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Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
God bless you brown Robert Z'dar

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Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
A MAS vs. Military shootout over secession is going to end up real ugly for everyone involved, and it will scare off the milquetoast middle-class that would rather live in a socialist government (and bitch about it incessantly) than Neo Libya

I could totally see Trump/Biden paying off the military to do it anyways, set an example

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
If the way to take steps towards communism or socialism involves dabbing and anime poses then so be it

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
Very dark lmao if Eugenics Daughter gets elected off the back of libs preferring to throw indigenous under the bus rather than have a marginally more leftist leader

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
https://twitter.com/AmericaElige/status/1401850877913206784?s=20

Cmon mr.pencil


Doctor Jeep posted:

I have a bad feeling diaspora votes are gonna give it to girlboss in the end

Out-of-country votes were like 35k, probably wont matter unless its like straight 50-50

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
Stunning upset but you know, he played a good game and took his shot when it opened up

https://twitter.com/dvdss01/status/1401887874379833347?s=20

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
https://twitter.com/AmericaElige/status/1401939746423726080?s=20

Pencil rubs out eugenics girlboss

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
https://twitter.com/AmericaElige/status/1402290937976573953?s=20

Oh no

Pencil hold firm

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

i say swears online posted:

I like the title minister of foreign affairs and worship

When you're basically a client state is there really that much of a difference

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

Samog posted:

where is the president's brain? the world wonders

On the pavement I've heard

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
Protests against the cuban regime seem to be increasing, becoming more insane:

https://twitter.com/derek8185338005/status/1415760107384627200?s=20

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

https://twitter.com/ShardShinjuku/status/1416300153036754947?s=20

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
So from what I'm gathering on Chile, Boric is less of an idiot @ interviews than Jadue, better on social issues, largely the same economics, but belongs to a terminally damaged coalition that regularly implodes and splits

Is that the right read

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

Ayyyy

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
Will boric pasok or paswim

Neurolimal has issued a correction as of 09:08 on Aug 18, 2021

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

babypolis posted:

you may be surprised to find that not every prison in the world resembles american prisons

I think his point is that american jails are worse than bolivian prisons

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

Goddamn
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/14/world/americas/haiti-henry-moise-assassination.html

quote:

On Monday, Mr. Henry dismissed Mr. Claude from office, according to the prime minister’s office. And, in any case, the prosecutor no longer has authority over the investigation, which is now in the hands of a judge.

Haitian law forbids judicial officials to prosecute senior civil servants without the authorization of the country’s leader — who at the moment is Mr. Henry.

Hell of a system, hell of a system

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
Is there a list one can consult of all the countries the US is currently sanctioning

Would it be quicker to just list the ones they aren't

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

Blarghalt posted:

it is said no gusano can withstand the mighty gaze of sandino for more than thirty seconds without bursting into flame

this resulted in me spending 1-2 hours reading up on Sandino and the Somoza family, was a good read

Lmao that the last greedy failson who managed to lose puppet state status by murdering a US journalist on television published a memoir crying about Jimmy Carter after being deposed

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
fond memories of fishmech & co insisting that it was cool and good for zelaya to be removed because a referendum on the possibility of a vote on revising the constitution was proof that he was a despot

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

Atrocious Joe posted:

I think Guaidó lives in Venezuela most of the time still. His last press conference was apparently in Caracas at least.

https://twitter.com/MV_Eng/status/1465799045130031104?s=20

Has Castillo even done anything to annoy people, last I heard he was still getting cowed wrt his hiring choices

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
Its pretty funny how the undercurrent in all those excerpts is "yeah Venezuelans are not interested in this at all, its only going to happen if the US does it", not even the energy to pay & train some venezuelan mercs. weak, sad

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
its also designed to look as ugly as possible, every aspect just immaculately conceptualized to be stupid

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

This is an extra from a 70's mockumentary, you can't fool me.

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

quote:

While Gálvez’s success as a businesswoman appeals to Mexico’s political and economic establishment, her folksy manner, earthy language and fondness for theatrical gestures score points with ordinary Mexicans.

In 2018 she became a senator for the conservative National Action Party, or PAN, although she isn’t a party member.

Gálvez said she supports the president’s social programs but thinks they should be more effective. She sees her personal story as a rebuke to López Obrador’s disdain for Mexican strivers like herself.

Gálvez has filed criminal two complaints against López Obrador after the president revealed financial data on her companies’ contracts. 

A lot of good writers know how to seamlessly tell an entirely separate story in the middle of another

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

tatankatonk posted:

losers = pure
winners = compromised

quote:

The pure (libertarian) socialists' ideological anticipations remain untainted by existing practice. They do not explain how the manifold functions of a revolutionary society would be organized, how external attack and internal sabotage would be thwarted, how bureaucracy would be avoided, scarce resources allocated, policy differences settled, priorities set, and production and distribution conducted. Instead, they offer vague statements about how the workers themselves will directly own and control the means of production and will arrive at their own solutions through creative struggle. No surprise then that the pure socialists support every revolution except the ones that succeed.

