Grabbing Maduro is a good move, and it has nothing to do with a nation state having a "complex".
Why don't we institute voting that is truly secure? Because, tampering is how crooks secure their hold on power.
The USA is a great nation when its leaders are ethical and do not grab power. Unfortunately, many have done exactly the opposite. As a nation of law-abiders, citizens cannot just waltz in and seize offenders; there is a justice system. Problem is, it costs money, employs largely guild attorneys (who risk embargo for having the wrong client), and judges have taken a turn for the worse in their political activism on the bench. Those guard rails act as active filters and allow acceptable criminality to flourish while lawful citizens are kept on leashes.
When drug addicts roam the cities unmolested, then society has yielded to the criminals--common and political pros.
Taking down Maduro should neuter his narco regime and divulge the network of American pols, officers of the court, sheriffs, and corp execs who are on the books.
About time an American leader started taking out the trash.
It has nothing to do with drugs, that's just a cover-story. It's about stealing resources, pure and simple. A theft, and might makes right. Additionally what little evidence there is about drugs from Venezuela involves the CIA, which would come out in discovery and is why there will be no trial. The charges are all absurd and are almost constructed to be rejected. I wouldn't be surprised if Maduro agreed to go through some temporary theater for the MSM cameras in the US in exchange for being allowed to seek exile somewhere.
Propaganda is also designed to stop us looking at ourselves?
CIA and Maduro and the London Banks….brothers in HUGE crimes. Worth looking at. Canadian Patriot Press Podcasts. And PROMETHEAN Action or PROMETHEAN Updates have helped me to see the full picture. Trump throws in his personality traits which are cringeworthy, but don’t lose sight of the real meaning of the Venezuelan action.
You are referencing the oil industry that was stolen from the Venezuelan people and the American oil companies (that financed and built the facilities)?
That steal and the ruin it caused certainly does require some kind of justice. Perhaps the Trump administration is simply delivering the scales of justice, which are always enforced with power.
You should look even further back in history and find out what the CIA and the US did to keep this and other countries in the Americas from developing it by themselves. There is a reason American oil companies financed an built the facilities, and it's not because Venezuela was given a choice.
You should read "Confessions of an Economic Hitman", for example:
"Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign "aid" organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources. Their tools included fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization."
I'm aware of those dynamics, personally. My friends and I were called into a major corporation's plantation and lectured by such folks. In a preemptive warning we were told in no uncertain terms, FAFO. And I've been a long time critic of USAID, even when my father did a stint with them in Africa. But that in no way dictates that we (Trump) should stand down and not correct the situation by removing bad guys.
If you want to understand the current US geopolitical agenda, you have to look at the bigger picture. For example, what do Russia, Venezuela, and Iran have in common? They are selling oil to China. The US are waging an energy war against China as preparation for a much bigger war effort against China in the near future (which will also includes interfering in Asian countries to provoke proxy-wars). It's not about people or rotten leaders (if it were, Trump would be removing himself as well). Power, world domination, control, those are the objectives here. America is moving the peaces, and it is moving the world towards another world war.
The US squandered its hegemony because it did and does not know how to gain actual respect as a leader. Geopolitically speaking, all it knows how to do, is to take what it wants, coerce those who resist, and alienate country after country (to put it mildly). Superficially it may look like strength, but the need for control is fear based.
Does that make China, Russia, or Maduro good guys? Of course not. But most of the problems we see today could have been avoided if the US had chosen a different geopolitical path. They had the hegemony, and with great power comes great responsibility. They could and should have chosen a road that does not inevitably lead to a new world war, but they didn't and they don't, knowing that it will almost certainly lead to even more suffering than any previous wars we have seen. If we want to avoid this war, it can only happen in the US because that is where it is being prepared decision after decision.
Yes, the geopolitical path taken was a disaster. That is why Trump is changing that path. We are seeing a major shift. Not easy but certainly not the disaster that preceded this administration.
Even if Trump's goal were actually what you say it is, you would have to consider the fact that the country isn't his to decide over. But we don't have to consider that, because it's not in any way about removing bad guys. That is just the excuse that has ignorant people view this as a good thing.
This is only about US interests, like it has been for a very long time over and over again. There is absolutely no interest in the people of Venezuela there, nor in the majority of the people of the US. It's about the interests of the top 1% in the US, and all the 'narratives' are for the other 99%, which includes military personnel and many people working for the government. Love your country for the 99% if you will, but don't be fooled by the servants and spokesmen (which includes Trump) protecting the interests of the 1%. He is not correcting anything. He just is going for oil because they want him to.
