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This has nothing to do with Texans and everything to do with the failed policies of Chavez and Maduro.

I mean sure, if the "failed policies" are opposing US imperialism in Latin America, inviting a huge backlash of sanctions, several US-sponsored coups, etc.

Cuba has been under sanctions for over 50 years.

Sanctions affect your level of wealth, sanctions have nothing to do with the mismanagement of the economy.

> Cuba has been under sanctions for over 50 years.

I'm not sure what your point here is -- the sanctions have been extremely damaging to Cuba as well and are also immoral acts of US imperialism

The point is hyperinflation is not caused by sanctions. Other problems? of course.

It’s real chutzpah to complain about coup attempts against a regime that came to power in a coup.

What are you talking about? Chavez and the PSUV came to power in a democratic election in 1998.

This has everything to do with American excetionalism. We have funded four failed coup attempts because the leaders won’t play ball with American ideology. Just like us funding the coup in Iran which let islamist extremisrs overthrough a democracy because they would no longer let us control their oil resources.

If Venezuela and Iran could sell openly on the free market, texans, alaskans and opec oil riches would plummet.

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