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1. I cannot deny the reaction to the Venezuela crisis among part of the left has left me shaken
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 05:24 AM
Feb 2019

All the conspiratorial nonsense, ignoring most of the democratic world is against Maduro including most of Latin America just because the US is so it must be some massive coup against him. Ignoring How Venezeula has been degrading year after year for almost this entire decade. Hell ignoring the testimonies of actual Venezulans and the refugee crisis stemming from the countries collapse. labeling Guadio who is part of a social democratic party as some kind of far right pawn. And just a ton of absolute nonsense. It's incredibly disheartening. We have to acknowledge authoritarians and despot's who profess to fly left wing banners, and treat them as what they are. Dictators, Dictators deserve condemnation regardless of what ideology they claim to follow, and honestly this can apply to anyone claiming they stand for democracy, liberty and such regardless of political leaning. If your defending dictators because they fit your ideology.. you look like a massive hypocrite, you harm your entire argument and most everyone with similar ideals.

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