Hugo Chavez? More like Whogo, am I right?

Also I noticed they’re doing this thing where it’s “maduro supporters” doing this or that, with the implication being that they’re all just the dictator’s goons or part of his cult of personality or whatever, subtly removing the agency of Venezuelans to have political ideals of their own

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    also he squeaked by with Biden numbers last election. it’s obvious the party and ideology and movement (starting with Chavez) have more actual support then this guy. but way to martyr a politician that had wavering popular support and creating a rally around the flag situation. he’s now a symbol of resistance. and now the vast majority of socdem reformers are going to shift to revolutionary leftists and the right is going to be purged mercilessly, for the first time

    seems like a stupid move by the trump regime but i don’t know shit

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      8 days ago

      They also gave President Delcy a popularity boost. Mexico, Brazil, Cuba, Russia, Colombia, Nicaragua, Chile, Uruguay and China all recognized her as the legitimate president of Venezuela. Trump literally destroyed the political life of Machado that Bush and Obama spend decades making.

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    8 days ago

    Thats bc you haven’t met the weirdest kinda of liberal, the “Chavez was good and 100% right, Maduro was the bad one!” Liberal

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    The Irony being that the head of the West does have goons and a cult of personality. I fucken hate living in Upsidedown Land