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In reply to the discussion: Venezuela: Tens of thousands march in anti-government protests [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)You do not stand in line with a ration book for groceries, for hours. You don't endure shortages of basic goods, continuously.
You do not live in fear of being murdered every waking moment.
You do not suffer from food insecurity, and Obama didn't tell you and everyone else to "eat less."
You aren't constrained from travel because Obama shut down the buses, you can post on DU because Obama isn't censoring your internet access.
You weren't told to "go to the beach" in order to try to mitigate nationwide protests in every major city where the streets are filled to the brim with students.
A dictator to whom Obama is handing over huge sums of American national treasure isn't visiting to be kowtowed to by Obama.
The police, national guard and paramilitaries are not shooting at students in the streets.
Students are not being arrested, tortured, beaten and bullied in USA.
So, let's NOT "apply standards" that are, well, nonsensical. And how curiously bizarre that you think that VICE is Breitbart....says a lot about your (lack of) discrimination skills when it comes to news coverage.