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Yeah, like, I think it's pretty difficult to judge how well eg he's managing the economy when they're under crippling sanctions. Like okay that means he's worse than Fidel but christ that's a high bar.
Yeah, it is very difficult. He's got a very difficult job to do. Still, his successes and failures can be assessed.
the one "failure" that comes to mind was that time a Venezuelan navy guy thought stopping dead in front of an ice breaker was a good idea
in a vessel that was essentially made of fibreglass
versus something designed to plow though sea ice
i get why Maduro went all "this is a grave attack on us" and all that shit, but come on, your navy guy is not the smartest lmao