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RoeVWade

(775 posts)
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 12:18 PM 2 hrs ago

Maduro offering bribe to Trump to stay in power is the way I see it.

Will Trump let a corrupt leader stay in power for oil and/or drug enforcement. That's the offer Maduro has put out.

So, it won't be about democracy if that happens.

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RoeVWade

(775 posts)
3. If all we're going to do is make deals with corrupt leaders for oil, or whatever at the expense of people living there,
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 12:31 PM
1 hr ago

Might as well make deals with Russia, Iran and China, forget about human rights.

RoeVWade

(775 posts)
4. Just because I don't want war, doesn't mean I want free reign of all tyrants for Trump's shitty deals. Sanctions going
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 12:37 PM
1 hr ago

away under Trump could be possible.

GreenWave

(12,248 posts)
6. Trump's massive murderous bullshit about Venezuela must be taken into account.
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 01:01 PM
1 hr ago

Trumpty Dumpty LOVES corrupt leaders. The list is exhausting.

We warred against the Philippines way back when based on US brainwashing media and if the US people are gullible enough to believe it, they are going to keep saying it. Just because Trump lies incessantly to those in the USA does not mean he is instantly telling the truth elsewhere.Let's first get rid of Trump, restore decency and then see if our former ally is a big, bad wolf.

Diraven

(1,801 posts)
7. This is exactly the deal Trump made with Putin
Fri Jan 2, 2026, 01:02 PM
1 hr ago

Trump gets to shake down every country in the western hemisphere, threatening them with war if they don't deliver bribes which go directly into his own pocket. Putin made the same deal to get Europe which is why we're abandoning them as NATO allies.

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