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3. They 'stole' the oil when they nationalized it, stealing it back from the people who stole it from indigenous Venezuelan

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 07:03 AM

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It's only ok when rich white people steal it... that's progress.

If the people who have a legitimate claim to a resource take it... that's stealing.

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How did Venezuela "steal" our oil? [View all] zanana1 Sunday OP

The oil was originally located in Texas. Irish_Dem Sunday #1

So the king of contract violations malaise Sunday #5

No. Trump is outright stealing another country's oil. Irish_Dem Sunday #7

Correct is right malaise Sunday #8

Someone told me we had a contract with them and they broke it. zanana1 Sunday #2

Nailed it malaise Sunday #9

Yes. The US stole the oil from Venezuela and they took it back. Irish_Dem Sunday #10

Slant drilling, like Iraq did on the Iraq-Kuwait border. Lol Emile Sunday #4

Simple StoolPigeon Sunday #11

When Venezuela nationalized Greg_In_SF Sunday #13

By a secret pipeline from Houston to Caracas NameAlreadyTaken Sunday #14

Got it. Mossfern Sunday #17