It strikes me as very strange that those who support Maburro (the misspelling is deliberate) and are criticizing the Americans for "invading" the Caribbean Sea have absolutely nothing critical to say about the Donkey's rule and the FACT that practically one third of the population has fled the country!. Venezuela started with a population of more than 30 million when Maburro came to power, Today close to 10 million have fled the country - the wealthiest country in South America in terms of minerals (such as gold and oil.)
Now, you must understand that there is only one reason for politics - one reason for government: and that is TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE! There is no other reason!
So when there are those who are criticizing the United States (where everybody thinks that they will be better off) and the Trinidadian Prime Minister for supporting the Yankees, it would certainly sound a lot better if they explained why they think that it is acceptable for one third of a country to flee a regime ere those who have fled think that life has to be better than where they were born and raised. Can you imagine how desperate you must feel to leave your home, your family, your friends, your memories - EVERYTHING behind! And those who have fled to Trinidad have done so despite the fact that by and large they can't speak English! Ten million people!
No! To those who support Maburro I call each and every one of you stupid to your face (and any other derogatory name that you can think of).
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ReplyDeleteMr. Montano, Before you go calling people "stupid and any other derogatory name that you can think of" you need to get a better grasp of the Venezuelan situation.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all ten million persons have not fled Venezuela. The figure is closer to 4.5 million.
Secondly ,the majority of those who fled did so because US sanctions against Venezuela made life there a living hell. It is US sanctions, Mr. Montano, that have crippled the Venezuelan economy causing the exodus. While there are some who fled to escape political reprisals, the majority did not.
I am one of those who criticize our Prime Minister for her sycophantic attempts to curry favour with the Trump administration; they do do more than betray her poor judgment. They undermine our sovereignty and insult our national pride.
National dignity has become the first casualty of Kamla Persad Bissessar's prime ministership and she should be condemned for that, not praised.
Well said, InSight T&T. I am a bit confused though. Is everyone afraid to state what the blatant motive of the Drumph is, regardless of the benefits the Venezuelans hope to enjoy?
ReplyDeleteLoL. I seems that "the blatant motive of Drumph" is evident to all except Mr. Montano and the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Labelling President Maduro a drug trafficker and using a US indictment that has no validity in international law and enforceable only with military muscle, is a decades old strategy used by Washington whenever it wishes to remove a strong, defiant leader who rejects American imperialism. Mr. Montano and Mrs. Persad Bissessar have naively swallowed that bogus US drug trafficking narrative without hesitation, question or verification.
DeleteBoth seem to have swallowed hook, line and sinker the cock and bull nonsense about “fighting drug cartels” and "defending Guyana against Venezuelan attack" as unconvincing and shallow as both are. Regime change and getting the Drumph's grubby US paws on Venezuelan oil and gas seems to have escaped them both.
The US does not need warships and thousands of troops in the Caribbean to stop cocaine shipments. If it truly wants to end the drug trade, it would first tackle US consumption/demand for cocaine at home and then let the US miliatary enter the jungles of Colombia, Bolivia and Peru and destroy AT SOURCE coca fields and labs. Let the laws of supply and demand deal with the trade.
Without demand and no supply there would be nothing to traffick or tranship, but more than that there would be no justification for war ships in our waters.
If the United States wants to deter Venezuelan aggression against Guyana, it can build a base in the disputed Guyanese Essequibo. That is strictly between Washington and Georgetown. No need for the unsolicited involvement of Trinidad and Tobago. Why is Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar dragging Trinidad and Tobago into a fight that is not ours busy volunteering our land and waters for possible U.S. military action against Venezuela.This is a reckless continuation of provocative behaviour by Mrs. Persad-Bissessar.
The events of the last 72 hours prove that the US presence had nothing to do with the foolishness they sold our Prime Minister.