And he also wants Greenland. Is that because there is a dictator there? No, he wants it to threaten Russia from the north, and because there is a rare earth metal in the ground (which is also found in Ukraine, by the way) that he needs for fusion reactors, because those reactors are necessary to maintain the advantage in AI against China. The oil he wants from Venezuela is just a temporary solution for this, and he would sacrifice soldiers for it without a shred of doubt if it wouldn't lead to too much resistance from the public. That's how the US geopolitical agenda works. The rest is just PR-nonsense to sell it, and to have people fighting each other over whether it's good or bad.
Exactly right. Leo Hohmann wrote a great piece on his substack last night about this very subject and Patrick Wood has been covering Technocracy for decades. And how has America intervening in "dictatorships" gone down historically? Let's look at Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, et al. This has nothing to do with removing a dictator from power. That is the people's job within their own country. It has everything to do with power, oil and as ever................money. Would America be cheering if France decided to swoop in and remove a President because they considered him a dictator? I don't think so.
Those who looted (and destroyed) the oil industry of Venezuela could not have imagined there would not be payback at some point. It is about power. The power to kneecap the thieves and recapture the loot.
Did you not know there are a multiplicity of government programs ad government policies in place that have fertilized and grown the mentally ill drug addicted population that now blights our formerly gorgeous great cities?
These bands of zombies that rove our urban areas can only be cleaned up by actions by US citizens and our own lawmakers. This awful depraved situation will not be mitigated an iota by invading Venezuela. I could go on regarding the issue of self examination, but there are plenty of other issues we have that need hard honest work that needs to be done right here at home.
And one thing people also forget is all of the energy drinks American consume now. Go walk into your local gas station convenience store and see how many products they sell and how much money is made annually from them.
I used to live in Seattle back in the 80s, it was a paradise for middle class families with so many opportunities to grow and develop both physically and mentally. Safe schools, parks, public transportation, safe neighborhoods . All gone now. (Although I wouldn’t say it was the friendliest place I have ever lived. I don’t know if most people who live there now even know or remember what it was like.
Poverty and misery in Venezuela, is the result of Amerikan sanctions and economic strangulation. pitiful than watching Trumptard supporters extol their "Hero"...How far have you fallen ????????????
Poverty and misery in Venezuela, a once prosperous nation, is not the fault of the U.S. That is quite silly. Rather it is the result of a Communist takeover that destroyed the assets and plundered the wealth of the nation.
You should really read "Confessions of an Economic Hitman":
"Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign "aid" organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources. Their tools included fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization."
And there is more to find on this subject, not just about The Americas, but all these tactics applied by the US worldwide, and how all the affected countries tend to end up in misery afterwards.
No. But I know that people like Maduro, Mao, Stalin, Castro, Che, Pol Pot, Zelensky do a great deal of harm in their criminal acts. Not sure why anyone considers such tyrants to be blessed.
God. You are buying it. They use both sides. Don't you know that. And Trump is ushering that technocrat state. Do you know that, or do you just ignore that?
This was the very thing I was talking to a friend about tonight maybe 30 minutes ago. I have been trying to look deep inside myself and spend time in quietness alone with God and the Word. Soul searching. I have throughout my life made poor decisions in relationships that turn out poorly in the end. I realize now it’s me. So my desire is to follow the Lord’s lead in my life. I want to make healthier choices and I am working towards it. I am in a woman’s group counseling and support group and it is helping so much. I am learning I am not alone. So we are all working in our own lives and together to grow and mature. Have more peace and joy in my life than I have had ever. Thank you Lord. Suffering with a purpose and grieving the loss and repenting for my part is very freeing. It frees me to hear God speak. Thank you Lord!
Wonderful!. But let me assure you that in all those poor decisions and situations with others that turned out badly, there was always another person involved, and they had at least some blame, too.
Taking Maduro out will enable America (if nothing else) to release the oil assets owned by American companies in Venezuela that were seized under Chavez and continues to be held under Maduro! Time to get ‘em back and give Venezuelans a chance at a prosperous, abundant Venezuela!!
Your analysis of the US operation in Venezuela is thoroughly bereft of insight. You indulge in a convenient stereotype, a catchy sounding analogy to dysfunctional behavior of some individuals.
The knee jerk reaction of many people is to stereotype Trump using a model based on Presidents from Truman to Biden, excepting JFK. I reject that stereotype. I credit him
with resurgence of the American System of Economy. I don’t believe for a moment he is drunk on Venezuela’s oil. That characterization is way off the mark.
Those TDS infected, spike protein riddled supporters of the Biden administration somehow missed that Venezuela and Dominion voting machines were key players in the 2020 election rigging. For that we suffered 4 years of hell and 2M dead Americans between the poison shots and the hospital protocols. Not to mention the Constitutional collapse. For the consequences of this ACT OF WAR a timid response is not in the cards for Venezuela. This is the “finding out” part of FAFO.
