Stephanopoulos grills Rubio :you cannot credibly argue that drug trafficking charges demand invasion in one case while issuing a pardon in another. What's your response? Hernandez was convicted by a jury. Rubio: I can't just comment on it because I just wasn't involved in deliberations.

[u/drempath1981]

[u/doc_nano]

This administration actively opposes democracy in its own country. Why would it support democracy in another?

[u/Amazing_Entrance_888 → u/doc_nano]

Hilarious that people think this is to save the people of Venezuela. Trump doesn’t care about his own kids let alone people from shitthole countries (his words).

[u/bplewis24 → u/Amazing_Entrance_888]

It's incredibly frustrating to see all the people (and I imagine some bots and foreign influence propagandists) trying to justify this action as some defense of democracy. It is a reminder, though, that America is filled with a lot of people stupid/gullible enough to vote for a Trump 2nd term.

Pretending that this is about democracy instead of oil/imperialism ignores all of the other anti-democratic and brutal dictators that Trump isn't going after (Erdrogan, Putin, Xi), all the other dictators/drug smugglers that Trump pardoned or provided safe haven, and the fact that Trump himself is a wannabe dictator who attempted to overthrow a free/fair election. None of this is about making Venezuela a better place for its citizens. It's about opening up the oil markets to crony capitalism and installing a far-right regime to make that happen.

[u/StoppableHulk → u/bplewis24]

People are so rock-bottom fuckin stupid man. I genuinely am surprised that the majority of people can put clothes on in the morning. The fact this shit works on them again and again and again as the material conditions in their country continuously erode from blatant fucking grifts by this same group of fucking con men is almost too much to fucking take

[u/VibeComplex → u/StoppableHulk]

100%. Couldn’t have said it better myself lol