Is this the definition of useful idiots? Who sides with a dictator?
itsthebear on
CBC covered the actual Venezuelan Canadians celebrating in Montreal, and here’s the far left in Toronto screaming Engler talking points about US imperialism 🤦🏻♂️🤣
The_Pocono on
I drove by this protest yesterday, and I saw someone holding a sign that said “Capitalism means wars, fight for communism!!”.
Pretty wild if you ask me lol
Birdybadass on
How quickly ‘demonstrators’ went from No Kings to defending a dictator. A third of the Venezuelan population had left Venezuela due to the deplorable condition their country was in, millions internationally are cheering and celebrating what they view as liberation, and yet ‘demonstrators’ can’t see past their blind hatred and ideology to realize the net positive this is for millions of people.
bo-n-es on
Venezuelans celebrating, Canadians protesting. What an embarrassment.
Tacticaloperator051 on
Venezuelans: Celebrating
Toronto Karens: cries in English
daisygriffin92 on
People seem to really struggle with dialectics. Two truths can be valid at the same time. I can appreciate that change was overdue for Venezuelans, but I can also recognize that what Trump did was unlawful and imperialist. The two can exist together.
The reality is that Trump doesn’t do anything out of altruism – he’s in this for himself and his oligarchs, not to save Venezuelans from a dictatorship.
yick04 on
Maduro fucking sucks. But Venezuelan oil belongs to Venezuelans.
Anotherspelunker on
Oh these guys… if you’ve ever walked past one of these “hands off” things (they used to have some rallies in front of the art gallery) you’ll realize how blatantly ridiculous and fake they are. Usually the same group of people holding signs like zombies, most of them don’t even know where Venezuela is on a map
YourOverlords on
Wow. While I don’t agree with the US method here and the lack of congressional approval as outlined in their rule of law, there is no love lost between Canada and Venezuela, or more accurately the illegal dictatorship of Nic Maduro and company. Canada has had sanctions against the Maduro regime since 2017.
Having said that, protesting is about as effective as pissing up ropes whilst shouting into windstorms. I have a feeling that a lot of people are also being over emotional and under educated about the situation that has been going on for a long time.
Venezuela, like Russia and Ukraine is sadly just an example of how castrated and dithering the UN has become over the last couple of decades. Sometime around the Yugoslavian conflict, the UN just went to shit and countries are getting ever more bold in their aggression and treatment of less strong nations.
It’s a failing of the human condition I think.
canteixo on
Citizens in a free democracy protest the ousting of a foreign autocrat, while the people who actually lived under that regime are celebrating his downfall.
More at 11
CaptaineJack on
Not a single Venezuelan in sight lmao
voltairesalias on
They seem so much more outraged than the people of Venezuela.
PapayaJuiceBox on
Where were the demonstrators when people in Venezuela were starving? Protesting against Maduro while he was in power?
squirrely2928 on
All my Venezuelan friends are happy that he’s been removed
DownWithTheSyndrme on
I don’t know man…..I think the gleeing cheers and mass gatherings of celebration in the streets of Caracas is all I need to see to make judgment.
I get that what the US did was kinda uncool, but sometimes you gotta do that kinda shit.
My only concern is the safety, welfare and prosperity to the people of Venezuela because the US ain’t that great on regieme change in the last 50ish years
Caveofthewinds on
‘No kings’ to ‘Leave that dictator alone!’ reaaaaal fast.
Yelnik on
So a bunch of non-Venezuelan people who until yesterday didn’t even know who Maduro was are protesting? Yawn
Sea-Safety-6130 on
Quelle surprise! Siding with a dictator and narco cartel guy just because they hate Trump. TDS is destroying Canadian culture and our economy.
unapologeticopinions on
How about we wait until we know how Venezuelans feel before we start organizing protests? Wouldn’t that be neat? Maybe they didnt like living under a dictator that allowed 88THOUSAND percent inflation? Only 10-15% of Venezuelans approved of Maduro. He wasn’t going anywhere on his own, shown by the fact he had to be extracted. Let’s let the Venezuelans tell US if the end justifies the means. Not the other way around…
Protest the genocide in China if you want, stop buying all Chinese products and demonstrate against them. Unless that’s too inconvenient? Virtue signals always go off so long as it doesn’t impact those behind them.
faithOver on
This country rallies for the weirdest things.
