01-09-2026, 04:13 PM
I was impressed, frankly.
To be able to shut down the Venezuelan capitol city, Caracas... slip into the city... 'secure' the countries President, and restrain him for trial.... You'd think many lives would be lost, yes?
No.
But - How did it work out for his "ostensible" supporters?
Different boss, same job.
From the article I read in the Atlantic (The Venezuelan Opposition Has a Choice) it seems like the Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, who is "a powerful insider with experience running Venezuela’s oil sector and intelligence service..." is now "the Man." He also happens to be the brother of the man who runs the Venezuelan National Assembly... The "ruling party" remains intact, and reportedly the nation's judiciary is stacked with allies of the now-ousted President.
Venezuelans, perhaps even more than Americans, are well aware about 'voting irregularity' and the political opposition to the 'standing' regime may just have to turn up the heat... I hope their activism isn't poisoned into toxicity... they have had enough of that, we all have.
So if a vote comes... the coverage should be very telling...
I am referring to it's "coverage" and whether the US "viewers" will denied "closure."
To be able to shut down the Venezuelan capitol city, Caracas... slip into the city... 'secure' the countries President, and restrain him for trial.... You'd think many lives would be lost, yes?
No.
But - How did it work out for his "ostensible" supporters?
Different boss, same job.
From the article I read in the Atlantic (The Venezuelan Opposition Has a Choice) it seems like the Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, who is "a powerful insider with experience running Venezuela’s oil sector and intelligence service..." is now "the Man." He also happens to be the brother of the man who runs the Venezuelan National Assembly... The "ruling party" remains intact, and reportedly the nation's judiciary is stacked with allies of the now-ousted President.
Venezuelans, perhaps even more than Americans, are well aware about 'voting irregularity' and the political opposition to the 'standing' regime may just have to turn up the heat... I hope their activism isn't poisoned into toxicity... they have had enough of that, we all have.
So if a vote comes... the coverage should be very telling...
I am referring to it's "coverage" and whether the US "viewers" will denied "closure."
Quote:Rodríguez’s government likely hopes that an atmosphere of fear and prior repression, coupled with surgical raids to disrupt organizing, will keep Venezuelans at home. But the country’s opposition has demonstrated its savvy and motivation, most notably with its election-monitoring operation in 2024, which succeeded in proving to the world that Maduro had not won. By regrouping now, the opposition could force Rodríguez into political concessions—perhaps not unlike the ones that allowed Venezuela its democratic breakthrough in 1958.
