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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 197 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Kidnapped. The word is kidnapped.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 57 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think you have your hierarchy reversed. Kidnapping is about extortion. The intention is always to give the victim back. Capturing in this case refers to something already worse than kidnapping.

[–] human@slrpnk.net 70 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Being older than 18 means Maduro is way too old for Trump to do that to him.

Bro woke up in Mar a lago what do you think happened

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

Sure, not that there was anything wrong with the original headline.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 113 points 3 days ago (15 children)

Harris didn’t spend enough time taking about her policies though.

[–] RaoulDuke25@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 3 days ago

And that laugh!

[–] lando55@lemmy.zip 29 points 3 days ago

I hear she once ordered Dijon mustard

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 110 points 3 days ago (10 children)

If the world doesn't step in, Greenland and Canada are next.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago

Can we just pin this comment? Seems like it's pretty much a perfect summary of the situation.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I could have saved some typing in that comment.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago

Colombia, Cuba and Panama are much more likely to be on the chopping block soon.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I think the panama canal will be next. Easier than those two and makes the statement he's serious about it. So they can better take his deal and be grateful

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago

He threatened Columbia today too.

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[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 80 points 3 days ago (4 children)

So he truely believes he runs the whole world..... If anyone is about to start ww3 anytime soon ..... it's him.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 100 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don't be ridiculous. FIFA doesn't just hand out their prestigious, respected peace prize to anyone.

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[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I would argue we’re already in WW3 it’s just not a full on “hot” world war quiet yet, this might do it though

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It won't. Venezuela isn't a member of BRICS or anything. They're a member of OPEC, but that's an economic cartel, not a military alliance. They don't have the necessary allies to come to their aid to turn it into a world war.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

OPEC managed to fuck United States up pretty bad back in the 70s.

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[–] orioler25@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Literally, this has been standard US imperialism for the better part of a century.

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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 53 points 3 days ago

What. The. Fuck?

[–] RabbitBBQ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Such a crude justification for taking over a country

[–] cranakis@reddthat.com 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"We invaded sovereign soil, going after oil

Taking countries is a hobby paid for by the oil lobby

Same as in Iraq and Afghanistan

And Ahmadinejad say they coming for Iran

They only love the rich and how they loathe the poor

If I say any more they might be at my door."

Killer Mike - Reagan

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

All is good...

[–] orioler25@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Guess the USA really is a rabid dog that we have to put down 🤷‍♀️

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Honestly, having oil reserves is a national security issue at this point. Until they find a way to cheaply ruin oil reserves, no country is safe from the US.

If you want to defeat us, peace hasn’t worked but starvation sure as hell will.

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[–] TimboSlice@discuss.online 14 points 3 days ago

This is insane..

[–] BigBrownBeaver@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Oil. The US needs heavy crude.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

only thing this does is introduces the precedent for other countries to do the same to him.

[–] tourist@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Thumbs crossed for Nambia to do the funniest thing of all time

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Would be absolutely amazing for some 3rd world country, to just casually imprison Trump, stating "We'll control USA for now". If no one intervenes in this, then no one should intervene in that.

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