Well sure, why not, right? I never said anything was wrong about OP’s articles. Just that I disliked his behaviour of deleting his accounts.

Add: Though this post was news from 2022

And he’s done it again…Idk why, anonymity or unaccountability probably.

Someome(s) make new accounts every day and then delete them. They have been doing that for weeks/months now. The names of the accounts all have a familiar ring to them after a while. Personally I can’t regard his posts in good faith anymore.

And …he’s probably gonna delete this account again… very annoying that OP keeps doing that…

Very old. Don’t have any context except the votes. And Op has deleted his account immediately. So he doesn’t care too much

I was looking for an article which highlighted the irony of Europe’s curent economic situation; and that is that basically Southern Europe is now doing very well, while the North is struggling after the 2010 debt crisis.

Added: It’s also good to know that the reforms and aid did something to help out the southern economies, and that sometimes Europe works beacuse " if you scratch my back today, I’ll scratch yours tomorrow". It’s a good example that the European Project works

By the logic of power, wouldn’t that be the candidate supported by the US to reprivatice the oil production?

Probably, but idk. Also most countries outsource their oilwinnings anyway. The question is to whom indeed, and what kind op deal they’ll make. Right now, afaik, the oiloutput is just a margin of what it was ( see graph).

In the end that’s something the representatives of the people will have to decide when the times come, and hopefully they make a right choice, or maybe they are corrupt. We’ll see. Usually Venezuelans ( which have a strong socialist history) don’t like and trust the USA very much, so maybe not? Or maybe they’re despepate and will go to extreme right, like Argentina. Venezuela is now a very very bad place to live in, the people are desperate.

EDIT: " Maria Corina Machado is a very capable politician. She’s captured the imagination of the vast majority of Venezuelans, as was evidenced by her victory in the primary and then having her second substitute, Edmundo Gonzalez, win an overwhelming electoral victory in July of last year. " According to an interesting politico article also centre right politically according to wiki This means it’s like 90% that she’ll work with Trump. So your assessment was correct.

Ah yes for sure. In the past there are many examples: Check out Operation Condor and confessions of economic hitman.. This book had critique beacuse there wasn’t enough proof, but imo, it seems like there is a kernel of truth.

And yes, in Europe USA, but also Rusia & China) have done and are doing it . That’s power & geopolitics.

I thought you might know more aabout especially Milei election interference in Argentina when he first was elected?

Sometimes people make mistakes and vote for wrong party of persons. That happens all the time, so without interference people also make mistakes.

And ofcourse all major powers influence one and another. Either by diplomacy or by coercion or clandestine operations in more extreme cases. But not all choices are because external influences thats what I meant.

How can a small country like Venezuela have an election

Good question. Well anyhow, they had one in 2023 like I mentioned. And even with all fraud the opposition won. So that’s a strong signal. Iirc, Trump is supporting some Woman candidate?

Add; normally the U.N send observers to sort of check whether a country had fair elections. ans they then advise the U.N.

Yes that too. He’s like buying him. And also, I mean that It helps the current President to win more popularity with the people.

Unfortunately this is necessary. But good news concerning the protection of our democratic values.

they had an election (in Venezuela )"already. I edited my prior remark with a link. don’t know about the elected President except he lives in Spain now.

Milei in Argentina, was elected before Trump gave him money and even before Trumps administration.

So if you are asking me, then No, what you are suggesting(#) never was the case afaik. But if you have different information then I’m curious what you have. Everything I know was that (unfortunately idiotic imo) the Argentina president was democratically elected, just like Trump was.
In Venezuela there was an election but the diactorship of Maduro didn’t step down, and there were protests and civilians were killed, opposition jailed.

Ed; the problem is foresee is that Milei who’s loosing popularity, and should maybe step down?, might be endorsed by the 40 B of Trump’s friend. The Argentina economy is doing very badly now and 40 B won’t help, some experts say.

allright here we go;

there a leaked NATO playbook.
The article on NATO seems to be painting it in a positive way

First of all I want to point out that we are both reacting on an article about Russian & Chinese disinformation campaigns. In that context we have been discussing things. The term" playbook" I then used is obviously meant as a reference to a certain strategy, methodology & script if you will, of their plans concerning the hybrid war they are unleashing. To be clear, they deny 100% this is the case, regardelss of the many evidence that they in fact are orchestrating and executing this hybrid war.

So to you, there appears to be some doubt concerning this allegation. Maybe this is true for you, however I have no doubts.

So the playbooks I shared earlier, are about the sino-russian strategy and the reaction to that hybrid war…Whether Nato is then painted in a positive way is not the issue, as they play a part. If you want critique of Nato, I still am unsure as what you mean; except that like China and Russia ( and some others) don’t like Nato.

western colonial nations

The West aren’t especially the only colonial countries in the wide context of time. Many empires are colonial in a sense. But yes, the largest and most successful colonial empire was European. Momentarily, and more or less since like after the WW 2 the European colonial empires ( & mostly imperialistic mentality) ended.

