Please report any pro-US-empire comments so we can ban them ASAP.

We aren't going to let people come into this space and justify US crimes like kidnapping heads of state, murdering innocent people, and starting wars based on lies.

“captured”

lol - kidnapped would be more correct.

Maduro might be an idiot, but the press needs to be vigilant here.

"What right does the US have to do this?"

"So other countries can do this to the US for similar reasons and not expect repercussions?"

Viva Maduro. The US Empire is kidnapping a democratically elected president and his family in order to gain ownership of Venezuelan oil fields. The vassals in Europe only care that their master needs consent manufacturing, but the good working people around the world can see right through this naked terrorism and those that support it.

May the empire and its vassals fall.

I'm sure Venezuela will be a great and powerful democracy from this. Just like Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Fuck Trump and Fuck anyone who didn't refuse orders to attack Venezuela without provocation

Perhaps some intrepid souls could arrange to kidnap Trump and Melania and deliver them to the Hague.

I think the whole “we’re taking over Venezuela” is just your typical Trump bravado. I believe user xiaohongshu on Hexbear has the correct angle:

I think everyone is too fixated on the empire getting into a long war but I don’t think that’s the goal here.

Just like Trump’s B-2 stunt on Iran’s Fordow back in June, the US operation was a quick in, quick out operation. Nothing seems to have significantly changed on the surface, but the message has been sent. The US is sowing political instability in the region, and it scares away foreign investments especially China’s.

Just look at China-Iran trade numbers, it’s plunging by 20% this year. Chinese investors are pulling away because they cannot see profitable return in Iran and the surrounding regions. This worsens the economic condition in Iran, and months later, we see the Iranians protesting as a result.

The same play is being replicated in Venezuela here against Latin America. The US has no interest in getting dragged into a long war. It wants to demonstrate how easily it can upset the political balance in Latin America. Do you seriously think that Chinese investors will still want to invest billions on Venezuela seeing how easily the leadership can be kidnapped?

The investment’s gone, and the US simply has to sit back and wait for the situation to deteriorate even further, and the regime change opportunity will present itself. But it’s not even about Venezuela, it’s about the US dominance over Latin America.

As an American citizen, I'm 150 fucking percent against this in all ways shape and form. I don't know how to prevent this from continuing but I'll be looking for any chance at having this country both formally apologizing and prosecuting the idiots responsible.

What goddamn horrible news to wake up to, my apologies to our fellow people on spaceship earth.

E: did anyone notice the not-so-veiled threat against Cuba?

Dea** to Amerikkka

the spineless goons of the us, the "international commubity" just stand and watch as the us robs and plunders a nation. where are the campaigns against us propaganda? where's the shipment of attack drones? where's the dehumanization of every amerikkkan?

if atrocities serve their masters or themselves they just turn a blind eye.

the usa is the devil, a cancer - we all know that. but the regurgitation of US propaganda and lack of condemnation by allied states is a shame.

here's hoping some western "leftists" realize that they defend their enemy.

I will be honest, I was expecting the US to do IOF / Palantir type actions and try to take out government and civilian leadership several levels deep. While taking out a single leader rarely does anything, removing an entire leadership structure in an already unstable situation can be devastating. The fact that, for now, the US is stopping at “just” Maduro encourages me that the Bolivarian Revolution will continue on, now with even more support from the people.

I think now it will be a battle of how much the Trump admin can do in the face of international condemnation (outside of US vassal states, that is) and likely increased support of Venezuela from its neighbors. Trump will almost certainly dig in on sanctions until Venezuela hands over their oil. But I don’t see that happening, so I don’t know what happens.

America is truly an evil country.

Death to America. 😞

According to Aljazeera:

Venezuela’s VP says Maduro the ‘only president’ of Venezuela

Venezuela’s Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez has given her first public address following the US military operation that captured Maduro and his wife.

“We demand the immediate release of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The only president of Venezuela is President Nicolas Maduro,” said Rodriguez.

Rodriguez called for calm and unity to defend ‌the country amid Maduro’s “kidnapping” and said Venezuela will ‍never be the colony of any nation.

This goes against Rubio's claim a few hours ago that Rodriguez would be a US puppet leader.

EDIT: Updated confirmation

Mexico Condemns US Military Intervention in Venezuela as UN Charter Breach

Colombia Condemns U.S. Strikes on Venezuela

Venezuela Requests a Meeting of the UN Security Council

Yeah, this plan was obvious when it became clear the empire was grooming that fascist woman María Corina Machado

Dear American libs: Think about what you've been saying about Russians and please start saying all of those about yourselves. Think about how much you wished every Russian to suffer and it's only fair to wish the exact same amount for yourself.

Remember how little you were willing to distinguish between the people and the government and I better not see you give any more leeway to your own country.

I don't want to hear any "but i don't support it" bullshit out of you after the vitriol you spewed about the Russian ethnicity and culture using the Ukraine war as your cover while getting all high and mighty about not being racist. You deserve as much empathy and sympathy as you give to others.

And don't forget to carry seeds in your pockets so useful things grow out of you when you die :)

Fuck imperialism🖕Fuck the USA

Death to America

They also kidnapped his wife because... things.

Death to all the imperialist scum

Fucking terrible news to wake up to.

Really hope the revolution can survive without him.