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PerpetualSelf posted:Arresting opposing politicians is terror. What the PSUV has spread is hatred. Hahaha wowza I'm not sure saying pol pot, Stalin and Mao would straight up have him 'taken care' of for his views is the slam dunk argument you're looking for here. This doesn't mean he's not an idiot but come on dude.
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Borneo Jimmy posted:Don't know how you could be racist to an apartheid regime that forcibly sterilizes black people. That's Israel. Not "Jews". <<--not very clever original text left for posterity edit: never mind, didn't catch the wider context of the conversation for a moment there. This is a dumb vector of attack on borneo jimmy overall. He said Israel not Jews. He's still laughable but come on, let's not do the whole 'any criticism of israel is racist (i.e anti-semitic)' thing here. Disclaimer: I have no idea if anything he said about Israeli interference in the region has any basis in reality. NLJP fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Oct 18, 2015 |
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M. Discordia posted:1) Invoking the mysterious Israel/Zionist boogeyman as being behind world events that in actuality have nothing to do with Israel, such as the destruction of Venezuela's society by the PSUV, is often an extension of anti-Semitic conspiracy theory thinking. Sure, but Israel as an actor in the world stage (especially covert operations) is definitely A Thing that cannot be dismissed a priori. Let him hang himself by lacking evidence for said involvement but the idea that Israel/Mossad could never be involved in the region and that the very implication is anti-semitic or racist is pretty dumb. I agree with you that the likelihood of Israeli involvement in Venezuela is low and even if it is there it is unlikely to be a big factor, mind you. It does need more than that to be accused of being systematically racist for me. NLJP fucked around with this message at 23:59 on Oct 18, 2015 |
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Saladman posted:I don't know if this is true, but it is front-and-center on Wikipedia's article for Maduro. This is his signature: Well, I mean sure but having said that, Russian Cursive exists:  edit: 
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fnox posted:The devil's excrement is the Venezuelan term for oil. Man, everything about Venezuela is so loving bleak. That is so apt.
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fnox posted:Ok I wasn't expecting two full pages of goons wishing me well You're moving to Kristianstad right? First, prepare for the whacky pronunciation of that place and second, if you find yourself near Karlskrona any time soon give me a shout. I'm about half an hour away from there for a few months. There's not a lot to do in Karlskrona but it's quite pretty to spend an afternoon in or we can take you to the islands for a day or two.
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, thank you all.
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fnox posted:Yeah, I'm at my room now. The neighbors turned out to be quite friendly and hooked me up with a bed, so now I have to just buy like a couple of things and I'm set. Also, I see what NJLP meant by wacky pronunciation, Kristianstad is somehow pronounced like "Krijuansta", so I'm pretty much safe now, if all I'm just getting properly settled. Congrats man! Keep us updated on your swedish adventures. As I said you have an open invitation to visit us on the islands. It should be a simple trip if you get a Blekingetrafiken card, we can pick you up from Karlskrona, it's a couple of stops on the train. I especially recommend you go to any Crayfish party you can, they usually start around August. If you feel a bit down, some crayfish and aquavit will fix you right up. Anyway, it won't all be easy, things can get surprisingly complicated but you will find lots of help if you need it.
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Lund is a university town (well, so is Kristianstad I guess but Lund is a bigger deal) so yeah, expect idiot ill-informed lefties. Mind you, it wouldn't surprise me if that wasn't also a reaction to the slide to the right Sweden has been experiencing.
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Yeah this does smell very coup-like to me.
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TheImmigrant posted:I don't mean to be making an argument for Borneo Jimmy or other tankies, but from my outside vantage point Venezuela just seems Really Bad. It's a place I'd still consider (still am considering, actually) visiting for work. What makes you think it is in any way a good idea to go work in Venezuela right now when anyone in their right mind and the ability to do so is bugging out? People are getting shot waiting in line and the rest just shuffle on because it is more important to keep your place in line.
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I dont know posted:This seems almost scripted surrealism, I encounter these two headlines randomly placed next to each other on a news aggregator when search on the food situation. This is just horrific  I've spent the last decade or so thinking North Korea was the next big crisis that would blow up with an imploding country, mass starvation and huge regional and international knockon effects but it looks like it's a race to the bottom and Venezuela is flooring it hard.Anyway fnox, any updates on how you're doing now you've been a month or so in Europe? Any way to get in touch since you don't have PMs?
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-edit: wtf, butt post I guess. Sorry friends.
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qkkl posted:Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world. If I were Maduro I would ask the Russians or Chinese for help in building more oil wells. Then I'd make the country better by just pumping all that oil money into the economy, and skim a bit off the top for me and my friends. Now I have tons of money and my people love me and ask me to kiss their babies. poo poo oil that's expensive and hard to refine at a time of low oil prices and diversification from oil as fuel source
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