How about you people get motivated to rally to make Canada a better place for all of us?
How about housing? How about healthcare? How about infrastructure? How about education?
Far-Deal2086 on
Protesters crying in Toronto & the people of Venezuela celebrating 😂
UnlitBlunt on
It’s interesting that the majority of protests in Toronto are in support of foreign nations.
Much-Respond9614 on
Same woke geniuses that protest in support of Hamas and Iranian dictators.
Meanwhile actual Venezuelans and people that actually know what is going on are celebrating…
🤦🏻♂️
Torontodtdude on
Trump just let Merudo go because of the protest.
RicketyEdge on
If anyone is curious, the “Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity” is solidly anti-West/anti-NATO.
They protest Canadian aid to Ukraine, while calling for “peace”.
DetectiveOk3869 on
Venezuela: Approximately 82% of households live in poverty, with roughly 50% living in extreme poverty.
Citizens of Venezuela are hoping for a better life with American investment.
EssEnnJae on
how about protesting about OUR LIVING STANDARDS RIGHT NOW? here? in CANADA where it matters?
kibbles_n_bits on
Just a reminder, these are people who are using your tax dollars to do dumb protests in favour of communism.
Asilidae000 on
Why are we defending Maduro? Pretty sure hes a bad person…
toilet_for_shrek on
Seems like a lot of the actual Venezuelan-Canadians are celebrating it
LymelightTO on
I can’t imagine how terminally stupid someone would have to be to protest this in Toronto unless they were literally paid to do it.
Insanely-Mad on
So, let me get this straight. The ‘No King’s” protestors are now openly supporting a Maduro the dictator? You can’t make this stuff up!!!
Sicboy69 on
When the people from the actual country a.k.a. Venezuelans are celebrating because they understand what a shitty situation their country was in, the audacity of protesters from America and Canada to disregard the actual Venezuelans is hubris at best but mostly like just arrogant racism that progressives display over and over again
Devourer_of_felines on
> The same protester accused the U.S. administration of acting out of self-interest.
> “He wants Venezuelan oil,” the demonstrator said.
Because Iran, China and Russia were bosom buddies with Maduro out of altruism of course.
GuitarZer0_ on
Aren’t the local Venezuelan people happy about this based on the videos online ?
pentox70 on
I really can not imagine having so much free time to rally in a random city (in a country that has no power) to protest a dictator being removed from power. I would rather volunteer my time to do some actual good.
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Such a weird argument. Hands off the dictatorship?
A Toronto rally is about as effective as pissing into the wind.
The duality of Canada
[Venezuelans in Canada cheer Maduro’s toppling, worry about what comes next : r/canada](https://www.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1q3p5ef/venezuelans_in_canada_cheer_maduros_toppling/)
Is this the definition of useful idiots? Who sides with a dictator?
CBC covered the actual Venezuelan Canadians celebrating in Montreal, and here’s the far left in Toronto screaming Engler talking points about US imperialism 🤦🏻♂️🤣
I drove by this protest yesterday, and I saw someone holding a sign that said “Capitalism means wars, fight for communism!!”.
Pretty wild if you ask me lol
How quickly ‘demonstrators’ went from No Kings to defending a dictator. A third of the Venezuelan population had left Venezuela due to the deplorable condition their country was in, millions internationally are cheering and celebrating what they view as liberation, and yet ‘demonstrators’ can’t see past their blind hatred and ideology to realize the net positive this is for millions of people.
Venezuelans celebrating, Canadians protesting. What an embarrassment.
Venezuelans: Celebrating
Toronto Karens: cries in English
People seem to really struggle with dialectics. Two truths can be valid at the same time. I can appreciate that change was overdue for Venezuelans, but I can also recognize that what Trump did was unlawful and imperialist. The two can exist together.
The reality is that Trump doesn’t do anything out of altruism – he’s in this for himself and his oligarchs, not to save Venezuelans from a dictatorship.
Maduro fucking sucks. But Venezuelan oil belongs to Venezuelans.
Oh these guys… if you’ve ever walked past one of these “hands off” things (they used to have some rallies in front of the art gallery) you’ll realize how blatantly ridiculous and fake they are. Usually the same group of people holding signs like zombies, most of them don’t even know where Venezuela is on a map
Wow. While I don’t agree with the US method here and the lack of congressional approval as outlined in their rule of law, there is no love lost between Canada and Venezuela, or more accurately the illegal dictatorship of Nic Maduro and company. Canada has had sanctions against the Maduro regime since 2017.