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
There is absolutely nothing political about an amoral bloodsucking ghoul becoming a vampire.

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
Hopefully this doesn't lead to a serious rift; it would suck rear end if South American socialists that successfully repelled a US-backed coup just quietly imploded on its own.

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

PhilippAchtel posted:

I read that Massa performed a pied piper strategy elevating and legitimizing Milei, which if true lol lmao

Imagine taking election tips from Hillary 2016

It's the kind of strategy that can only be devised by someone with zero charisma or the ability to recognize charisma. "Yeah put the insane ranting guy with experience doing insane rants to people on stage, it will make me (the person who's hosed everything up and is visibly uncomfortable being around poors) look really good and presidential"

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
Trump only respects aesthetics as bombastic as his own. The moment Guaido had to show up in person to meet Trump was the moment the Venezuela coup died.

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012
What's Venezuelan ecological protections like, would they extract that oil, if there's any ethnic Guyanese in Venezuela how are they treated, would Venezuela invest at least 50% of the profits from the oil back into Essequibo society (as the Exxon deal stipulates 50/50, if I'm not mistaken), are there any Venezuelans that are not allowed to immigrate to Guyana despite having familial ties there. Those are probably important if you want to pitch an argument in favor of invasion based on a greater good

Exxon's charm offensive in Guyana sucks, but if Venezuela isn't any more considerate in protecting the environment or the societies in Essequibo then it would suck either way & invasion wouldn't change that. Colonial powers having dictated the borders sucks, but if the people are not displaced then it's purely a matter of natural resources and you should consider if ensuring Venezuela has more oil is worth any amount of death & destruction

Ultimately states are only as good & important as the governments that run them, and have no inherent right to exist within their declared borders. It would be more interesting to hear an argument on how Guyana has abused Essequibo than just invoking the empires. Because the kneejerk reactionary stuff isn't very convincing.

All this having been said, I'm still of the opinion that this is 100% saber rattling, and the nearby states aren't gonna let Venezuela gently caress poo poo up when they're busy putting up a stable front for Chinese trade deals. Especially if China was a part of the Exxon deal.

Neurolimal has issued a correction as of 05:39 on Dec 8, 2023

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

uninterrupted posted:

nations actually have the right to territorial sovereignty and self governance. if you want to dive into why you oppose decolonization go nuts but "those dirty Venezuelans won't properly use the resources in their land" was part of the reasoning for the original theft in the 1840s👀

it's not about properly & efficiently utilizing resources, its about who's going to be more beneficial to the natives, if either of them. Self-Governance; who's going to be fair to those in Essequibo, do the people in Essequibo want this, is there a great need that necessitates this.

Like you don't need to be secret neoliberal who wants to see Venezuela couped to disagree with Maduro & Guaido, people are capable of doing stupid poo poo, or making noise that they don't intend on following through with for various reasons (domestic, negotiations)

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

uninterrupted posted:

the fact that you assume Venezuela having territorial sovereignty will be a net negative for the people living there reveals colossal racism on your part😔

If Venezuela would be better administrators with regards to treatment of Essequibo and its people, then I'm open to hearing arguments to that end.

My questions aren't rhetorical, they're why I support Palestine over Israel, China over Taiwan, and Russia over Ukraine, I'm entirely open to arguments in favor of returning Essequibo if arguments that doing so would be a net good for the people of Essequibo & for Leftism exist.

Is there a case for Venezuelan control of Essequibo greater than a 300 year border dispute. It's shouldn't be a hard case to make, we're talking about being better on environmental conservation than Exxon.

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

Danann posted:

On a knee-jerk basis the full support of the United States government and its eager dogs with or without lanyards is disqualification enough on its own.

With investigation:
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1732566924159250528

https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/our-land-our-life-our-culture-indigenous-movement-guyana

tl;dr Guyana is a neo-colony who like all other neo-colonies uses the fig leaf of nominal independence as a veneer to give Westerners the peace of mind to shout down those who dare to speak up against the state department line.

Thank you. Seems clear that the benefits are that annexation would cripple Exxon's production, and it seems Venezuela is significantly better on human rights WRT indigenous people (particularly that they recognize them, and they don't seem to reserve the ability to arbitrarily take away said rights).

I'm not convinced that Venezuela would go through with this, if the Essequibo natives want this, or if the neighboring states would intervene, but the answer to the basic question of "is Essequibo better off under Venezuela" appears to be "yes."

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Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

quote:

2.5 million people fell under the poverty line in less than two months.

Jesus christ

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