And tell me this. What is the meaning of “international law” when City of London has meddled unspeakably in world events for 300 years? International law does not save the US from totalitarian takeover. Canada and UK illustrate vividly what that looks like. I reject the sanctimonious virtue signaling about “international law.” Sometimes action is required. Guts. Who in Canada … besides the truckers, Matthew Ehret and a few refuseniks locked up in looney bins for speaking out … have ANY? Similarly, how did UK get into the mess they are in?
The beginning of the end of the Russia Gate story is underway. There is much the kicking and screaming the public will find out.
PLEASE take a look at PrometheanAction.com. Read Matthew Ehrett’s “The Clash of Two Americas.” This link is yesterday’s round up from Susan Kokinda. Get on board John. We need you on this train.
Kokinda on Venezuela
The Monday Brief - While You Watched Venezuela, Trump Quietly Put Canada On Notice - January 5, 2026
I remember the news saying Venezuela people were eating their pets for food years ago, and I think the average Venezuela citizen probably has a bit of hope for the first time in years.
I found your article thought-provoking and a worthy challenge to my acceptance of the administration's Venezuelan actions. I'm unfamiliar with Bellow's work but will seek it out—thank you for the recommendation.
However, I'm puzzled by your essay's closing questions. Ironically, they seem to convey the same attitude you attribute to Tommy. You appear to select the weakest justifications for these actions, then use them to dismiss the policy entirely.
For example, when you attempt to address the defensive accusation of the cocaine addicts, you properly apply the blame for behavior on the addict while at the same time excuse the behavior of the dealer. In like manner, you ignore and effectively legitimize the illegitimate Maduro, ignoring his murderous and tyrannical ways.
Isn't it possible that these actions, despite their simplistic justifications (or even "Tommy Wilhelm-esque" framing), produce net benefits, especially for long-suffering Venezuelans who have endured Chavez and his heir Maduro? Doesn't it say something that Maduro's regime relied on Cuban forces as a Praetorian Guard because he couldn't trust his own citizens or military?
While you're right to question these simplistic justifications, you dismiss them too readily without crediting whatever merit they may hold, self-serving though they are. In doing so, your own analytical blind spot prevents you from recognizing that your dismissal mirrors the very oversimplification you critique.
Perhaps pain is that which is responsible for the cocaine. Our tendency to run from pain is quite notable. And maybe those who fold up into narco unconsciousness looked deeper and viewed something horrific out there in the fallen world.
Government was created to protect the people—to defend liberty, secure justice, and preserve the fragile conditions in which human dignity can survive. Washington himself warned that this safeguard depends on civic virtue and must remain bound within constitutional limits, for the fate of the “sacred fire of liberty” rests in every generation’s hands. That warning is now ours to confront.
Over time, a system built for a smaller world drifted far from those it was meant to serve. Representatives—ordinary humans facing extraordinary incentives—gradually came to trust their own judgment above the people’s. Institutions followed, hardening into mechanisms that preserve power more faithfully than truth. The widening gap between citizen and government now threatens the legitimacy of self-rule itself.
This is the crisis our generation must resolve. For the first time in history, we possess the tools to reconnect government to the people in real time. Washington taught that the security of a free nation rests on an enlightened public guiding those entrusted with authority. The Electronic Townhall makes this possible again—restoring accountability, strengthening representation, and giving citizens a direct voice in the decisions that shape their destiny. If we act now, we can renew the Republic; if we do not, we may lose more than liberty—we may lose the very meaning of self-government, as fallible officials presume the authority to mandate irreversible interventions, even in matters as intimate as the integrity of one’s own body.
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The power of the Electronic Townhall lies in its ability to give every idea—large or small—a fair path to be heard, examined, refined, and measured. Modern systems can gather the thoughts of millions without drowning in confusion, because the ETH does not merely collect opinions; it organizes them into a coherent national conversation.
A government is much like an automobile.
An automobile is more than a pile of nuts and bolts; to get anywhere, it requires fuel, direction, and an integrated structure in which every part—large or small—plays a vital role.
In the same way, a government is more than a collection of hopes and dreams.
It contains many components—laws, institutions, courts, budgets, rights, constraints—some grand and others minute, yet all essential to its function. The hopes and dreams are the fuel; the institutions are the machinery; and the people’s collective judgment is the steering that determines where the nation actually goes.
Until now, the steering wheel has been too far from the citizens’ hands.
Ideas entered the public sphere only through narrow channels, filtered by party, position, or proximity to power. Countless good ideas never reached the surface; countless wrongs persisted for lack of a mechanism capable of gathering national insight at scale.
The Electronic Townhall is the first tool that brings every part of the democratic machine back into alignment.
It allows every citizen to contribute ideas, weigh proposals, and help steer the direction of the country—ensuring that no idea is lost, no injustice is beyond reach, and no individual is too small to matter.