Having said that, protesting is about as effective as pissing up ropes whilst shouting into windstorms. I have a feeling that a lot of people are also being over emotional and under educated about the situation that has been going on for a long time.
Venezuela, like Russia and Ukraine is sadly just an example of how castrated and dithering the UN has become over the last couple of decades. Sometime around the Yugoslavian conflict, the UN just went to shit and countries are getting ever more bold in their aggression and treatment of less strong nations.
It’s a failing of the human condition I think.
Citizens in a free democracy protest the ousting of a foreign autocrat, while the people who actually lived under that regime are celebrating his downfall.
More at 11
Not a single Venezuelan in sight lmao
They seem so much more outraged than the people of Venezuela.
Where were the demonstrators when people in Venezuela were starving? Protesting against Maduro while he was in power?
All my Venezuelan friends are happy that he’s been removed
I don’t know man…..I think the gleeing cheers and mass gatherings of celebration in the streets of Caracas is all I need to see to make judgment.
I get that what the US did was kinda uncool, but sometimes you gotta do that kinda shit.
My only concern is the safety, welfare and prosperity to the people of Venezuela because the US ain’t that great on regieme change in the last 50ish years
‘No kings’ to ‘Leave that dictator alone!’ reaaaaal fast.
So a bunch of non-Venezuelan people who until yesterday didn’t even know who Maduro was are protesting? Yawn
Quelle surprise! Siding with a dictator and narco cartel guy just because they hate Trump. TDS is destroying Canadian culture and our economy.
How about we wait until we know how Venezuelans feel before we start organizing protests? Wouldn’t that be neat? Maybe they didnt like living under a dictator that allowed 88THOUSAND percent inflation? Only 10-15% of Venezuelans approved of Maduro. He wasn’t going anywhere on his own, shown by the fact he had to be extracted. Let’s let the Venezuelans tell US if the end justifies the means. Not the other way around…
Protest the genocide in China if you want, stop buying all Chinese products and demonstrate against them. Unless that’s too inconvenient? Virtue signals always go off so long as it doesn’t impact those behind them.
This country rallies for the weirdest things.
How about you people get motivated to rally to make Canada a better place for all of us?
How about housing? How about healthcare? How about infrastructure? How about education?
Protesters crying in Toronto & the people of Venezuela celebrating 😂
It’s interesting that the majority of protests in Toronto are in support of foreign nations.
Same woke geniuses that protest in support of Hamas and Iranian dictators.
Meanwhile actual Venezuelans and people that actually know what is going on are celebrating…
🤦🏻♂️
Trump just let Merudo go because of the protest.
If anyone is curious, the “Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity” is solidly anti-West/anti-NATO.
They protest Canadian aid to Ukraine, while calling for “peace”.
Venezuela: Approximately 82% of households live in poverty, with roughly 50% living in extreme poverty.
Citizens of Venezuela are hoping for a better life with American investment.
how about protesting about OUR LIVING STANDARDS RIGHT NOW? here? in CANADA where it matters?
Just a reminder, these are people who are using your tax dollars to do dumb protests in favour of communism.
Why are we defending Maduro? Pretty sure hes a bad person…
Seems like a lot of the actual Venezuelan-Canadians are celebrating it
I can’t imagine how terminally stupid someone would have to be to protest this in Toronto unless they were literally paid to do it.
So, let me get this straight. The ‘No King’s” protestors are now openly supporting a Maduro the dictator? You can’t make this stuff up!!!
When the people from the actual country a.k.a. Venezuelans are celebrating because they understand what a shitty situation their country was in, the audacity of protesters from America and Canada to disregard the actual Venezuelans is hubris at best but mostly like just arrogant racism that progressives display over and over again
> The same protester accused the U.S. administration of acting out of self-interest.
> “He wants Venezuelan oil,” the demonstrator said.
Because Iran, China and Russia were bosom buddies with Maduro out of altruism of course.
Aren’t the local Venezuelan people happy about this based on the videos online ?
I really can not imagine having so much free time to rally in a random city (in a country that has no power) to protest a dictator being removed from power. I would rather volunteer my time to do some actual good.
Some people.