Things Not Going Well in Venezuela, 2.0

[SimonBolivar 10958]

12 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Lol @ the comment 'they're also very white'.  It's as if they didn't know that there are people from Central and South America that don't look of African or Indio descent.  

Especially the upper class that would've been displaced by communism. Same thing happened with whites in Cuba.

[RDCanecutter 26411]

9 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

My point being, there are people in those countries, that have lived there for centuries, that don't look like other people from those countries. The horror.  Shocking. 

But white is bad. Unless you are a single white boy standing in a dance club and the local girls see you. Then white is bery bery good.

[American Swindle 102]

4 hours ago, NaTeWHO said:

 

 

"Just following orders"

[American Swindle 102]

4 hours ago, NaTeWHO said:

 

 

 

Why would anyone "need" military grade weapons again?  A rocket launcher would've helped out the civilian in this case no?

[ztejas 43418]

38 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

global news live thread of some nice long ball warm up. 

 

They're gonna have to go to the bullpen pretty early in this one if the tear gas keeps coming out, Jim. 

[Hank Scorpio 17729]

5 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

I've never seen a coup attempt like this in the news. Usually you just see the aftermath.

Not a coup. Bolton out front should have told you. 

 

 

[ztejas 43418]

People on the ground are reporting that members of the pro-Maduro Colectivos paramilitary groups have fired rounds from a government building in the Chacao suburb of Caracas.

There had earlier been reports that weapons from the nation’s security forces had recently been handed to the Colectivos.

Rosa Serrano, a 55-year-old architect who lives in Chacao, tells the Guardian’s Patricia Torres:

From the car par of the headquarters of the Ministry of Transport, a group of Colectivos began firing at people protesting on Francisco de Miranda Avenue. Apparently, there is a girl wounded by a firearm.

Why are people still here if there are Colectivos nearby?

They attack us and then they take refuge in the headquarters of the government ministries. I am not afraid because I have been fighting against this for 20 years and the time has come [and] hope has come back to stay. Here, it does not matter if you are from the east or the west, all together and together we will get out of this.

[SimonBolivar 10958]

wrong thread

Edited April 30, 2019 by SimonBolivar

[retread 2951]

Maduro was leaving to flee country and Russians talked him out of it. - CNN

What could go wrong.

[Fozzz 152]

5 minutes ago, retread said:

Maduro was leaving to flee country and Russians talked him out of it. - CNN

What could go wrong.

Parroting laughable bullshit from Pompeo.  Why would anyone trust CNN on this issue.  Now we gotta bomb Venezuela to stick it to Putin!

Edited April 30, 2019 by Fozzz

[SimonBolivar 10958]

1 minute ago, Fozzz said:

Parroting laughable bullshit from Pompeo.  Why would anyone trust CNN on this issue.  Now we gotta bomb Venezuela to stick it to Putin!

Well, those bombs aren't going to buy themselves.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

7 minutes ago, retread said:

Maduro was leaving to flee country and Russians talked him out of it. - CNN

What could go wrong.

Good thing there’s ZERO chance our president is compromised by the Russian Government!

[retread 2951]

Pompeo was spouting all of the tried-and-true R talking points about planting democracy in Central/South America. Somewhere Reagan's ghost smiles.

[Fozzz 152]

If our President were compromised by Russia then he wouldn't have fomented the coup in the first place.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Just now, Fozzz said:

If our President were compromised by Russia then he wouldn't have fomented the coup in the first place.

How long before you complain about the media tying everything back to Russia? 

[Fozzz 152]

1 minute ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

How long before you complain about the media tying everything back to Russia? 

That seems to be what Pompeo is trying to do.  Lord knows the media has you trained to do just that.

Edited April 30, 2019 by Fozzz

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

Lol at anyone that listens to Pompeo 

[David Dennison 18854]

3 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

That seems to be what Pompeo is trying to do.  Lord knows the media has you trained to do just that.

Do you understand realpolitik or no?

[Fozzz 152]

1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

Do you understand realpolitik or no?

No.  I don't speak German.  

[David Dennison 18854]

2 minutes ago, Fozzz said:

No.  I don't speak German.  

Cool. Basically, if we're for it, Russia is against it and vice versa. Our interests are rarely, if ever, aligned. But we can't go to war, so we're reduced to ratfucking and proxy wars.

It's been like this for over 70 years now.

[Lagunamadre 1975]

Not saying it's a good thing, but as long as my military/police doesn't abandon me, I'm taking a page out of Assad's playbook if I'm an autocrat these days. Overwhelming force/cruelty + time ends up working out for you in the end. Especially in these days of American isolationism.  

[bad_teammate 13194]

Kind of disappointed that the Bernie bros were on Guaido's side in the embassy protest

 

 

[Anastasis 23469]

Just now, Lagunamadre said:

Especially in these days of American isolationism.  

[Anastasis 23469]

1 minute ago, bad_teammate said:

Kind of disappointed that the Bernie bros were on Guaido's side in the embassy protest

 

 

Nice shirt with the stripes and all bt. 

