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nataliaantonova.bsky.social • 449 days ago

Have the “here’s how this is NOT colonialism” takes started yet or

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has ordered the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana

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spavel.bsky.social•449 days ago

"Colonialism is when it is overseas, otherwise it is sparkling defending national interests." --New York Times Pitchbot, probably

aginnyc.bsky.social•449 days ago

Maduro is spreading the bolivarian revolution of decolonization to its decadent capitalist-occupied neighbor

mike-turner.bsky.social•449 days ago

Oh yes, apparently this is actually long overdue *decolonization*.

cursed.monster•449 days ago

Yes, apparently Venezuela is decolonizing only the oil-rich part of Guyana from… *checks notes* ExxonMobil

cursed.monster•449 days ago

Dollars to donuts these same people make a habit of citing Manufacturing Consent when it suits them

nataliaantonova.bsky.social•449 days ago

🤪

mikedavis.bsky.social•449 days ago

struck by now the dictator with the failing regime who says "time for a foreign war to unite the people!" is a familiar story.

revan.social•449 days ago

"The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions."

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