Ignora mi experiencia, ¿no basta con la miríada de reportes de irregularidades, secuestros, tortura, muertes y demás? Of course not, porque racionalizar no cabe en una mente consumida por el dogmatismo.

Me resulta increíble tener un compañero secuestrado por esta gente tras el 28J, del que no se sabe nada hasta el Sol de hoy, y que haya gente ahí afuera de "no bro, that's imperialist propaganda. Nothing bad happens there".

Opposing US imperialism is not incompatible with rejecting the Maduro regime. Everything else is oppression, but with a different hue.

I'm not even defending the United States or Trump, but rather pointing out that Maduro doesn't represent any communist ideals whatsoever. How can a government that doesn't care about its working class be considered that way?

Does not defending Maduro automatically make me someone who doesn't want freedom for my country or a member of the working class? That's certainly a powerful argument.

Yes, it has a lot to do with it. You can't understand the conflict between Washington and Caracas without understanding Venezuela's recent political history, as well as the economic interests and political figures involved. Obviously, freedom in Venezuela is the least of Trump's concerns.

Furthermore, the Communist Party of Venezuela has been taken over because of its opposition to the regime. Maduro and the rest of his inner circle are about as communist as Putin, buddy.

Don't you recognize the dictatorship's abuses against workers' rights and unions? This isn't a matter of right versus left. Maduro is hijacking socialist and progressive rhetoric while violating the rights of workers, women, and the LGBTQ+ community.

Trump isn't the only one escalating this situation; the Maduro dictatorship is too. We wouldn't be seeing this crisis if last year's elections hadn't been stolen.

And I say this as someone who obviously doesn't want their country to be attacked. However, above all, I want true freedom for my people.