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Did the USA cause the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 3 years ago* by to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
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Is it the fault of the USA that Venezuela’s currency is so devalued that a great part of the population has to emigrate outside the country?

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[–] 22 points 3 years ago

A combo of the big OPEC countries + USA + the venezuelan national bourgeoisie

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    [–] 13 points 3 years ago

    i mean, maybe maduro and the venezuelan government aren't the best economists out there, but american intromission and black propaganda fux any economy

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    [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    Anyone that says they should have diversified their economy is just being unrealistic. You have the resources you have and even if you start to diversify that's the resource you have to use to begin with and that gets sanctioned and now you are stuck in a loop.

    At least Venezuela uses it's own resources, unlike America who makes bank off other people's shit.

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    [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    Read open veins of latin America. It's written in 1971 and the same shit is still happening.

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    [+] 1 point 3 years ago*
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    [+] -29 points 3 years ago* (13 children)

    .... no. Venezuela should has diversified its economy

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  • [–] 26 points 3 years ago* (5 children)

    isn't this literally victim-blaming?

    what if Venezuela didn't want to diversify its economy? should it be punished by illegal sanctions for that? where is the free market that neolibs talk so much about?

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    Not wanting to diversify your economy is tantamount to giving your life to others. The reality is that there is no so-called free market at all. It is necessary to maintain the ability to resist risks.

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  • [+] -26 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    That isn't what happened. The sanctions where because the president didn't have legitimate elections... and killed political opposition. I don't agree with the sanctions as political punishment. But the emergence of Russia played a larger role than sanctions. Russia makes cheaper oil

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago

    The only reason the elections were declared illegitimate was because Maduro rightfully won. And the opposition wasn't killed, they were imprisoned for being traitors. They should be greatful most of them were allowed to live.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    It costs money for an entire country to even attempt to diversify its economy, and a shitload of time and natural resources.

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  • [+] -20 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    They had a national welfare system that to my understanding was very extensive, but just handed out money. What if that money was instead moved to the creation of other sectors and welfare was done through that

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