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In reply to the discussion: The Venezuelan right wing opposition has got to be the world's most shameless. [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)It's been transferred from:
'We are ultimate goodness and we can and will do anything!'
To the more recent:
'We are ultimate evil and we can and will do anything!'
Regressive oligarchs in other nations don't need our help. They never did, they made their own history, and it's damned bloodier than the current uproar in Venezuela.
We're not the only nation on the planet who wants oil. The Chinese are taking our place in that arena. They just don't send troops.
In fact, we want a lot less than before, despite the fact our economy was built upon fossil fuels, oil, gas and coal.
We can't be relied on as the world's ultimate bogeyman anymore. We're tired of it, can't afford it, and the military method is less effective than ever in securing resources.
Follow the corporate states that now exist in nations with oil and other resources. Some of these have no ties with the USA, not even nominally.
We should look to the history of South America long before the USA began meddling in their affairs. These centuries old oligarches don't need us. And they have a lot more to win or lose in this.
JMHO.