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Seeking Serenity

(3,280 posts) Sat Jan 3, 2026, 09:11 PM Jan 3

What are we to make of all of the scenes of Venezuelans celebrating last night's SMO? [View all]

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What would we say to them?

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What are we to make of all of the scenes of Venezuelans celebrating last night's SMO? [View all] Seeking Serenity Jan 3 OP

Enjoy your trip back to Venezuela. Raven123 Jan 3 #1

I hope they do go back to work to rebuild their country. Seeking Serenity Jan 3 #4

Absolutely. Raven123 Jan 3 #15

In Doral - yeah. YEAH! underpants Jan 3 #2

see: Iraq invasion bigtree Jan 3 #3

These sound like Venezuelans outside of Venezuela Vogon_Glory Jan 3 #5

Quite a large fraction as 8 million of them have fled to other countries EX500rider Jan 3 #10

I'm not saying that I'm bothered by Maduro being out of power Vogon_Glory Jan 3 #14

My sister in law is Venezuelan. One of my wife's cachukis Jan 3 #20

They hate their dictator as much as we hate our dictator, but yaesu Jan 3 #6

Kinda like Muslims celebrating after 9/11? MorbidButterflyTat Jan 3 #7

I beg your pardon. Abolishinist Jan 3 #12

I didn't watch either video MorbidButterflyTat Jan 3 #24

Yes, I watched that second video, too ... rog Jan 4 #28

The vast majority of Venezuelans in Florida at those rallies are from the upper class. markodochartaigh Jan 3 #8

People celebrate Greg_In_SF Jan 3 #9

Celebrating at a Chevron gas station. Solly Mack Jan 3 #11

As a brief aside, gas stations are often places of celebration or partying. Hellbound Hellhound Jan 3 #13

Probably. Solly Mack Jan 3 #16

Never spent any time "Poor"-level in Miami? I'll tell ya, you see some stuff. Hellbound Hellhound Jan 3 #18

Poor in Miami, no. Poor, yes. Solly Mack Jan 3 #22

Definitely a different animal than anything in the North. Hellbound Hellhound Jan 3 #23

A Milieu To Which I Am Thankful I Do Not Belong! Jeez Louise! ColoringFool Jan 4 #36

Oh, mercy. That's beyond my experiences. Seeking Serenity Jan 4 #37

Why am I suddenly thinking of Zoolander lol fujiyamasan Jan 4 #32

Wake me up before you go-go. Solly Mack Jan 4 #34

Oh the irony. Nt AloeVera Jan 3 #21

Stinks of a CIA operation to me. For a history of similar operations see L. Fletcher Prouty's book on the JFK LT Barclay Jan 3 #17

What are we to make of the inconsistency by this administration Raven123 Jan 3 #19

Chevron Gas station is the place to hold the rally. Why there? Don Spikers Jan 3 #25

Just because people are happy that a dictator is no longer in power choie Jan 3 #26

Protest enid602 Jan 3 #27

What would YOU say to them, Seeking Serenity? SunSeeker Jan 4 #29

Valid question. H2O Man Jan 4 #30

Clearly they're happy. I might ask about the principle behind what was done. Seeking Serenity Jan 4 #38

They're clearly NOT happy about Trump bashing Maria Corina Machado. They all support her. SunSeeker Jan 4 #39

Why do you need to say anything to them ? What will happen will happen JI7 Jan 4 #31

They're welcome to go back and fix the country fujiyamasan Jan 4 #33

Yeah but JustAnotherGen Jan 4 #35