Only through universal participation can every wrong be addressed,
Although I agree with your idea of the free and open exchange of public discourse via the ETH, there's only one problem or obstacle that prevents your optimistic proposal from being realized.....CENSORSHIP.
The powers that shouldn't be know how to manipulate, coerce and confuse the public through carefully crafted propaganda and algorithmic decisions that contaminate free, independent thought.
To fully grasp the problems that our country and the rest of the world are facing, read Matias Desmet's book, 'The Psychology of Totalitarianism'. When mass psychology is used against the masses to create and maintain a narrative that unites people against their own best interests, truth, integrity and freedom of thought become a casualty of war. We are at war and the battleground is our minds.
This is why you must take the fight to them instead of responding to their jabs and punches. Liker this:
This is a temple that can be used to send to the local school board...
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Dear Mr. / Madam Trustee / City Councilor / County Commissioner
I write to you today in a sincere effort to help you accomplish your noble reasons for seeking this office.
That is to help you facilitate the betterment of the education and civil infrastructure we all hope to provide to our children and young people.
To do this you must use your power as a publicly elected representative and get your agency’s IT people to put the text to the action items being decided, at the next Board meeting, onto your agency’s web portal.
The text should be configured to allow each sentence / paragraph / concept to be evaluated into at least four possibilities: agree, disagree, no opinion at this time, other (one hundred words or less).
Your constituents, the thousands of concerned parents you solemnly stood before when asking for their vote of confidence, can now participate with you in solving the most complicated and vexing situations you will ever face in this capacity.
Direct democracy is a growing trend, and many companies offer these services: hosting, voter receipts, and a running tally of totals for everyone to see.
By seeking the cooperation of your constituents at this level you will become known and get to know a lot of good, decent and solid people, and you will accomplish your noble reasons for seeking this office.
Madam Trustee, as night follows the day, you are assured that you will always have the great strength of the community with you when putting into play the programs and policies that really do affect the lives of our people and community.
"Here's the 1993 60 Minutes report on how the CIA recruited a Venezuelan military officer, General Ramón Guillén Davila, to help them ship 22 tons of cocaine into American cities The Cartel of the Suns disappeared once it lost its utility to the CIA, and was resurrected by the US government when it began targeting Venezuela"
Yes. And rumors continue about the CIA/military involvement in drug trafficking world wide. This issue will not be addressed by invading other countries.
Wonderful, poignant read! My husband and I agree with your assessment of character. I have only one comment to add. I feel that you are not taking in a few points about the present U.S. situation. The debt needs to be addressed; could the reclaiming of the oil by US companies (with whom the Venezuelan economy prospered as well as the U.S. economy before the U.S. had to pull out). And Maduro was dancing when “caught ” because he already stashed the gold bullion and dollars in the London Bank…. he had never planned to enrich his countrymen with that wealth.
Very true! 99% of the public do not realize how close to collapse we are. I believe Trump and Bessent are trying to do something. Notice the public stood by while we were invaded by 20 million illegals. They would mostly just sit back and let our country collapse over the debt, shrug their shoulders and ask where their SNAP payments are.
If people looked at their soul and the cause of their problems, they would have to admit there is a God and the hole they keep trying to fill with money, power, drugs, et al can only be filled by Jesus Christ. Keep chopping off those body parts because it is supposed to buy you happiness then those that fall for that demonic deception are left just as empty if not more than they were in the beginning. American churches are dying because of this. Those sport trophies mean nothing when the game is done. Just a piece of metal or plastic. The church decided to cater to the world in direct contradiction to what Jesus said. The church isn't for the sinner. It is to equip the saved to reach out to the world. Look around at your local church (even the one you sit in on a Sunday morning.) Is it a rock concert or a 15 minute TED talk? Enough said.
You could call that naval watching . Many have faced their inner demons and found living a life worthy of the call of Christ’s teachings, helping their fellow man, making a better life for the suffering and not focusing on themselves a truer meaning of life.
You do not attack a country that pumps drugs into your country, works with your nation's enemies to overthrow it with influence purchasing or tampers with your democratic processes.
The thinking that our domestic drug crisis will be addressed or mitigated by taking out Maduro that is voiced by many commenters here boggles my mind. There are a multiplicity of tax payer funded government programs and government policies ( with thousands of employees also now with a vested interest in continuing this corruption) that have fertilized and grown the mentally ill drug addicted population that now blights our formerly gorgeous great cities. The media does not report on who is actually behind this mess.
These bands of zombies that rove our urban areas can only be cleaned up by actions prompted by US citizens who hold their elected official accountable. This awful depraved situation will not be mitigated by invading Venezuela. I could go on regarding the issue of self examination, but there are plenty of other domestic issues that need to be addressed right here at home. Getting rid of our own corruption is going to be tough. We need term limits, we need to reverse FEC vs Citizens United. We need to arrest Geoge Soros. And so much more…
Then of course there are rumors and the occasional whistle blowers who back up the rumors that our own military and CIA are major players in the business of drug trafficking. And do we even protect these brave witnesses. Not so much.
