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CrossingTheRubicon

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29. Should we reserve the title "dictator" for people like Bashir al Assad?

Reply to Devil Child (Reply #12)

Fri Feb 22, 2019, 02:08 PM

Feb 2019

Maduro is a dictator. His election was a sham. He's stolen the country blind. And he clings to power by force.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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'He is not going to be the nominee': Dems slam Sanders over Maduro stance [View all] Jose Garcia Feb 2019 OP

Maduro is a dictator. CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #1

SMH Eliot Rosewater Feb 2019 #2

I've always said that Sanders is just misguided. But one has to wonder if he's more than that. Garrett78 Feb 2019 #3

I don't know that it's bad to disagree with Trump. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #4

Sorry but that is just partisan thinking. Trumpocalypse Feb 2019 #8

+1 Power 2 the People Feb 2019 #27

Sanders Has a Soft Spot for Latin American Strongmen LongtimeAZDem Feb 2019 #5

Bernie likes left-wing strongmen as much as Trump likes right-wing ones. IluvPitties Feb 2019 #11

Bernie was right about the fact that Castro transformed the country rusty fender Feb 2019 #24

Interesting, since San Juan Mayor is co-chair of his campaign. vsrazdem Feb 2019 #6

San Juan is in Puerto Rico, not Venezuela Jose Garcia Feb 2019 #15

What was the point of that! I am stating that San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mayor does not have a problem vsrazdem Feb 2019 #16

It will be hard to be the nominee without doing well in Florida Gothmog Feb 2019 #7

Okay, that does it...Bernie's campaign is officially over!! That sure didn't last long!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #9

+1! Devil Child Feb 2019 #12

Yup, no more fuckin' unnecessary wars!! That's why Bernie is such a wise politician InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2019 #13

For someone who's anti-war, namahage Feb 2019 #17

Should we reserve the title "dictator" for people like Bashir al Assad? CrossingTheRubicon Feb 2019 #29

Call Assad whatever you want, it's a mostly free country last I checked Devil Child Feb 2019 #30

Maduro has destroyed Venezuela. IluvPitties Feb 2019 #10

Didn't Trump declare at a meeting right after the election that he wanted Venezuela's oil? Karadeniz Feb 2019 #14

The US already buys most of Venezuela's oil Jose Garcia Feb 2019 #19

Oh FFS, I don't think anything you wrote is true. You might want to apply for a job doing PR for okaawhatever Feb 2019 #23

The US refines the vast majority of Venezuelan oil. joshcryer Feb 2019 #25

He called for no coup and fair elections. dogman Feb 2019 #18

So he is admitted the the last election wasn't fair? Jose Garcia Feb 2019 #21

What claims do Floridians have? dogman Feb 2019 #22

And we've admitted we want their oil. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2019 #26

Is this a litmus test? Politicub Feb 2019 #20

+1! n/t Devil Child Feb 2019 #28

They are rignt. He is not going to be the nominee lunamagica Feb 2019 #31