President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations in the aftermath of an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country.
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.
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.