Things not going well in Latin America

[Parliament 14131]

Brazil's new right wing President throws shade at Venezuela's President. Quite the kerfluffel.

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-brazil-idUSKCN1P82FJ

[workswithseed 2035]

It would be merciful if Bolsonaro came in and took over Venazuela. 

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13546]

Things not going well in Latin America? That seems odd.

[RPM 26216]

Por que?

[horncyclist 1385]

You want an immigration crisis? Wait until South America is full on at war.

[hpslugga 4043]

3 hours ago, workswithseed said:

It would be merciful if Bolsonaro came in and took over Venazuela. 

Aww that’s adorable

[workswithseed 2035]

3 minutes ago, hpslugga said:

Aww that’s adorable

Yep, just let people starve, seems humane to me.

[InkaUtexas 25497]

1 hour ago, horncyclist said:

You want an immigration crisis? Wait until South America is full on at war.

We can hire MS 13 to build a wall in Panama. 

[YChang 3430]

27 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

Yep, just let people starve, seems humane to me.

You think that's what he meant? 

[hpslugga 4043]

32 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

Yep, just let people starve, seems humane to me.

This will be entertaining 

[Brisketexan 104561]

People turn to a triple layer cake of authoritarianism, and like fucking lemmings, folks argue about which one is better, the cake topped with a cherry or the cake topped with those crunchy little icing flowers.

The differences between socialist authoritarianism and fascist authoritarianism are mere garnish.  The giant cake underneath is where the layers of shit are.

[Smax 3800]

Its a damn shame a country with that much oil is such a shitshow

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

 

2 minutes ago, Smax said:

Its a damn shame a country with that much oil is such a shitshow

That’s why they’re a shit show.  All that oil leads to corruption and carpetbagging.

Edited January 15, 2019 by Hugo Stiglitz

[Fudge Nuggets 19146]

4 minutes ago, Smax said:

Its a damn shame a country with that much oil is such a shitshow

Most countries with a lot of oil are shitshows.  Not all, but a whole bunch of them.

[bernorange 8348]

Central and South America have endemic  cultural issues that promote political corruption.  Americans really don't appreciate the ethos forged from revolution that birthed our nation (or our Constitution I should say, I guess)..

[Red Six 131]

17 minutes ago, bernorange said:

Central and South America have endemic  cultural issues that promote political corruption.  Americans really don't appreciate the ethos forged from revolution that birthed our nation (or our Constitution I should say, I guess)..

I'm pretty sure all countries in the Western Hemisphere have constitutions. And most, if not all, were forged through military conquest and/or policies of eradicating -- or at least suppressing -- indigenous peoples. We're just better at keeping our peasants fed and happy enough to not try any funny business.

[bernorange 8348]

Have you traveled down there much?  They have a different culture/attitude/ethos with respect to government than we do. 

[InkaUtexas 25497]

Venezuela in the news. 

Four people have reportedly died in overnight clashes ahead of mass opposition protests in Venezuela. 

Hundreds of thousands are expected to join a march on Wednesday in a bid to topple President Nicolás Maduro's government.

The protests will mark 61 years since the fall of the country's military dictatorship in 1958. 

National Assembly president Juan Guaidó, who organised the march, called it a "historic appointment".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46970620

[Incredulity 11559]

On 1/15/2019 at 5:16 AM, InkaUtexas said:

We can hire MS 13 to build a wall in Panama. 

The fuck do you think the canal is?

[InkaUtexas 25497]

a damn fine fishing location. 

[UncleCharlie 334]

Now THAT is an idea I think we could all get behind....a mile wide moat along the southern border.

River rafting from the Gulf to the Pacific.  We could make a shitload of money on that tourist attraction.  Container ships from NO to LA travel times cut by 75%.

Winning.

[InkaUtexas 25497]

Pay for it via beer concessions.