▲ 384 ▼ Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro has been captured after US conducted ‘large scale strike’ on country (apnews.com) submitted 7 months ago by bumblefumble@mander.xyz to c/world@lemmy.world 119 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 68 points 7 months ago (2 children) Diplomatic suicide with the world happened many months ago, were you sleeping? Threatening Canada, Greenland, who else? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago* (2 children) The thing is those are all threats people involved in diplomacy can rationalise away as public image stuff and not take seriously. Like don't get me wrong, it's going to have them on alert, but it's not a bridge burning yet. This is a physical act with no other interpretation. The US invaded a country and kidnapped its leader. This is a burnt bridge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 13 points 7 months ago (2 children) The US invaded a country that floats on oil and with a socialist government, most Western countries would be more than happy to feast on the crumbs of the pillage of Venezuela. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago Both colonialism and neocolonialism need to be part of Western education. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Yea, Maduro is the successor dictator of a notorious dictator. They're getting no sympathies from western govts, maybe some chiding the US at best. The removal of Maduro is a silver lining at best. I wanted the Venezuelan people to toss him out, but now they'll just have to toss out my govt's new colonial dictator instead :)))) The most frustrating part of it all is I can't just drive 30 hours to the white house and start throwing firebombs. I've very much come to hate how VAST a country the US is as of late. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eheran@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) But not OUR bridge, can any other diplomat rationalize? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago Some will, but most will see this as confirmation he will act illegally rather than just threaten to. i.e. an escalation of threat from before this happened. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 7 months ago (2 children) They're still kissing the ring. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago And figuratively grasping their knife behind their back ... figuring out how to cut any relience they have with the US. As soon as they can they will abandon us and the working class will suffer. It's what the psychopaths want. They want a poor, uneducated subservient proletariat to serve their wants permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) And you think the US invading another country will make them stop? If anything they'll kiss harder to try to placate the monster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 7 months ago I neither said nor implied that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago* (2 children) The thing is those are all threats people involved in diplomacy can rationalise away as public image stuff and not take seriously. Like don't get me wrong, it's going to have them on alert, but it's not a bridge burning yet. This is a physical act with no other interpretation. The US invaded a country and kidnapped its leader. This is a burnt bridge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 13 points 7 months ago (2 children) The US invaded a country that floats on oil and with a socialist government, most Western countries would be more than happy to feast on the crumbs of the pillage of Venezuela. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago Both colonialism and neocolonialism need to be part of Western education. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Yea, Maduro is the successor dictator of a notorious dictator. They're getting no sympathies from western govts, maybe some chiding the US at best. The removal of Maduro is a silver lining at best. I wanted the Venezuelan people to toss him out, but now they'll just have to toss out my govt's new colonial dictator instead :)))) The most frustrating part of it all is I can't just drive 30 hours to the white house and start throwing firebombs. I've very much come to hate how VAST a country the US is as of late. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eheran@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) But not OUR bridge, can any other diplomat rationalize? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago Some will, but most will see this as confirmation he will act illegally rather than just threaten to. i.e. an escalation of threat from before this happened. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 13 points 7 months ago (2 children) The US invaded a country that floats on oil and with a socialist government, most Western countries would be more than happy to feast on the crumbs of the pillage of Venezuela. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago Both colonialism and neocolonialism need to be part of Western education. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Yea, Maduro is the successor dictator of a notorious dictator. They're getting no sympathies from western govts, maybe some chiding the US at best. The removal of Maduro is a silver lining at best. I wanted the Venezuelan people to toss him out, but now they'll just have to toss out my govt's new colonial dictator instead :)))) The most frustrating part of it all is I can't just drive 30 hours to the white house and start throwing firebombs. I've very much come to hate how VAST a country the US is as of late. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago Both colonialism and neocolonialism need to be part of Western education. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Yea, Maduro is the successor dictator of a notorious dictator. They're getting no sympathies from western govts, maybe some chiding the US at best. The removal of Maduro is a silver lining at best. I wanted the Venezuelan people to toss him out, but now they'll just have to toss out my govt's new colonial dictator instead :)))) The most frustrating part of it all is I can't just drive 30 hours to the white house and start throwing firebombs. I've very much come to hate how VAST a country the US is as of late. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 child) But not OUR bridge, can any other diplomat rationalize? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago Some will, but most will see this as confirmation he will act illegally rather than just threaten to. i.e. an escalation of threat from before this happened. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago Some will, but most will see this as confirmation he will act illegally rather than just threaten to. i.e. an escalation of threat from before this happened. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 7 months ago (2 children) They're still kissing the ring. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago And figuratively grasping their knife behind their back ... figuring out how to cut any relience they have with the US. As soon as they can they will abandon us and the working class will suffer. It's what the psychopaths want. They want a poor, uneducated subservient proletariat to serve their wants permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) And you think the US invading another country will make them stop? If anything they'll kiss harder to try to placate the monster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 7 months ago I neither said nor implied that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago And figuratively grasping their knife behind their back ... figuring out how to cut any relience they have with the US. As soon as they can they will abandon us and the working class will suffer. It's what the psychopaths want. They want a poor, uneducated subservient proletariat to serve their wants permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) And you think the US invading another country will make them stop? If anything they'll kiss harder to try to placate the monster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 7 months ago I neither said nor implied that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 point 7 months ago I neither said nor implied that. permalink fedilink source parent