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Adrahil

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10. Sorry, this is a piss poor argument.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 10:26 AM

Feb 2019

Chavez, and especially Maduro do not get a pass on inexcusable authoritarian power grabs and criminal mismanagment and outright theft because someone choose to wrap in a cloak of opposing White Supremacy!

I do not understand the romance some have for authoritarians just becuase they say some of the right words and SEEM to support some underlying principal.

Just note the last line there... "This turn away from white supremacy continues under Maduro, Chavez’ chosen successor. "

CHAVEZ's chosen successor. Dictators choose their successors.

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Greg Palast - In Venezuela, White Supremacy is a Key to Trump's Coup [View all] Celerity Feb 2019 OP

What's his excuse for all the other nations that have endorsed Guaid? brooklynite Feb 2019 #1

he didn't address that, so I couldn't tell what his exact thoughts on it are Celerity Feb 2019 #3

You are embarassing yourself. DetlefK Feb 2019 #2

But Palast was the one who investigated the fraud in Georgia for governor... PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #4

This is not about picking and choosing. This is about intentionally ignoring. Lie by omission. DetlefK Feb 2019 #5

The US has been after Venezuela for years. PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #7

If two bad guys argue, that doesn't mean that one of them MUST be a good guy. DetlefK Feb 2019 #9

Guaid himself is not white... IluvPitties Feb 2019 #6

Now, now, you're confusing the race-baiting agitprop. Hortensis Feb 2019 #11

K&R 2naSalit Feb 2019 #8

Sorry, this is a piss poor argument. Adrahil Feb 2019 #10

Yes. U.S. could soon follow Venezuela's failed democracy. Hortensis Feb 2019 #12

Exactly. THANK YOU. NT Adrahil Feb 2019 #14

You're welcome to join this thread. It's not always as you're led to believe... PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #13