Latin America

If you don't mind, I'd like to repeat the post I added to that one, as it saves a lot of time, and everything in it applies in this thread, with the additional comment, "what a shame!"



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Just saw this thread for the first time a few minutes ago. History repeats continually.

I saw everything thrown at Maduro on this thread n' thrown at Chavez from the very first of his Presidency. Right-wing oligarchs posturing as progressives banged and hammered away here 24/7 for years, coming and going, some rapidly, some actually hanging on for years, including Venezuelan offspring whose oligarchic parents moved into their 2nd homes in Florida, just as Cuban "exiles" did, thinking the US would overthrow the leftist governments and they'd all slither scurry back and regain control over massively poor populations.

The one thing Monroe Doctrine fans in the US refuse to do is simply start thinking about things seriously, to really listen to what they hear and what they read. That would clear up so many of their delusions, and lower their tempers concerning their determination to continue the Cold War, regardless of the facts.

What on earth was behind the crowds pouring into the streets in Caracas in 1958 during Eisenhower's Vice President Richard M Nixon's visit to Venezuela, do you think? The large picture weekly magazines Life and Look as well as all the news magazines like Time and Newsweek were screaming about those by God Commies going after poor Nixon and nearly killing him! Daily newspapers everywhere featured front page giant photos of his limo with broken windows and people surrounding the poor Vice President. People shouted, "Yankee Go Home."

My, oh, my! So many hot-tempered Latin American Commies! That's what it was! Shoulda dropped a bomb on them, right?



















Even Peru?