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Zohran Mamdani calls the president of Cuba and Venezuela “dictators who have stifled free and fair elections, jaled political opponents, and suppressed the free and fair press” (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/usa@midwest.social
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38725765

https://www.latintimes.com/mamdani-breaks-silence-about-maduro-cuban-president-diaz-canel-how-jorge-ramos-daughter-paola-589809

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[–] 0 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

you are at least aware venezuela and cuba are in the gutter because of US blockades, not their leadership, right?

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

    US blockades are responsible for their financial crises, not for them arresting journalists and dissenters. Also, the quote in the screenshot explicitly states that the US only made things worse.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

    should we not arrest far-right traitors and criminals against humanity? i WISH they where shutting fascists up as hard as libs think they do.

    is that why you guys let trump run for president (and win) twice?

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Yeah, we should. Never said anything against that. Also never let Trump run for president, as I am not American, nor am I a liberal.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    you are arguing like you are both. the last thing we need is more imperialist war, or any more cia talking points from unsuspecting libs.

    i understand why he would adopt the bothsides viewpoint, but it disgustingly hinges on the impending doom the us will bring to the venezuelan people with "maduro" and "democracy" as an obvious excuse. an old one at that.

    like they care about anything but oil and other natural resources. a "socialist" saying this precisely now is a red flag.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    He literally says US interventionism hasn’t done any good. How are you interpreting this as him wanting to intervene in their affairs?
    You can criticize a government without wanting to overthrow them.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    while also implying they are not democracies in the first place.

    precisely at the crucial moment the US empire wants to invade them and make their life hell.

    theres his political support for invading them "for democracy"

    yes, fuck that imperialist pig.

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