Some weird folk on here will get extremely mad about this nothing statement. Thankfully they aren’t running the country
invalid337 on
“Respect for international law” is the European version of “thoughts and prayers”
Ashling92 on
A lot of words to say nothing
Key-Lie-364 on
Fuckology statement issued lads, relax, back to swigging down bottles of sweet sweet corporate tax.
Makes you proud to be Irish eh ?
Odd-Internal-3983 on
‘Give us a moment, we haven’t been told what to think yet’
Key-Lie-364 on
International law
Also
We don’t like Maduro
Ask me mammy Kaja Kallas
SoloWingPixy88 on
Key line being “Maduro dies not have any democratic legitimacy”
PintmanConnolly on
Sure look, who among us hasn’t kidnapped foreign political opponents and their spouses?
LouisWu_ on
They’ll still go to the US for Paddy’s Day.
Rabid_Lederhosen on
Look, this is fucked. We all know this is fucked. But the government isn’t about to pick a fight with the US, because it would fucking destroy us. It’s shitty, but there’s nothing we can do about it, in the short term at least.
Witty_Management2960 on
I can’t help but be angry with the US being completely in bed with the highly disputed Israeli government, whilst pretending this man has to be removed at all costs. The lies aren’t even good anymore.
ivan-ent on
Fuck trump and anyone in the usa or out that supports him
cacamilis22 on
Waffle. They are all professionals at it.
Quiet-Geologist-6645 on
I find it hard to imagine a similar statement being released if China had captured the president of Taiwan or Russia captured Zelenskyy.
Willcon_1989 on
Europe has near a billion people, living in opulence compared to the rest of the world. It’s huge and greedy population that’s used to comfort, uses so much energy to keep their homes and lifestyles the way they want, that the EU is never gonna wag its finger when a friendly nation gets its hands on huge reserves of fuel. Obviously the US lives like this too, that’s why they do what they do
The whole Ukraine thing is partially due to Europe getting so much of its energy from Russia, while simultaneously calling it a threat and demanding NATO to curb Russia in a military way
Rodonite on
Doesn’t mention the United States or Trump, it’s written as if Venezuela bombed itself
SolisArgentum on
Bit of a nothing statement.
If you want the thoughts of people who actually give a shit about this, ask your local Venezuelan friend. There’s going to be a lot of celebrations tonight at least initially, because the Chavez and Maduro regimes are probably a good reason as to why they left their home to live in places like here and greater europe.
goldengrahamtv on
The Venezuelans don’t really care how this was done by the way. They don’t care if oil is the reason, they just wanted Maduro out. I’ve a friend in Australia who’s Venezuelan and shes delighted with this. We can all spout shit about the situation but at the end of the day, it’s the Venezuelans that matter. The majority will be happy with this outcome.
A-Hind-D on
This thread
Strigon_7 on
Translated: “We will wait until we see which way the wind is blowing before making any definitive statements.”
rmp266 on
Ah good so we’ve thrown our lot in with the yank war machine once again. Gaza 2.0. Pathetic.
danzymackanzy on
So the government is not condemning US actions at all? Ah c’mon lads. The US military just rolls in, bombs the country, and kidnaps its president and then charges him with the most absurd reason – “drugs”.
Present_Student4891 on
How has ‘the peaceful negotiated transition’ technique been working for you?
Verity_Ireland on
So, no condemnation of an illegal kidnapping? Cowardly spineless Irish Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for you.
Hrohdvitnir on
Why can we not have a voice of our own? Must be with the partners. Whether Maduro was democratically elected or not, war crimes and a kidnapping aren’t exactly good news.
Markosphere on
I know 2 Venezuelans personally. Both on their way to Irish citizenship. Both here because their country went from wealthy to economic basket case, in a single generation, through decades of extreme corruption and oppression. They HATE Maduro. Today, they’re literally cracking open champagne bottles . They don’t care that Trump broke international law, nor why he did it. They were absolutely beaten down and hopeless – now they’ve hope. Most of the revulsion against this action, not that it was right, seems to emanate from Russia, China and Iran. Not really Venezuelans and certainly not the Venezuelan diaspora. But then what would they know…
Chemical-Sentence-66 on
Venezuela subs appear very happy about this
vinceswish on
The difference between the best army in the world versus the self proclaimed 2nd best army in the world. Venezuelans look like celebrating
Nearby-Priority4934 on
Only sensible statement they could make really. Obviously disappointing for people looking for some extreme position or social media friendly simplistic soundbites.
