CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. The government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states.
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Venezuela’s government, in the statement, called on its supporters to take to the streets.
“People to the streets!” the statement said. “The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.”
The statement added that President Nicolás Maduro had “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented” and declared “a state of external disturbance.” That state of emergency gives him the power to suspend people’s rights and expand the role of the armed forces.
It’s a little different since American democracy is supposed to be a lot more stable than Venezuela. But if the election was clearly stolen (imagine trump running for a 3rd term), and then he was removed by another country after deliberations with the opposing leadership here, then yeah kinda. It’d be terrifying. But the guy who stole our country’s leadership, the one running and ruining our lives has been removed. What comes after, what deals were made with the devil, that’s all terrifying. And the people in Venezuela are holding their breath.
Yeah no doubt this will rough for Venezuelans. I just take issue with people suddenly pretending that one of Trump’s fellow world dictators is somehow a good guy simply because Trump did another awful thing. This is the same logic these people use to defend neoliberal Democrats that are the reason we’re stuck with Trump in the first place and I’m sick of it.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Or something like that. Trump is no one’s friend. But neither is Maduro.