kidnapping” and said Venezuela will ‍never be the colony of any nation.


This goes against Rubio's claim a few hours ago that Rodriguez would be a US puppet leader.

EDIT: Updated confirmation

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 53 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

As an American citizen, I'm 150 fucking percent against this in all ways shape and form. I don't know how to prevent this from continuing but I'll be looking for any chance at having this country both formally apologizing and prosecuting the idiots responsible.

What goddamn horrible news to wake up to, my apologies to our fellow people on spaceship earth.

E: did anyone notice the not-so-veiled threat against Cuba?

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[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I watched Trump’s advisor tell the BBC that Venezuela is not like Iraq because it’s homogenous and surrounded by democracies.

They’re massively overconfident. This could go downhill very badly. Rebels could damage the pipelines and sabotage the oil industry, requiring the US to put troops on the ground.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

it’s homogenous

Ah so the US will be even more of a common enemy.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mercenaries and carried out like Iraq was done

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