Grabbing Maduro is a good move, and it has nothing to do with a nation state having a "complex".
Why don't we institute voting that is truly secure? Because, tampering is how crooks secure their hold on power.
The USA is a great nation when its leaders are ethical and do not grab power. Unfortunately, many have done exactly the opposite. As a nation of law-abiders, citizens cannot just waltz in and seize offenders; there is a justice system. Problem is, it costs money, employs largely guild attorneys (who risk embargo for having the wrong client), and judges have taken a turn for the worse in their political activism on the bench. Those guard rails act as active filters and allow acceptable criminality to flourish while lawful citizens are kept on leashes.
When drug addicts roam the cities unmolested, then society has yielded to the criminals--common and political pros.
Taking down Maduro should neuter his narco regime and divulge the network of American pols, officers of the court, sheriffs, and corp execs who are on the books.
About time an American leader started taking out the trash.
It has nothing to do with drugs, that's just a cover-story. It's about stealing resources, pure and simple. A theft, and might makes right. Additionally what little evidence there is about drugs from Venezuela involves the CIA, which would come out in discovery and is why there will be no trial. The charges are all absurd and are almost constructed to be rejected. I wouldn't be surprised if Maduro agreed to go through some temporary theater for the MSM cameras in the US in exchange for being allowed to seek exile somewhere.
Propaganda is also designed to stop us looking at ourselves?
CIA and Maduro and the London Banks….brothers in HUGE crimes. Worth looking at. Canadian Patriot Press Podcasts. And PROMETHEAN Action or PROMETHEAN Updates have helped me to see the full picture. Trump throws in his personality traits which are cringeworthy, but don’t lose sight of the real meaning of the Venezuelan action.
You are referencing the oil industry that was stolen from the Venezuelan people and the American oil companies (that financed and built the facilities)?
That steal and the ruin it caused certainly does require some kind of justice. Perhaps the Trump administration is simply delivering the scales of justice, which are always enforced with power.
You should look even further back in history and find out what the CIA and the US did to keep this and other countries in the Americas from developing it by themselves. There is a reason American oil companies financed an built the facilities, and it's not because Venezuela was given a choice.
You should read "Confessions of an Economic Hitman", for example:
"Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign "aid" organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources. Their tools included fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization."
I'm aware of those dynamics, personally. My friends and I were called into a major corporation's plantation and lectured by such folks. In a preemptive warning we were told in no uncertain terms, FAFO. And I've been a long time critic of USAID, even when my father did a stint with them in Africa. But that in no way dictates that we (Trump) should stand down and not correct the situation by removing bad guys.
If you want to understand the current US geopolitical agenda, you have to look at the bigger picture. For example, what do Russia, Venezuela, and Iran have in common? They are selling oil to China. The US are waging an energy war against China as preparation for a much bigger war effort against China in the near future (which will also includes interfering in Asian countries to provoke proxy-wars). It's not about people or rotten leaders (if it were, Trump would be removing himself as well). Power, world domination, control, those are the objectives here. America is moving the peaces, and it is moving the world towards another world war.
The US squandered its hegemony because it did and does not know how to gain actual respect as a leader. Geopolitically speaking, all it knows how to do, is to take what it wants, coerce those who resist, and alienate country after country (to put it mildly). Superficially it may look like strength, but the need for control is fear based.
Does that make China, Russia, or Maduro good guys? Of course not. But most of the problems we see today could have been avoided if the US had chosen a different geopolitical path. They had the hegemony, and with great power comes great responsibility. They could and should have chosen a road that does not inevitably lead to a new world war, but they didn't and they don't, knowing that it will almost certainly lead to even more suffering than any previous wars we have seen. If we want to avoid this war, it can only happen in the US because that is where it is being prepared decision after decision.
Yes, the geopolitical path taken was a disaster. That is why Trump is changing that path. We are seeing a major shift. Not easy but certainly not the disaster that preceded this administration.
Even if Trump's goal were actually what you say it is, you would have to consider the fact that the country isn't his to decide over. But we don't have to consider that, because it's not in any way about removing bad guys. That is just the excuse that has ignorant people view this as a good thing.
This is only about US interests, like it has been for a very long time over and over again. There is absolutely no interest in the people of Venezuela there, nor in the majority of the people of the US. It's about the interests of the top 1% in the US, and all the 'narratives' are for the other 99%, which includes military personnel and many people working for the government. Love your country for the 99% if you will, but don't be fooled by the servants and spokesmen (which includes Trump) protecting the interests of the 1%. He is not correcting anything. He just is going for oil because they want him to.
