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submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@lemdro.id to c/world@quokk.au

Jan 03, 2026

Trump and his administration have often said they want to revive the Monroe Doctrine, claiming the United States has the right to dominate the affairs of the hemisphere. They have spoken openly about controlling Venezuela’s oil reserves, the largest in the world. This is rank imperialism. It recalls the darkest chapters of U.S. interventions in Latin America, which have left a terrible legacy. It will and should be condemned by the democratic world.

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[-] prex@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago

I'm always reluctant to post this because people think that he died:

But he is an all-time star of US politics.

[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

We coulda had a bad bitch. Twice. And we let him down both times.

He had my vote both times, but sadly, mine was not the only vote which counted.

He really opened the way for so many others to accept further-left politics here in the modern US, though. He'll always have that to his name.

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