What a shocking development, America’s largest private sector union is really just a front for a giant grift

I can tell you exactly what the sanctions were and how they impacted VZ. Do YOU understand? In your world, is the US obligated to buy oil from VZ? Are we obligated to allow Maduro’s criminal cronies to use the US financial system? if so, please explain why. Also, explain how a once food-independent country with…

Do you really think it’s US sanctions that caused the average VZ resident to lose 19 lbs over the last few years? VZ used to be food independent. Sure though, imagine the US lifts sanctions, now what? Maduro stops killing protesters? Global capital flies into a nation where everyone knows it’s just going to end up in…

You’ll have to find where I suggested or supported American intervention. I’m against it, but i’m 100% against Maduro and Chavismo. Any American Liberal defending Maduro at this point is either willfully ignorant, or a totalitarian bootlicker only invested in Orange Man Bad, but willing to see untold suffering on the…

It’s a Socialist Paradise right up until people recognize what socialism does to an economy, then all of a sudden, it’s a ‘totalitarian dictatorship’. It sure is weird how that happens over and over again.

True! China and Russia both poured in billions in loans that they know will never be paid off that Maduro used VZ’s oil reserves as collateral for. The thinking goes that China & Russia will end up owning all of VZ’s oil. The miscalculation there is that the next Government, which will be recognized by the OAS, the…

Yes, Chavez and Maduro made sure everyone is starving equally while weirdly Chavez and Maduro became multi billionaires.  Socialism is for thee and not for me, i believe is the offical motto of the Bolivarian revolution!

Meanwhile Maduro offers them Socialist platitudes and increasing starvation.  Well played, comrade!

One of us certainly is completely ignorant about Venezuela!  I’ll leave it up to the readers to decide who!

yeah they certainly don’t need that with Chavez, then Maduro stealing everything that isn’t bolted down, and most of that which is. It’s almost like this has nothing to do with how angry you are about Bad Orange Man and more to do with the fact that Maduro is killing his own people outright and starving the rest to…

Just remember, there’s no amount of suffering of the Venezuelan people that American Liberals find too much to bear

What’s the talking point? That young American liberals reflexively support Maduro? I think the comments section here is clear evidence that’s the case. Is the talking point that Maduro has been objectively terrible for the people and nation of Venezuela? Again, that’s a verifiable, quantifiable fact. American Liberals…

Well, let’s see. Maduro has raped and pillaged a once emergent economy to the point of utter collapse. They can’t even keep the lights on in a country with the largest proven oil reserves in the world. Why? I don’t expect you to believe me, maybe just read the NY Times article

I guess if you consider an approval rating of under 20% a ‘vast majority’

I’ll do that right as soon as you find a Citizen of Venezuela and tell them you support Maduro.  Realizing you’re a huge pussy, i won’t hold my breath or pack my bags

Maduro has a shockingly small and shrinking number of international supporters.  I thought for a group of people pants-pissingly afraid of Russia that you would have a bit more skepticism of Maduro, since it’s mostly Russian money and material support keeping him propped up at this point.

Good job Captain Point Misser. Read my post again, maybe form the words with your mouth if that helps.

I’m not sure you know what the word ‘objectively’ means, or for that matter ‘worse’.  Do you have any idea what Maduro has done to VZ?  Perhaps do a little reading before you spout the Splinter party line.  They’re as bad as Tankies explaining why Stalin was right to crush the freedom movements in Eastern Europe

Like I said before, I only wish American liberals had the courage of their convictions to go live in the Socialist paradise of Venezuela. Tell a VZ expat you support Maduro and you’ll be lucky to walk away with a fist in your soft pink face

In a completely shocking development, the young adult bloggers of Splinter reflexively support totalitarian strongman who is destroying his own country because he mouths the correct socialist shibboleths