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I feel sick. I hate that this is just fucking happening and nobody seems to give a shit
The era where the U.S. realizes that no one will really stop them no matter how bad they get and are free to retain their status as ruler of the world forever is here I guess.
It’s been here since the USSR collapsed. It does seem like the US is similar to the British Empire before and during WW1. I still think it hasn’t reached its full power yet before it comes undone.
Oh joy, at least 40+ more years of this shit, assuming everyone's not dead before then.
nah, history moves faster every year. the duration of the current empire is always shorter than the duration of the previous empire. we've got 20 years left max before the old world dies and the new world is finally born
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If anything they love it.
What's astounding is that anyone believes this. Even if you aren't a commmunist, or understand imperialism, all it takes to tell this is bullshit is ask "Why would Maduro choose to do that?" There's absolutely no answer, and the inly reason anyone would believe it is total propaganda brain/rascism
claims match the desperate tactics of a collapsing dictatorship
As always 
Sometimes I look at the actions of U.S. and Israel and see their actions are desperate, others are saying their actions are desperate, logically it would make sense yes? And then life gives everyone the middle finger by going "Ummm no they're 150% in control and actually it's their enemies that are desperate and on the verge of collapse" before their enemies just melt into a puddle because fuck me I guess.
"We think (with no evidence) that if we attack a sovereign country, they might try to slow us down, fight us and stuff. It's fucking unfair!"
Its more like “nice country you got there, would be a shame if it got hit with blackout eh”
The violence of course bothers me but what bothers me even more is how people see this and continue worshipping the west because of fucking treats.
Especially the fucking troops. This is so blatantly transparent the US is making false claims about Venezuela. Any soldier who goes along with it and "follows orders" is a willing accomplice. There's no justifying your participation in these war crimes. As far as I'm concerned, anyone who damages Venezuelan property or causes harm to Venezuelan people is fucking scum deserving to get sent to the Hague.
But no. Americans will wag their fingers at Trump while "supporting the troops" who made the decision to kill innocent people. Americans are so detached and isolated from the violence of our military it all becomes an abstract force of nature, something that just happens, instead of people capable of telling right from wrong and choosing to do wrong.
Vietnam vets didn't get spat on but they should have and so should any troops who decide the Nuremberg Defense is what they'll use after ransacking Venezuela.
Assuming a full-scale military intervention in Venezuela doesn't end in a decisive U.S. victory within two days (kind of expecting it considering the never-ending stream of bad news and U.S. victories), I hope that at least thousands of U.S. troops end up getting butchered, maimed, and traumatized.
Assuming a full-scale military intervention in Venezuela doesn't end in a decisive U.S. victory within two days
It would be an unbelievable disaster of a guerrilla war that would never end. Mountainous, forested terrain full of armed and trained militiamen.
Yeah, that's what I want to believe. It makes sense, but I keep getting sucker-punched by life so much I can't put faith into anything that "sounds" reasonable anymore 
Edit: Like "here are all the points in Venezuela's favor" and then the invasion begins and suddenly all of that just evaporates overnight after everything.
I don't see how the US has any viable options other than bombings. Anything else has such high risks I doubt they'd attempt it. Bombing is plenty bad enough obviously, but seems unlikely to achieve their goals.
I get that. Since Syria fell, it's hard to have hope in anyone standing against the US and it's allies. And there are more US puppets in South America than there are allies of Venezuela and Colombia.
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The problem is that Venezuela doesn't have a bordering country willing to smuggle weapons to guerillas like Vietnam had, so American naval blockade would cut off supplies and quickly strangle guerilla movements to manageable levels.
The border with Colombia isn't going to be shut down, even if the Colombian government was interested in that, which rn it definitely isn't
Colombia is a "major non-NATO ally" and its military is insanely right-wing. I don't think it can be counted on.
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Much more likely to be a jungle version of Afghanistan. They may get the government out initially, but there will be a prolonged insurgency afterwards that I do not believe they can win.
Will still be horrible for Venezuela and the left in South America in general. Even if the US doesn't get their preferred stooge in charge, and it's some random anti-American warlord, if it's not a communist or socialist, that would suck.
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it's not treats, it's brain broken yearning for treats "if only we did le institutionalism, we could live like americans" no you can't, institutionalism for you is selling yourself out, institutionalism for west is buying you. (and live like americans is tv shows of 2-5 million homes, not trailer parks somehow)
(there is something to be said about using raw material gains to provide immediate relief (via fuel subsidies) as in bolivia or venezuela, instead of permanent fixed capital, to make stuff and reduce import dependency, but that's another matter entirely)
this is like, false flagception
"So we must blow up those pieces of infrastructure before they have the chance to do so"
Yeah mate the special forces ship you've got 30km off the coast is just there for funsies right? Hasn't been deploying anyone into the country I'm sureeeeeeee.
Meanwhile in the USA the bridges and tunnels just collapse on their own due to incompetence and disregard. Now that’s freedom.
no those reports of crumbling infrastructure and overblown because it includes areas not traveled frequently
Really lovely excuse some people like to use whenever our shit infrastructure is brought up. Doubly fun when it's rural people saying this who are most affected by the stuff falling apart
At this point you could probably map out a political compass about bridge collapses
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Reality has been farcified so many times I don't even remember what the original tragedy was
Feels like they're not even trying to convince anyone, just provide a script to for friendly media to spoon-feed their most credulous and most cynical supporters.
I guess if they have a short, tidy little war then people will just kinda move on and forget about this, so it sort of works in that case. But if anything happens to cause sustained attention, this kinda bullshit will completely fall apart and wreck the credibility of everyone involved. And I feel like it's already reaching that attention threshold just because Trump can't resist making everything into a spectacle.
Damn sure looks like the head of NATO is being run like a mafioso operation
That's just horrible
That's like when Ted Bundy received reports that women were murdering each other and placing the blame on him. Ted Bundy continues to stand by women against corruption and tyranny.
reverse false flag?!
You know if hinting at violence on here is now a ban-worthy offense, I might just take the ban.
I genuinely don't understand the Venezuelans who work with the Americans, especially now when they don't even give the pretenses of considering Venezuelans humans.
I can see opposing Maduro. I do not understand wanting to hand over your people to people who won't even let you be compradors
5% of local satraps will made out fine, they are probably white passing as well.
You can make a lot of money relative to other people if you're in the global south and become a bootlicker for hire
Blowing my own bridges up and shooting my foot to own the USA
Mining key infrastructure is a pretty common thing to do if you think you are about to be invaded. Every Swiss bridge is mined and ready to blow up in the event of an invasion. The US keeps moving more military personnel into the area, so i would also be roghing key infrastructure to be destroyed in the event of an invasion.
Oppose imperialism? And with that support EVIL DICTATORSHIPS?
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