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Some weird folk on here will get extremely mad about this nothing statement. Thankfully they aren’t running the country
“Respect for international law” is the European version of “thoughts and prayers”
A lot of words to say nothing
Fuckology statement issued lads, relax, back to swigging down bottles of sweet sweet corporate tax.
Makes you proud to be Irish eh ?
‘Give us a moment, we haven’t been told what to think yet’
International law
Also
We don’t like Maduro
Ask me mammy Kaja Kallas
Key line being “Maduro dies not have any democratic legitimacy”
Sure look, who among us hasn’t kidnapped foreign political opponents and their spouses?
They’ll still go to the US for Paddy’s Day.
Look, this is fucked. We all know this is fucked. But the government isn’t about to pick a fight with the US, because it would fucking destroy us. It’s shitty, but there’s nothing we can do about it, in the short term at least.
I can’t help but be angry with the US being completely in bed with the highly disputed Israeli government, whilst pretending this man has to be removed at all costs. The lies aren’t even good anymore.
Fuck trump and anyone in the usa or out that supports him
Waffle. They are all professionals at it.
I find it hard to imagine a similar statement being released if China had captured the president of Taiwan or Russia captured Zelenskyy.
Europe has near a billion people, living in opulence compared to the rest of the world. It’s huge and greedy population that’s used to comfort, uses so much energy to keep their homes and lifestyles the way they want, that the EU is never gonna wag its finger when a friendly nation gets its hands on huge reserves of fuel. Obviously the US lives like this too, that’s why they do what they do
The whole Ukraine thing is partially due to Europe getting so much of its energy from Russia, while simultaneously calling it a threat and demanding NATO to curb Russia in a military way
Doesn’t mention the United States or Trump, it’s written as if Venezuela bombed itself
Bit of a nothing statement.
If you want the thoughts of people who actually give a shit about this, ask your local Venezuelan friend. There’s going to be a lot of celebrations tonight at least initially, because the Chavez and Maduro regimes are probably a good reason as to why they left their home to live in places like here and greater europe.
The Venezuelans don’t really care how this was done by the way. They don’t care if oil is the reason, they just wanted Maduro out. I’ve a friend in Australia who’s Venezuelan and shes delighted with this. We can all spout shit about the situation but at the end of the day, it’s the Venezuelans that matter. The majority will be happy with this outcome.
This thread
Translated: “We will wait until we see which way the wind is blowing before making any definitive statements.”
Ah good so we’ve thrown our lot in with the yank war machine once again. Gaza 2.0. Pathetic.
So the government is not condemning US actions at all? Ah c’mon lads. The US military just rolls in, bombs the country, and kidnaps its president and then charges him with the most absurd reason – “drugs”.
How has ‘the peaceful negotiated transition’ technique been working for you?
So, no condemnation of an illegal kidnapping? Cowardly spineless Irish Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for you.
Why can we not have a voice of our own? Must be with the partners. Whether Maduro was democratically elected or not, war crimes and a kidnapping aren’t exactly good news.
I know 2 Venezuelans personally. Both on their way to Irish citizenship. Both here because their country went from wealthy to economic basket case, in a single generation, through decades of extreme corruption and oppression. They HATE Maduro. Today, they’re literally cracking open champagne bottles . They don’t care that Trump broke international law, nor why he did it. They were absolutely beaten down and hopeless – now they’ve hope. Most of the revulsion against this action, not that it was right, seems to emanate from Russia, China and Iran. Not really Venezuelans and certainly not the Venezuelan diaspora. But then what would they know…
Venezuela subs appear very happy about this
The difference between the best army in the world versus the self proclaimed 2nd best army in the world. Venezuelans look like celebrating
Only sensible statement they could make really. Obviously disappointing for people looking for some extreme position or social media friendly simplistic soundbites.