Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by doug_durham on Sunday January 04, 2026 @02:59AM
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I'm very likely older than you so I have total context going back to the 1970's. Your question is silly. You don't suddenly lose freedoms, they erode. The current executive overreach is without precedent. In prior administrations congress was involved. Even during the second Iraq war congress was involved and time was taken to make a justification. The action of today was by executive fiat.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen
by MisterMower on Sunday January 04, 2026 @02:13PM
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If you’re that old then you should know better than anyone that most outrage over this incident is performative.
The the Venn diagram of people who supported aid for Ukraine and people who think this action is illegal and wrong is very nearly two concentric circles.
Also, freedoms don’t “erode”. Old farts like yourself decide to allow the government to violate them over and over until we get to this point where you pull out SurprisedPikachuFace.gif and start justifying why it’s not your fault things are this jacked up.