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The US Government has a history of supporting, even installing far right governments i.e. fascists like Pinochet, for fear of socialism and wanting to expand the American Empire.
Righties just sulk and call each other bugs, then post passive-aggressive memes implying the other faction enjoys watching well-endowed black men have sex with their wives.
Lefties actually have slapfights, and that's much more fun.
You can find a good summary of the drama here. DeSantis is sperging out and saying Gillum associates with anti-Semites (taking the patented Daddy deflection approach) to take the heat off him for saying Gillum will "monkey it up", having a rally attended by Proud Boys, and taking a campaign donation from a conservautist who called Obama a "muslim nigger" on Twitter.
Whether or not he meant it in a racist way, seeing how that comment could be taken that way takes about 2 seconds if you're an absolute retard. I think it's stupid when people go around saying everytime a republican opens his mouth it's a dog-whistle, but in this specific case it seems appropriate
There're literally just sanctioning six members of the government. If this ruins the Venezuelan economy, as the rose brigade thinks that it will, it's because nobody else in the country has any money.
This x1000. When you've actually met a starving child in person, it's a pretty fucking life-changing event. It puts into perspective just how meaningless first world problems are. I don't give a shit about ideology or who is on the right side or history or what, I just want all the kids to be fed and not molested. Once we've got those two out of the way, we can worry about other stuff.
Most Venezuelans I've met have unironically been top people. There's a decent case to be made that the West could take a few hundred thousand upper-middle class Venezuelan refugees, they'd probably integrate well.
Its unfortunate, generally the people who vote in socialist demagogues just want their lives to improve. At least now we can know that no Venezuelans are going to become socialists any time soon.
From a country that has taken in tens of thousands, I highly recommend it, even lower class venezuelans greatly improved the service/restaurant industry in our city. They are hardworking, warm, and incredibly polite.
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1 BenedickCabbagepatch 2018-09-26
"The US allies itself with 73% of the world's dictators."
Like... Did he do the maths on this or what? Can he show his working?
1 rationalhuckleberry 2018-09-26
It's simple. You take Saudi Arabia and multiply by 73. Sla a percentage sign on that bad boy and you're good to go.
1 DeityOfUnderworld26 2018-09-26
The US Government has a history of supporting, even installing far right governments i.e. fascists like Pinochet, for fear of socialism and wanting to expand the American Empire.
1 BenedickCabbagepatch 2018-09-26
Okay.
But my question was about the maths behind the claim:
There are 193 countries in the UN. How many of them qualify as dictatorships? What do we classify as a dictatorship?
Out of that number, how many receive US support? What do we clarify as US support?
Does that number reach or near 73%?
1 DeityOfUnderworld26 2018-09-26
I question the 73% figure too. I can think of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UEA,Philippines.
1 Anus_of_Aeneas 2018-09-26
Isn't Qatar an Iranian client?
1 Van-Diemen 2018-09-26
Pinochet killed a total of like 3,000 people over 30 years, that's barely anyone as dictators go. Maduro has probably already out-done that.
1 AnnoysTheGoys 2018-09-26
Chapos BTFO
1 urgoingdownbitch01 2018-09-26
This
1 rationalhuckleberry 2018-09-26
Ohhh look at all the tankies in there. Dey mad.
1 AlveolarPressure 2018-09-26
Leftist infighting strikes again
1 rationalhuckleberry 2018-09-26
Somehow it's better than when righties go retard mode.
1 cimarafa 2018-09-26
Righties just sulk and call each other bugs, then post passive-aggressive memes implying the other faction enjoys watching well-endowed black men have sex with their wives.
Lefties actually have slapfights, and that's much more fun.
1 TrailerParkBride 2018-09-26
I wanna see what happens when this guy loses
1 DeityOfUnderworld26 2018-09-26
It's really disgusting watching "Progressive" candidates out themselves as nothing more than neoliberals.
1 dogDroolsCatsRules 2018-09-26
Surething tankie.
1 fennec_lover 2018-09-26
Sanctioning Venezuela's dictatorship ≠ imperialism
1 Shitposting_Skeleton 2018-09-26
How is it imperialism when the US is doing the opposite of sending things over?
1 zergling_Lester 2018-09-26
US is an empire therefore everything it does is imperialism.
1 e-guy 2018-09-26
TIL literally the opposite of imperialism is imperialism.
Isolationism and sanctions are the new invasion and subjugation. I guess. 🤔
1 EasySchmitty 2018-09-26
Chapobabbies out OUT OUT!!!!
1 youcanteatbullets 2018-09-26
IT's twatter. They're always buttmad about something.
