US diplomats expelled from Venezuela for conspiring with 'extreme right'

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4. US diplomats expelled from Venezuela for conspiring with 'extreme right'

Dictators live under constant pressure to show off their power and intimidate their foes.
They usually operate under a permanent threat from their opponents, so appearing tough is a tool for respect from their foes.
Hugo Chávez was a master of intimidation, reaching extremes to subject his foes to a level of pressure thst most prople could not bear. Needless to say, he was extremely effective at intimidation.

Nicolás Maduro struggles to emulate Chávez. He speaks tough, but his composture is not intimidating, rather he looks ridiculous. A tall guy hopelessly imitating Chávez, while at the same time struggling to move his enormous body.

U.S. diplomats have been expelled under yells from a furious, out-of-control Maduro. Diplomacy has no chance under those circumstances.