Thoughts on Venezuela
1. And we wonder why countries like North Korea feel a need for nuclear weapons. Not that I'm pro North Korea - I'm not - but my guess is that if I've learned from history others probably have as well. Our country's reputation, especially south of the border, is notorious.
2. We only like friendly dictators. That they might be religious bigots who would shame a Goebbels or the members of the Spanish Inquisition (I know, cue Monty Python...) doesn't matter. We are particularly fond of military dictators and juntas - they keep the rabble (in America we call them We the People) in place.
3. The "am" in Aramco stands for American. Prior to it becoming Aramco it was California-Arabian Standard Oil Company. Sounds homey! In 1944 the other 47 states were added to form Arabian American Oil Company. What's in a name...
4. We do not like any government whose country is sitting on large oil reserves if they do not really, really like us unless, of course, they can defend themselves adequately (think Russia).
5. The country with the largest proven oil reserves is -Tah Dah! - Venezuela! Just to help develop the picture, Iran is fourth, Iraq fifth, and Libya 9th. In order to keep the ledger board clear, we're eleventh. Venezuela has roughly eight times the reserves we have.
6. At its current rate of production, Venezuela has enough proven reserves to last over 350 years. In comparison, the United States comes in at 10 years and the Saudis (remember them?) at 69.
7. Obviously this is unacceptable, contrary to God's plan; the oversight needs to be rectified or else the universe will stop spinning around the Earth. Cue the coup to preserve the illusion of democracy in action. (Out of curiosity, exactly how many people have been killed by the United States in the process of preserving their God-given rights to make our oligarchs more powerful?)
8. While this isn't just about oil - Venezuela is nominally socialist, another OMG! - it certainly has to be a major reason why we have declared the president of the country a fraud and his election a sham.
9. I am not pro-oil, just fascinated by the many different ways it can work to keep people oppressed and, when necessary or the whim is upon the powerful, killed.
10. I want to say that elections are not normally stolen by 1% but then I remembered that there is a long history of electing the loser (aren't they all? (No, really!)) in the United States.
11. The Democratic Unity Roundtable has declared the elections invalid.
12. The Democratic Unity Roundtable (sure does sound friendly!) is composed of Maduro's opponents.
13. There are so many injustices and so little time but we need to remember that if the people of Venezuela are not free to chart their own path then neither are we.
14. 13 is theoretically an unlucky number.
2. We only like friendly dictators. That they might be religious bigots who would shame a Goebbels or the members of the Spanish Inquisition (I know, cue Monty Python...) doesn't matter. We are particularly fond of military dictators and juntas - they keep the rabble (in America we call them We the People) in place.
3. The "am" in Aramco stands for American. Prior to it becoming Aramco it was California-Arabian Standard Oil Company. Sounds homey! In 1944 the other 47 states were added to form Arabian American Oil Company. What's in a name...
4. We do not like any government whose country is sitting on large oil reserves if they do not really, really like us unless, of course, they can defend themselves adequately (think Russia).
5. The country with the largest proven oil reserves is -Tah Dah! - Venezuela! Just to help develop the picture, Iran is fourth, Iraq fifth, and Libya 9th. In order to keep the ledger board clear, we're eleventh. Venezuela has roughly eight times the reserves we have.
6. At its current rate of production, Venezuela has enough proven reserves to last over 350 years. In comparison, the United States comes in at 10 years and the Saudis (remember them?) at 69.
7. Obviously this is unacceptable, contrary to God's plan; the oversight needs to be rectified or else the universe will stop spinning around the Earth. Cue the coup to preserve the illusion of democracy in action. (Out of curiosity, exactly how many people have been killed by the United States in the process of preserving their God-given rights to make our oligarchs more powerful?)
8. While this isn't just about oil - Venezuela is nominally socialist, another OMG! - it certainly has to be a major reason why we have declared the president of the country a fraud and his election a sham.
9. I am not pro-oil, just fascinated by the many different ways it can work to keep people oppressed and, when necessary or the whim is upon the powerful, killed.
10. I want to say that elections are not normally stolen by 1% but then I remembered that there is a long history of electing the loser (aren't they all? (No, really!)) in the United States.
11. The Democratic Unity Roundtable has declared the elections invalid.
12. The Democratic Unity Roundtable (sure does sound friendly!) is composed of Maduro's opponents.
13. There are so many injustices and so little time but we need to remember that if the people of Venezuela are not free to chart their own path then neither are we.
14. 13 is theoretically an unlucky number.
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