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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 months ago

The liberals vehemontly calling a democratically elected president "illegitimate" and a "brutal dictator" are doing their best for the state department.

They want to steer the conversation towards what kind of person Maduro is rather than address the illegality of what the US government has done. Willingly or not, they are covering for Trump.

It doesn't even matter what kind of person Maduro is, it's up to the Venezuelan people to make the decision on their leadership.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Ah good old Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, that great champion of democracy and freedom of expression.

[-] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 months ago

Literally yes

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 months ago
[-] DeepSpace9mm@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

Just because it's not one of two flavors of democracy in favor in the "west" doesn't mean it isn't democracy. To me, it's about cooperation as opposed to competition, and the liberal democracies sure suck at cooperating internally. Also, give me the kind that doesn't devolve into fascism and destroy the planet.

Personally, I have always felt that living in a liberal democracy was oversold to me growing up. If I spend most of my life at work yet I can't democratize the workplace, what fucking use is it to me?

this post was submitted on 06 Jan 2026
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