Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by flkiwi on Saturday January 03, 2026 @09:12AM
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So we can justify, say, deposing the king of Saudi Arabia? Or Zelenskyy on the pretext that he hasn’t held a timely election? Or the president of Taiwan on the basis of illegitimacy of the election? Regardless of Maduro’s sins, this is a massively destabilizing action and I expect we will see unpleasant downstream effects even if, in a vacuum, the action was justifiable and legal.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by LtdJorge on Saturday January 03, 2026 @09:57AM
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It's of course very difficult to justify, but in your example, Zelenskyy has the approval of the Ukrainians for now, while Maduro only had the approval of the military and a low percent of civilians.
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by flkiwi on Saturday January 03, 2026 @10:00AM
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The approval of the people is irrelevant if Putin cites Zelenskyy’s democratic illegitimacy as a reason to remove him (which, arguably, they have) or Trump as a reason to withhold support.