Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Authoritarian EU? Lol, whatever. You are funny Read about the EU. Learn something.
4merper4mer Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Horrible. We are watching democracy in Venezuela, Turkey, and Eastern Europe crumble. Not a good sign. State security agents reportedly took two of Venezuelas opposition leaders from their homes in the middle of the night Tuesday, in the aftermath of a widely condemned vote granting President Nicolàs Maduro nearly unlimited powers. A video appeared to show opposition leader and former Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma being taken from his home while a woman screamed for help. Theyre taking Ledezma! she says. Its a dictatorship! Another opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez, was apparently dragged from his home after midnight by security forces, in a video shared by Lopezs wife. Theyve just taken Leopoldo from the house, Lilian Tintori posted on Twitter. We dont know where he is or where theyre taking him. Both of the men had recently posted videos online criticizing Màduro, according to the Associated Press.http://www.thedailybeast.com/police-drag-2-venezuela-opposition-leaders-from-their-homes Venezuela under Chavez, was a democracy? Bridge for sale in Brooklyn.
Tiberius Posted August 1, 2017 Author Posted August 1, 2017 Venezuela under Chavez, was a democracy? Bridge for sale in Brooklyn. The ignorant hoard elected him to make Venezuela Great Again
4merper4mer Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 The ignorant hoard elected him to make Venezuela Great Again The first time. What happened after that? I love how the NYT calls commies democracies. It is full on loony tunes.
ALF Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Oil reserves in Venezuela. The proven oil reserves in Venezuela are recognized as the largest in the world, totaling 297 billion barrels (4.72×1010 m3) as of 1 January 2014. I could see China stepping in to save there economy in exchange for oil
Tiberius Posted August 1, 2017 Author Posted August 1, 2017 Great, in a world where democracy is under attack the US is basically saying "so what." Trump calling to congratulate the thugin Turkey for winning more power is right in line with this. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/08/01/state-department-considers-scrubbing-democracy-promotion-from-its-mission/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-d%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.10648c112b63 "Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has ordered his department to redefine its mission and issue a new statement of purpose to the world. The draft statements under review right now are similar to the old mission statement, except for one thing any mention of promoting democracy is being eliminated. According to an internal email that went out Friday, which I obtained, the State Departments Executive Steering Committee convened a meeting of leaders to draft new statements on the departments purpose, mission and ambition, as part of the overall reorganization of the State Department and USAID. (The draft statements were being circulated for comment Friday and could change before being finalized.)"
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Great, in a world where democracy is under attack the US is basically saying "so what." Trump calling to congratulate the thugin Turkey for winning more power is right in line with this. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/08/01/state-department-considers-scrubbing-democracy-promotion-from-its-mission/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-d%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.10648c112b63 "Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has ordered his department to redefine its mission and issue a new statement of purpose to the world. The draft statements under review right now are similar to the old mission statement, except for one thing any mention of promoting democracy is being eliminated. According to an internal email that went out Friday, which I obtained, the State Departments Executive Steering Committee convened a meeting of leaders to draft new statements on the departments purpose, mission and ambition, as part of the overall reorganization of the State Department and USAID. (The draft statements were being circulated for comment Friday and could change before being finalized.)" I love the hypocrisy of that article. When we intervene in the Middle East to spread democracy, the Post howls about it. When we take that out of the mission statement, the post howls about it.
Joe Miner Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 Oil reserves in Venezuela. The proven oil reserves in Venezuela are recognized as the largest in the world, totaling 297 billion barrels (4.72×1010 m3) as of 1 January 2014. I could see China stepping in to save there economy in exchange for oil Why would China, or anyone else for that matter, be willing to pay the price for oil that Venezuela needs to keep its country afloat when that would more than double the cost of a barrel of oil on the market today?
4merper4mer Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 I could see China stepping in to save there economy in exchange for oil China is going to step in and save where economy?
row_33 Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 So another tinpot takes over a third world country... and The Economist for the 16th straight tinpot dictator announced they fully believe he will grow the trillions of $$$ in untapped resource riches and built a great country... libs, oh well, they are behind a gate, may they some day face the angry mob that tears them into 1,000,000 pieces....
sherpa Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 (edited) Oil reserves in Venezuela. The proven oil reserves in Venezuela are recognized as the largest in the world, totaling 297 billion barrels (4.72×1010 m3) as of 1 January 2014. I could see China stepping in to save there economy in exchange for oil They already tried. Venezuela has a huge debt to China from past obligations, and China has stated it would no longer support a gov even it knows is an abject failure. Edited August 1, 2017 by sherpa
/dev/null Posted August 1, 2017 Posted August 1, 2017 They already tried. Venezuela has a huge debt to China from past obligations, and China has stated it would no longer support a gov even it knows is an abject failure. except North Korea
/dev/null Posted August 13, 2017 Posted August 13, 2017 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article166981822.html
row_33 Posted August 14, 2017 Posted August 14, 2017 Read about the EU. Learn something. The EU is authoritarian on teensy BS matters.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 14, 2017 Posted August 14, 2017 The EU is authoritarian on teensy BS matters. Not exactly. Look what they're trying to force poland and the czech republic into.
row_33 Posted August 14, 2017 Posted August 14, 2017 Not exactly. Look what they're trying to force poland and the czech republic into. secret deals to their pet countries are another area
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted August 14, 2017 Posted August 14, 2017 secret deals to their pet countries are another area They're trying to enforce migrant quotas on those countries who want no part of the migrant problem Hardly democratic.
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