This is however NOT the case for China nor Rusia. They still are imperialistic countries annexing territories and free independent countries. Isn’t this a problem India has in as well, and especially near the North-East border? So the " East" is therefore momentarily actually a real imperialistic & colonial power, the west not so much for the last like 80- 100 years.

Wasn’t the West afraid of Soviet influence too?

Afraid, as in very concerned, ofc. Russia annexed part of Eastern Europe, which was and is now central Europe between( 1917 - 1970) or so, and then more recently continued in Ukraine. They are imperialistic. So yes, Europe is very worried, and rightly so. Also West- Russia was until 1917 quite connected to Europe (or some say just European) via for example the monarchy, to complicate matters more.

[Operation Gladio] Thanks for your infon on this. Had never heard of this. But I’m not surprised. Governments do have spies and they have their operations. at times. Public knowledge of that, is only disclosed many decades after the fact.

I only know, just like OP’s article that we in Europe are in hybrid (reactive) war against Russia ( and a bit China probably, but idk). And that, Europe likes to promote or influence other counties to have humanrights, democracies and want to trade. Here too there are some bad politicians and bad oligarchs and so on. Probably a bit less corruption than other countries. And they normally face consequences for their bad actions. Which is imo, is good thing.

So, what’s your train of thought, when asking for critique about Nato? Usually Nato is a defense project ; except imo for Iraq which was imo a real bad choice, and was also widely publicly criticised.

I dont understand; what does the 40 B us$ Milei ( Argentina) got , have to do with Venezuela dictatorship and Gringo army exactly?

like how?

You mean if Vezuela can have 40 B us$, and/ or a democratic elected President?

Venezuela should have both, but probably Trump won’t lend/give it I think.

Venuela should have a (self exiled?) democratic elected and internationally accepted President ( opposition chief Edmundo González.)But idk what real options Venezuela as a people have under a dictator.

With “wall to appear” you mean the Gringo army, perhaps or?

Ed: name president

there a literal playbook for it? Please do link it or mention its name. And if you have access to or know the playbook by the West, please share that too.

Yes, there are several playbooks the main one for me was an English translation of a leaked KGB/ FSB paper from some years ago. I did find some other links like these: ecfr; csis playbook and europarl There are many stages in the playbook its quite complex. Having some educational background and knowledge of public influence helps.

For “the West”, as you keep saying, I’m not exactly sure what you mean. There is "no West “, so to speak, as it’s actually used as a framework to be positioned against the East , or Global South. Normally the richer, (social) democratic countries. In geopolitical sense “The West” is indeed considered something like a Pact due to NATO & friends. Does NATO have a playbook? For sure, for example this To understand " the West” it’s important to understand what came after WW2 in Europe, when Russia profiled itself more and more as an enemy than a friend. It invaded and annexed many European countries during and after WW2. After Glasnost and Moscow coupe by Jeltsin, and the Putin first presidency,. Russia and Europe became like partners. That is until Putin betrayed Europe by new invasions, in Georgia, Chechia, and specially after Ukraine. That’s also part of the European playbook. Then thirdly, part of Europe was and still is under USA influence. This is no real secret, it’s just part of our geopolitical history. But also realize that in the West many countries have their own agenda. Europe is not the USA. I hope this gives some answer to your questions. Everything else can be found online, if you know where and how to look ( which nowadays is an art in itself with the ongoing enshitification).

And ofcourse, as an emerging superpower, India has it’s own playbook as well.

Add: I responded in good faith, so I do hope my efforts are not in vain.

when you consider that they are currently starving their poorest

True, I hadn’t thought of it in that context, it wasnt my intention to be disrespectful towards the poorest( in USA).

My remark was in part about the worrying prospect of having unpaid (foreign) military from a country with a ambiguous administration, and thr potential risk of it. I imagine that the EU has paid them though.

alt source Reuters:

" Supporters of the broadcaster, including journalists at the Guardian and the Financial Times, and some BBC staff, believe there was an orchestrated right-wing campaign to undermine the corporation, according to public statements."

The crazy part is that it works.

From an ethical/philosophical pov I agree: Crazy A.F. And from a pov of groupthink and Power dynamics, bullies & assholes get away with a lot of stuff, until they hit “the wall” and crash. I hope sooner rather than later.

wouldn’t count on the US for shit.

At least there is a US military presence in the Baltics . USA usually doesn’t like it very much when their people are attacked or killed. I do hope they are being payed though ( Congressional shutdown and all).