And he also wants Greenland. Is that because there is a dictator there? No, he wants it to threaten Russia from the north, and because there is a rare earth metal in the ground (which is also found in Ukraine, by the way) that he needs for fusion reactors, because those reactors are necessary to maintain the advantage in AI against China. The oil he wants from Venezuela is just a temporary solution for this, and he would sacrifice soldiers for it without a shred of doubt if it wouldn't lead to too much resistance from the public. That's how the US geopolitical agenda works. The rest is just PR-nonsense to sell it, and to have people fighting each other over whether it's good or bad.
You have a point of view. I do not find it credible. But you are welcome to it.
Exactly right. Leo Hohmann wrote a great piece on his substack last night about this very subject and Patrick Wood has been covering Technocracy for decades. And how has America intervening in "dictatorships" gone down historically? Let's look at Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, et al. This has nothing to do with removing a dictator from power. That is the people's job within their own country. It has everything to do with power, oil and as ever................money. Would America be cheering if France decided to swoop in and remove a President because they considered him a dictator? I don't think so.
Those who looted (and destroyed) the oil industry of Venezuela could not have imagined there would not be payback at some point. It is about power. The power to kneecap the thieves and recapture the loot.
Did you not know there are a multiplicity of government programs ad government policies in place that have fertilized and grown the mentally ill drug addicted population that now blights our formerly gorgeous great cities?
These bands of zombies that rove our urban areas can only be cleaned up by actions by US citizens and our own lawmakers. This awful depraved situation will not be mitigated an iota by invading Venezuela. I could go on regarding the issue of self examination, but there are plenty of other issues we have that need hard honest work that needs to be done right here at home.
And one thing people also forget is all of the energy drinks American consume now. Go walk into your local gas station convenience store and see how many products they sell and how much money is made annually from them.
And yet Seattle’s new mayor once again enables open air drug use. Private property seems to be the next target.
I used to live in Seattle back in the 80s, it was a paradise for middle class families with so many opportunities to grow and develop both physically and mentally. Safe schools, parks, public transportation, safe neighborhoods . All gone now. (Although I wouldn’t say it was the friendliest place I have ever lived. I don’t know if most people who live there now even know or remember what it was like.
Poverty and misery in Venezuela, is the result of Amerikan sanctions and economic strangulation. pitiful than watching Trumptard supporters extol their "Hero"...How far have you fallen ????????????
Poverty and misery in Venezuela, a once prosperous nation, is not the fault of the U.S. That is quite silly. Rather it is the result of a Communist takeover that destroyed the assets and plundered the wealth of the nation.
You should really read "Confessions of an Economic Hitman":
"Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign "aid" organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources. Their tools included fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization."
And there is more to find on this subject, not just about The Americas, but all these tactics applied by the US worldwide, and how all the affected countries tend to end up in misery afterwards.
YES
Nicely stated.
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Yeah, that's right. Americans ( some of them) will do anything to avoid facing your own souls. Pity.
It's about stealing resources. That is what it is about. Democracy; you believe that🤪
Or recovering stolen resources. Depends on where you enter and end the story.
Oh God. You are 'swallowing' it. I bet you thought that Iraq had ' weapons of mass destruction'. 🤪
No. But I know that people like Maduro, Mao, Stalin, Castro, Che, Pol Pot, Zelensky do a great deal of harm in their criminal acts. Not sure why anyone considers such tyrants to be blessed.
God. You are buying it. They use both sides. Don't you know that. And Trump is ushering that technocrat state. Do you know that, or do you just ignore that?
What about the case of CITGO ??????
This was the very thing I was talking to a friend about tonight maybe 30 minutes ago. I have been trying to look deep inside myself and spend time in quietness alone with God and the Word. Soul searching. I have throughout my life made poor decisions in relationships that turn out poorly in the end. I realize now it’s me. So my desire is to follow the Lord’s lead in my life. I want to make healthier choices and I am working towards it. I am in a woman’s group counseling and support group and it is helping so much. I am learning I am not alone. So we are all working in our own lives and together to grow and mature. Have more peace and joy in my life than I have had ever. Thank you Lord. Suffering with a purpose and grieving the loss and repenting for my part is very freeing. It frees me to hear God speak. Thank you Lord!
“Suffering with a purpose”. I remember that from the book Man’s Search for Meaning. Deep & thought provoking. Good luck on your journey.
A soul that listens, but not with its body's ears, hears so much more.
Wonderful!. But let me assure you that in all those poor decisions and situations with others that turned out badly, there was always another person involved, and they had at least some blame, too.
Taking Maduro out will enable America (if nothing else) to release the oil assets owned by American companies in Venezuela that were seized under Chavez and continues to be held under Maduro! Time to get ‘em back and give Venezuelans a chance at a prosperous, abundant Venezuela!!
