• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 days ago

    implies that the US Monroe Doctrine is a “demonic capture” of South America rather than defending it from colonists like those who came before the 20th century.

    Wouldn’t use the word “demonic” since demons aren’t real, but yeah, it’s definitely imperialist hegemonic abuse.

    As for your ridiculous assertion that the Monroe Doctrine is all about “defending [Latin America] from colonists”, that would make a lot more sense if not for the fact that all the “colonists” that the US “defend” against are Left wing (by name if not always by deed) leaders native to the respective countries who aren’t sufficiently enthusiastically embracing exploitation at the hands of US business interests.

    When Argentina declared war on the OG colonists to reclaim their territory in the Falklands War, the US first tried to kinda sorta but not really play the neutral peacemaker and then took the side of the colonists.

    Maduro was a self elected dictator

    Selected by his vastly superior in every way predecessor Hugo Chavez (whom the US hated at LEAST as much as Maduro), not himself.

    That he’s since been awful and corrupt and quite possibly unduly influenced at least one election doesn’t justify kidnapping and deposing him and bombing his people. If it did, doing the same thing in Washington DC would logically be equally legitimate.

    bringing that kind of authoritarian “freedom” to the rest of South America would cause undue hardship for everyone

    So what the rest of South America needs is the fascism of the Trump administration in stead? Sounds like you’re very heavily implying that you only mind authoritarian rule when it’s not of the flavor that you’ve been indoctrinated to accept.

    is exactly what real Anarchists would oppose.

    About time you were right about anything. Then again, FASCISM AND IMPERIALISM are also exactly what real anarchists oppose.

    This is not to defend Trump

    Sure, you’re just defending Trump’s ACTIONS, which have nothing to do with defending Trump! 🙄

    what Trump did was highly illegal and he should be deposed and punished for his many crimes

    Correct for the second time, but like the first time, COMPLETELY at odds with everything else you said.