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0 pointsbsjaux6282mo ago0 comments

Before anyone starts telling us how they are attacking a legitimate president and that the people will defend it, take your time to find your closest Venezuelan (there are 8 million around the world, so don't need to look to far) and ask him how he feels about this, you will find that happy is part of their emotions.

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dwb2mo ago

I found two, and happy is not part of their emotions.

lm284692mo ago

Just because you don't like your government doesn't mean you want the US to come and deliver your next US flavored dictator

celticninja2mo ago

So that juatifies this attack does it? How many dead Venezuelans does it justify?

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ogogmad2mo ago

Are they Venezuelans living in Venezuela? I think the ones you have to worry about are the ones still living there.

Additionally, might it be that every dictatorship is hated by most expatriates? I think that that was the case for the 2 (or 3) countries that the neo-cons invaded, and I don't remember any of those invasions turning out well. Reckless.

VBprogrammer2mo ago

I imagine, purely as a thought experiment, if you asked a sample of US expats what their reaction to the "forced removal" of the current president from office you'd get a similar response.

ErneX2mo ago

8 million is a lot in a country that around 30 million population.

Plus the opposition won the 2024 election by a landslide, but it was stolen by Maduro.

The overwhelming majority wants the regime to end.

swiftcoder2mo ago

This is a bit like asking Cubans in the US how they feel about Castro. The ones who left don't tend to be the most ardent supporters of the regime...

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