As it is.
Your analysis of the US operation in Venezuela is thoroughly bereft of insight. You indulge in a convenient stereotype, a catchy sounding analogy to dysfunctional behavior of some individuals.
The knee jerk reaction of many people is to stereotype Trump using a model based on Presidents from Truman to Biden, excepting JFK. I reject that stereotype. I credit him
with resurgence of the American System of Economy. I don’t believe for a moment he is drunk on Venezuela’s oil. That characterization is way off the mark.
Those TDS infected, spike protein riddled supporters of the Biden administration somehow missed that Venezuela and Dominion voting machines were key players in the 2020 election rigging. For that we suffered 4 years of hell and 2M dead Americans between the poison shots and the hospital protocols. Not to mention the Constitutional collapse. For the consequences of this ACT OF WAR a timid response is not in the cards for Venezuela. This is the “finding out” part of FAFO.
And tell me this. What is the meaning of “international law” when City of London has meddled unspeakably in world events for 300 years? International law does not save the US from totalitarian takeover. Canada and UK illustrate vividly what that looks like. I reject the sanctimonious virtue signaling about “international law.” Sometimes action is required. Guts. Who in Canada … besides the truckers, Matthew Ehret and a few refuseniks locked up in looney bins for speaking out … have ANY? Similarly, how did UK get into the mess they are in?
The beginning of the end of the Russia Gate story is underway. There is much the kicking and screaming the public will find out.
PLEASE take a look at PrometheanAction.com. Read Matthew Ehrett’s “The Clash of Two Americas.” This link is yesterday’s round up from Susan Kokinda. Get on board John. We need you on this train.
Kokinda on Venezuela
The Monday Brief - While You Watched Venezuela, Trump Quietly Put Canada On Notice - January 5, 2026
https://youtu.be/OQ7UrtDjNao?si=Myt8Vd1vbBl8_7_I
Convincing. I'm ready to man the barricades with you. Let's toss out the menace of Communist Crimes.
And This 👇
https://x.com/DavidB59902/status/1924144331536871500?s=20
Did anyone notice the joy and relief expressed by the citizens of Venezuela?
I remember the news saying Venezuela people were eating their pets for food years ago, and I think the average Venezuela citizen probably has a bit of hope for the first time in years.
Like Iraq.
Trump is going to do with Maduro , what Bush has done to Iraq. Any body remember that? You should. God. America doesn't remember that? 🤪
Mmm you don’t know if these are up date photos nobody does !
As I Said it’s perception n where the sources come from
There are people in Venezuela who support Maduro
Don’t Forget Venezuela , as Cuba, is in dire straits because of US sanctions .
They have collapsed the Venezuelà economy
As I say that, it doesn’t mean there is no corruption there .
You read it like that but others are out supporting Maduro !
It’s all a question of perception
Just global manipulation
Wake up folkes
Dancing and singing in response to their beloved leader being captured? Sounds a bit far fetched…
I found your article thought-provoking and a worthy challenge to my acceptance of the administration's Venezuelan actions. I'm unfamiliar with Bellow's work but will seek it out—thank you for the recommendation.
However, I'm puzzled by your essay's closing questions. Ironically, they seem to convey the same attitude you attribute to Tommy. You appear to select the weakest justifications for these actions, then use them to dismiss the policy entirely.
For example, when you attempt to address the defensive accusation of the cocaine addicts, you properly apply the blame for behavior on the addict while at the same time excuse the behavior of the dealer. In like manner, you ignore and effectively legitimize the illegitimate Maduro, ignoring his murderous and tyrannical ways.
Isn't it possible that these actions, despite their simplistic justifications (or even "Tommy Wilhelm-esque" framing), produce net benefits, especially for long-suffering Venezuelans who have endured Chavez and his heir Maduro? Doesn't it say something that Maduro's regime relied on Cuban forces as a Praetorian Guard because he couldn't trust his own citizens or military?
While you're right to question these simplistic justifications, you dismiss them too readily without crediting whatever merit they may hold, self-serving though they are. In doing so, your own analytical blind spot prevents you from recognizing that your dismissal mirrors the very oversimplification you critique.
Beautiful summary. A fun house of mirrors indeed.
Agree it's great that Maduro is gone and I hope a better regime replaces his.
But could I note that the cocaine addict is the one responsible for his drug use, not the dealer?
Perhaps pain is that which is responsible for the cocaine. Our tendency to run from pain is quite notable. And maybe those who fold up into narco unconsciousness looked deeper and viewed something horrific out there in the fallen world.
Nice.
Very good article, it covers so much on personal development and personal responsibility.
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Although I agree with your idea of the free and open exchange of public discourse via the ETH, there's only one problem or obstacle that prevents your optimistic proposal from being realized.....CENSORSHIP.