1 Ed_ButteredToast 2018-09-26
Literally who?
1 AlveolarPressure 2018-09-26
The Democrat running for FL governor. The Republican running against him has already made monkey-related comments like an absolute retard.
1 Ed_ButteredToast 2018-09-26
Lmao. This sounds juicy
1 AlveolarPressure 2018-09-26
You can find a good summary of the drama here. DeSantis is sperging out and saying Gillum associates with anti-Semites (taking the patented Daddy deflection approach) to take the heat off him for saying Gillum will "monkey it up", having a rally attended by Proud Boys, and taking a campaign donation from a conservautist who called Obama a "muslim nigger" on Twitter.
1 Punished_Eva 2018-09-26
lol dae all instances of the word monkey is rayciss?
who cares
lol come on, what politician gives that much of a fuck where their money comes from? His camp is supposed to scour the twitter of all their donors?
1 AlveolarPressure 2018-09-26
The monkey comment was obviously racist, Eva. Conservautists should stop being cowards and be upfront about their racism.
1 Punished_Eva 2018-09-26
Yeah Clarence Thomas, Ben Carson and Herman Cain, etc 1. Item 2. Itemshould come clean about how much they hate stupid lazy monkeys
I mean niggers
1 AlveolarPressure 2018-09-26
"I can't be rayciss because I have a black friend"
1 Punished_Eva 2018-09-26
"REEEE racism"
/r/politics is over there -------->
1 WiggityWatchinNews 2018-09-26
Whether or not he meant it in a racist way, seeing how that comment could be taken that way takes about 2 seconds if you're an absolute retard. I think it's stupid when people go around saying everytime a republican opens his mouth it's a dog-whistle, but in this specific case it seems appropriate
1 seenten 2018-09-26
Is there a way we can saw off and float away the entire state except Orlando?
1 AlveolarPressure 2018-09-26
At least keep Miami too
1 RyeWhiskeyy 2018-09-26
The black guy.... hangs out with neo-nazis.... 🤔
1 trj820 2018-09-26
There're literally just sanctioning six members of the government. If this ruins the Venezuelan economy, as the rose brigade thinks that it will, it's because nobody else in the country has any money.
1 AlveolarPressure 2018-09-26
The venn diagram of people with rose emojis in their twitter handles/bios and people who have no idea what they're talking about is a perfect circle
1 OnionBits 2018-09-26
BASED BLACK MAN STRIKES AGAIN
👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿
1 Neon_needles 2018-09-26
Can we just swap all rose posters and tankies in America for starving Venezuelan kids? Serious, not ironic.
1 Redactor0 2018-09-26
This x1000. When you've actually met a starving child in person, it's a pretty fucking life-changing event. It puts into perspective just how meaningless first world problems are. I don't give a shit about ideology or who is on the right side or history or what, I just want all the kids to be fed and not molested. Once we've got those two out of the way, we can worry about other stuff.
1 Not_Stupid 2018-09-26
Ideally they'd get an education and healthcare too, but I know that's being unreasonable.
1 cimarafa 2018-09-26
Most Venezuelans I've met have unironically been top people. There's a decent case to be made that the West could take a few hundred thousand upper-middle class Venezuelan refugees, they'd probably integrate well.
1 PracticalOnions 2018-09-26
Venezuelans work out well. They don’t fight with the other Hispanics here in SFL and they tend to upkeep their areas.
1 WiggityWatchinNews 2018-09-26
I feel like they're just happy to be in a country that doesn't seem like it's out to make their lives as miserable as possible
1 Anus_of_Aeneas 2018-09-26
Its unfortunate, generally the people who vote in socialist demagogues just want their lives to improve. At least now we can know that no Venezuelans are going to become socialists any time soon.
1 NormanImmanuel 2018-09-26
From a country that has taken in tens of thousands, I highly recommend it, even lower class venezuelans greatly improved the service/restaurant industry in our city. They are hardworking, warm, and incredibly polite.
1 DeityOfUnderworld26 2018-09-26
I really wonder if some defence contractor has been offering him campaign money.
1 AlveolarPressure 2018-09-26
Fucking mayos using the word gusano against people who fled the dictatorships in Cuba and Venezuela. They should learn the word paredón next.
1 Cholestorol-kun 2018-09-26
can we fill B-2 Spirits up with Chick-fil-a and Taco Bell and drop it over like a modern berlin air lift 🤔🤔
1 Whaddaulookinat 2018-09-26
Pretty sure that's consisted diabetic warfare tbh
1 triptodisneyland2017 2018-09-26