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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by calvinmorrison on Saturday January 03, 2026 @08:33PM (#46483857)
> Close allies

"Allies" like "The West" who take our money, don't have the same beliefs or core values, no shared religion or culture? those "Allies"?

good riddance. I am sick of us propping up failed European states

Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by NeutralCrane on Sunday January 04, 2026 @01:37AM (#46485557)
If you don’t think Europe shares our values, I’m curious who you think does?
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by BrenBarn on Sunday January 04, 2026 @02:14AM (#46485720)
Well, these days someone who just looked at the current situation and wasn't familiar with history might guess Russia, Hungary, Turkmenistan or even Venezuela.
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by godelski on Sunday January 04, 2026 @04:27AM (#46486407)
Well if you exclude the politicians then most people share values. I mean we got a bunch of Chinese people living in America and a bunch of Americans living in China. Same is true for a lot of countries and ones where the countries politically are at odds. Yet the people... not so much.
Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by BrenBarn on Sunday January 04, 2026 @03:58PM (#46492121)
There's some truth to that, although there can be value differences that aren't so obvious. But it does seem to be the case that power structures select for those most likely to abuse them.