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[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fuck every country that does not condemn him

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Most that nordic countries will do is to be disappointed.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

As opposed to all the other times the US removed a sovereign foreign leader? I can name more than half a dozen off the top of my head and I know there's way fucking more than that that I'd have to look up to remember. Same as it ever was.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

We literally did the same thing to Manuel Noriega in the 80s. But at least he was a legit narco kingpin.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 9 points 2 months ago

yeah, I don’t know where all these experts have been for the last 50 to 70? years of “rule based order”, when they say rule based order do they mean the US makes the rules and everyone else plays along? in that case how is this any different

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Western Journalism in a nutshell.

Forget or whitewash western history of atrocities, exaggerate others.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yup. I immediately thought of Libya when it happened, but I'm a bernie bro and most of the people I discuss politics with still deify Barack Obama, so they hadn't considered that.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago

If this is how it has to be then, oh Bibi, let's hope you get on the wrong plane.

[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Obviously. Thanks donny.

[–] reluctant_squidd@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

What happens if somehow the trump clan gets kidnapped while golfing?

Edit: I feel like I should point out that I am in no way suggesting or encouraging anyone to try this. I’m just genuinely curious.

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 2 points 2 months ago

I feel like I should point out that I am in no way suggesting or encouraging anyone to try this.

:(

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I honestly think that this was a favor Trump did for Putin. Set the precedent that you can just kidnap leaders. Now Russia makes an attempt to capture Zelensky and no one bats an eye.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

It also isn’t at the same time because flooding the market with Venezuelan crude and taking over a country that was allied to Putin doesn’t help him much at all.

[–] pokexpert30@jlai.lu 2 points 2 months ago

They tried to assassinate him multiple times, they just failed.

[–] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No no, it HAS. why should anyone even pretend to obey international law?

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Small(er) countries have an interest in international law. Only large ones who can't imagine themselves ever being the powerless ones want to promote lawlessness.

But in this case, it is funny, because not long ago Maduro was threatening to invade Guyana...I guess there is always a bigger dictator...

[–] Mynameisallen@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Honestly go to war with the USA.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Kidnapping world leaders is now the new norm.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Will, not could.

[–] pokexpert30@jlai.lu 0 points 2 months ago

This opinion is, I think, incorrect. Let me explain.

If any authoritarian power wanted to do such a thing, they would have done it, or tried to.

Thing is, authoritarian powers can't really do that because in front of them are democracies usually.

China could capture Ching-Te. But even if they did, what now? Taiwan wouldn't change much and may become even more anti-Chinese.

And even if harming the opposing dirigent might help those authoritarian powers, that doesn't make it more easy to do. Russia tried multiple times to kill zelensky.