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Aussie105

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13. It's colonialism at its worst.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 04:58 PM

Sunday

Like the Dutch in Indonesia, the British in India, we know best, we are taking over.

Locals become servants, wealth of the country is taken over and exported back to the mother country.

Removing Maduro has solved nothing, it just sends that country into more turmoil.

As for "“Listen, there are evil, brutal dictators all over the world."
Yep, you can add America to that list now.

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Murphy rips Venezuela operation: 'There are evil, brutal dictators all over the world' [View all] BumRushDaShow Sunday OP

Strange that Cuba is off pukes radar eh? pwb Sunday #1

It's not, Trump said he's looking at Cuba next fujiyamasan Sunday #6

No oil there. demosincebirth Sunday #11

It's North Korea that off the table. maxsolomon Monday #16

Does cotton and his fellow morons BOSSHOG Sunday #2

Yeah, Chris, and in case you hadn't noticed, the worst one is in the US. n/t malthaussen Sunday #3

Haven't heard anyone, including Murphy, talk about imperialism and theft of a sovereign nation's resources, wiggs Sunday #4

A lot of times, they ARE talking about that BumRushDaShow Sunday #7

Shit JustAnotherGen Sunday #5

And how much did this 'mission' cost taxpayers? mzmolly Sunday #8

One "America First" adherent - MTG - has been leading the GOP pack against what just happened BumRushDaShow Sunday #9

Well there is that. mzmolly Sunday #12

I asked the same question. yellow dahlia Sunday #10

It's colonialism at its worst. Aussie105 Sunday #13

At what point will the rest of the civilized world decide to remove our very own brutal dictator, Bayard Sunday #14

Some of them are very close to home. CaptainTruth Sunday #15

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