The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flown him out of the country in a stunning military operation that plucked a sitting leader from office following months of escalating Trump administration pressure on the oil-rich South American nation.
Fair. My overall impression is you’re coming at this from an American viewpoint so there is a natural predisposition to want to tell yourself that choice, via elections, makes a difference. Coming from a non American, non Western perspective there really is very little if any consideration given towards who is in power from this vantage point. There’s an understanding that America will intervene for its within its national interests. The process may differ but the outcome is the same. Our goal is generally to avoid being in the crosshairs of empire, if at all possible (while also protecting our interests).
I respect your opinion even though I find it a bit narrow in focus and perspective (as I’m sure you have similar criticisms of mine). In any case thanks for the discourse.
For the record, I’m not American and I live in a country that has non-democratic regimes well within living memory.
You don’t come across to me as particularly savvy, or as some form of a realist compared to the cushy liberal democracy children. You come across as deeply confusing cynicism with political insight for online brownie points.
I guess it’s a lot easier to “look at history” a certain way if you make up the history.
I have too much to do today to deliberate the specifics of your historical fan fiction, man. You do you.
Fair. My overall impression is you’re coming at this from an American viewpoint so there is a natural predisposition to want to tell yourself that choice, via elections, makes a difference. Coming from a non American, non Western perspective there really is very little if any consideration given towards who is in power from this vantage point. There’s an understanding that America will intervene for its within its national interests. The process may differ but the outcome is the same. Our goal is generally to avoid being in the crosshairs of empire, if at all possible (while also protecting our interests).
I respect your opinion even though I find it a bit narrow in focus and perspective (as I’m sure you have similar criticisms of mine). In any case thanks for the discourse.
For the record, I’m not American and I live in a country that has non-democratic regimes well within living memory.
You don’t come across to me as particularly savvy, or as some form of a realist compared to the cushy liberal democracy children. You come across as deeply confusing cynicism with political insight for online brownie points.
Do with that assessment what you will.
I dont see either of us as uniquely savvy or insightful so at least we have that in common haha. Have a good one bud.