The powers that shouldn't be know how to manipulate, coerce and confuse the public through carefully crafted propaganda and algorithmic decisions that contaminate free, independent thought.
To fully grasp the problems that our country and the rest of the world are facing, read Matias Desmet's book, 'The Psychology of Totalitarianism'. When mass psychology is used against the masses to create and maintain a narrative that unites people against their own best interests, truth, integrity and freedom of thought become a casualty of war. We are at war and the battleground is our minds.
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Where is this ETH? I like the idea you are proposing.
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"Here's the 1993 60 Minutes report on how the CIA recruited a Venezuelan military officer, General Ramón Guillén Davila, to help them ship 22 tons of cocaine into American cities The Cartel of the Suns disappeared once it lost its utility to the CIA, and was resurrected by the US government when it began targeting Venezuela"
https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1965628033395573028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2008622142901154167%7Ctwgr%5Eea905215f266de0152c6d32da4ba650e8c39ae99%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.winterwatch.net%2F2026%2F01%2Fdoj-drops-claim-that-cartel-de-los-soles-is-an-actual-group%2F
Yes. I remember that episode. ...and here we are, thirty-three years later. This Venezuela takedown has CIA pawprints all over it.
Yes. And rumors continue about the CIA/military involvement in drug trafficking world wide. This issue will not be addressed by invading other countries.
Yes. The CIA. They're trustworthy 🙄
Wonderful, poignant read! My husband and I agree with your assessment of character. I have only one comment to add. I feel that you are not taking in a few points about the present U.S. situation. The debt needs to be addressed; could the reclaiming of the oil by US companies (with whom the Venezuelan economy prospered as well as the U.S. economy before the U.S. had to pull out). And Maduro was dancing when “caught ” because he already stashed the gold bullion and dollars in the London Bank…. he had never planned to enrich his countrymen with that wealth.
Very true! 99% of the public do not realize how close to collapse we are. I believe Trump and Bessent are trying to do something. Notice the public stood by while we were invaded by 20 million illegals. They would mostly just sit back and let our country collapse over the debt, shrug their shoulders and ask where their SNAP payments are.
If people looked at their soul and the cause of their problems, they would have to admit there is a God and the hole they keep trying to fill with money, power, drugs, et al can only be filled by Jesus Christ. Keep chopping off those body parts because it is supposed to buy you happiness then those that fall for that demonic deception are left just as empty if not more than they were in the beginning. American churches are dying because of this. Those sport trophies mean nothing when the game is done. Just a piece of metal or plastic. The church decided to cater to the world in direct contradiction to what Jesus said. The church isn't for the sinner. It is to equip the saved to reach out to the world. Look around at your local church (even the one you sit in on a Sunday morning.) Is it a rock concert or a 15 minute TED talk? Enough said.
You could call that naval watching . Many have faced their inner demons and found living a life worthy of the call of Christ’s teachings, helping their fellow man, making a better life for the suffering and not focusing on themselves a truer meaning of life.
To paraphrase John's temper tantrum:
You do not attack a country that pumps drugs into your country, works with your nation's enemies to overthrow it with influence purchasing or tampers with your democratic processes.
Do you know what you do instead? "Just say no."
Now who is the neocon? Oi vey.
I can trace just about ALL of the problems, in this country (Planet-wide, actually), to just ONE thing!
SHIT PARENTING!!!
I, personally, do NOT know of ANY, ACTUAL PARENTS.
And I know A LOT of people!
I know that they are out there......but FEW ACTUAL Parents exist!
This is where I break my, 'It's never JUST ONE thing', rule.
The problems in the USSA can be traced to just ONE thing.......SHIT PARENTING!!
Amen!
The thinking that our domestic drug crisis will be addressed or mitigated by taking out Maduro that is voiced by many commenters here boggles my mind. There are a multiplicity of tax payer funded government programs and government policies ( with thousands of employees also now with a vested interest in continuing this corruption) that have fertilized and grown the mentally ill drug addicted population that now blights our formerly gorgeous great cities. The media does not report on who is actually behind this mess.
These bands of zombies that rove our urban areas can only be cleaned up by actions prompted by US citizens who hold their elected official accountable. This awful depraved situation will not be mitigated by invading Venezuela. I could go on regarding the issue of self examination, but there are plenty of other domestic issues that need to be addressed right here at home. Getting rid of our own corruption is going to be tough. We need term limits, we need to reverse FEC vs Citizens United. We need to arrest Geoge Soros. And so much more…
Then of course there are rumors and the occasional whistle blowers who back up the rumors that our own military and CIA are major players in the business of drug trafficking. And do we even protect these brave witnesses. Not so much.
Blame the lifestyle of city living vs ranching or farming.....
looking within becomes much easier as laborious tasks grant you thought time.
Little time for the wretched pursuits of pleasures. Or what others think of you.