I know I’ve expressed dislike for the guy in the past, but seriously? I thought for even something like this, he would at least have a good take on it.
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I'd be more critical of the elections if leftist activists and reporters were reporting that there was something off going on, but that isn't the case at all. People like Alan MacLeod, Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek among others have been reporting the contrary.
Ah great, three names in a row that I don't recognize! Now I have to determine whether my unfamiliarity with these apparently notable journalists is because I'm a bad leftist, or if it's actually a good thing that most of the left-wing journalism I read is neither in English nor from the USA.
Edit: It should be noted that my opinion doesn't matter so this is just me whinging at this point.
Original: In many cases, it is better to get news from outside the U.S. I don't think questioning Maduro's electoral legitimacy 'makes you a bad leftist' even if others in the forum might think so. Maduro kinda sucks, and has made plenty of unforced errors. That said, I don't see things 'getting better' for poor Venezuelans under right-wing rule. Maybe things will get better for the 'middle class' or for left-wing organizing outside of PSUV (whose acronym I can never remember), but idk, I really really doubt it.
My knee jerk is always to run opposite of U.S. media narratives until compelling outside evidence is presented. It's not a perfect response, in fact it is pretty shit and reactionary but it's the best I've come up with.
I mean no need to be rude about it. I wasn’t implying anything, just throwing out some names of comrades who do great work and could be good resources for people.
I am sorry that that came across as rude, or that it seemed like I thought you were trying to imply anything. I am not always very good at reading nor conveying the intended tone.
Hey, that’s alright. It can be hard to read tone via text, so it’s no big deal. It wasn’t my intent to come off as condescending or aggressive either. My bad.