[bad_teammate 13194]

2 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Nice shirt with the stripes and all bt. 

some jerk knocked off my propeller beanie and another stole my giant novelty lollipop

[ztejas 43418]

4 minutes ago, Lagunamadre said:

Not saying it's a good thing, but as long as my military/police doesn't abandon me, I'm taking a page out of Assad's playbook if I'm an autocrat these days. Overwhelming force/cruelty + time ends up working out for you in the end. Especially in these days of American isolationism.  

The White House has recognized Guaido as the president since January.

[Fozzz 152]

2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

The White House has recognized Guaido as the president since January.

They did more than that.  Trump's administration coordinated this entire farce with Guaido from the beginning.  Guaido is a fool who didn't really know what he was getting into, and he'll be lucky to make it out of this without being executed or serving a lengthy prison sentence.

 

[InkaUtexas 25907]

1 minute ago, Fozzz said:

They did more than that.  Trump's administration coordinated this entire farce with Guaido from the beginning.  Guaido is a fool who didn't really know what he was getting into, and he'll be lucky to make it out of this without being executed or serving a lengthy prison sentence.

 

if he loses it will be exile. If they arrest or kill him they create a martyr for the right. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

So you’re saying the Trump Administration got played again... no way. 

[Lagunamadre 1975]

6 minutes ago, ztejas said:

The White House has recognized Guaido as the president since January.

And in 2012 the White House began recognizing the Syrian Opposition Coalition as the leaders of Syria, not Bashar al-Assad, yet Assad will go to sleep tonight in the Syrian Presidential Palace in Damascus.  

[Nivek 16923]

And in 2012 the White House began recognizing the Syrian Opposition Coalition as the leaders of Syria, not Bashar al-Assad, yet Assad will go to sleep tonight in the Syrian Presidential Palace in Damascus.  

Were you born this simple or did it take years of Rush Limbaugh?

[Lagunamadre 1975]

1 minute ago, Nivek said:

Were you born this simple or did it take years of Rush Limbaugh?

I'm confused. Do you disagree with my above statement? Also, I wouldn't piss on Limbaugh if he were on fire. Not sure if you've missed my posting history. 

[Telegraph_it 3357]

15 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

So you’re saying the Trump Administration got played again... no way. 

Hugo I’m surprised you aren’t excited about a possible civil war. I mean you find humanity detestable, you said as much in the thrones thread. This is a great opportunity for people to off one another. 

[InkaUtexas 25907]

not many planes going in and out of Caracas right now. Interesting this Bombadier Express is heading somewhere from Moscow. 

https://www.flightradar24.com/TCTSR/20577a4b

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

11 minutes ago, Telegraph_it said:

Hugo I’m surprised you aren’t excited about a possible civil war. I mean you find humanity detestable, you said as much in the thrones thread. This is a great opportunity for people to off one another. 

I’d like to see the Venezuelan people determine their own destiny without foreign interference but I’m a realist enough to know that is an impossibility.  It’s a huge shit sandwich. 

[RDCanecutter 26411]

Impressive balcony.

[Lagunamadre 1975]

7 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

not many planes going in and out of Caracas right now. Interesting this Bombadier Express is heading somewhere from Moscow. 

https://www.flightradar24.com/TCTSR/20577a4b

[Telegraph_it 3357]

1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

I’d like to see the Venezuelan people determine their own destiny without foreign interference but I’m a realist enough to know that is an impossibility.  It’s a huge shit sandwich. 

We can agree on the shit sandwich part. 

[SaucyJack 3488]

2 hours ago, retread said:

Pompeo was spouting all of the tried-and-true R talking points about planting democracy in Central/South America. Somewhere Reagan's ghost smiles.

 

 

Edited May 1, 2019 by SaucyJack

[Anastasis 23469]

1 hour ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

I’d like to see the Venezuelan people determine their own destiny without foreign interference

No you wouldn’t. 

[David Dennison 18854]

12 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

No you wouldn’t. 

Meaning what?

[happyfunball 481]

How many failed coup attempts are we going to support?

[Anastasis 23469]

1 minute ago, happyfunball said:

How many failed coup attempts are we going to support?

[workswithseed 2102]

3 hours ago, Fozzz said:

Parroting laughable bullshit from Pompeo.  Why would anyone trust CNN on this issue.  Now we gotta bomb Venezuela to stick it to Putin!

I agree CNN are liars

[InkaUtexas 25907]

Any live streams up? The two I had are off. 

[ChickenSandwich 9832]

No to US physical intervention. 

[ChickenSandwich 9832]

I hope many are writing books because they too can become come a millionaire “if you write a best selling book”

[American Swindle 102]

[American Swindle 102]

Pompeo was spouting all of the tried-and-true R talking points about planting democracy in Central/South America. Somewhere Reagan's ghost smiles.

The same dude that admitted on camera the CIA are trained to lie, steal and cheat? That dude?

[American Swindle 102]

Not saying it's a good thing, but as long as my military/police doesn't abandon me, I'm taking a page out of Assad's playbook if I'm an autocrat these days. Overwhelming force/cruelty + time ends up working out for you in the end. Especially in these days of American isolationism.  

Sure you’re kidding when you refer to our current foreign policy as being “American isolationism.” Amirite?