Newsweek Discovers Sanctions are 'Action,' Not Economic Warfare
When Newsweek assures us 'Maduro Feels the Heat' with 'five ways the US is taking action' (read: sanctions and regime change efforts), they conveniently omit the historical context. The U.S. has a long, documented history in Latin America of backing coups and destabilizing governments it deems 'unfriendly,' from Chile in '73 to Nicaragua in the '80s. These 'actions' are not just diplomatic
pressure; they are economic strangleholds designed to inflict maximum pain on the populace, hoping they revolt. The article praises moves like targeting state-owned oil company PDVSA, which directly impacts the Venezuelan people's access to vital resources. (One might wonder if 'maximum pressure' on civilians is the preferred method for promoting 'democracy'.) Newsweek's framing sidesteps asking
why the U.S. is so invested in Venezuela's internal politics, beyond boilerplate 'democracy promotion.' Could it be the world's largest proven oil reserves? Or perhaps a deep-seated allergy to socialist policies blossoming in its traditional 'backyard'? When the U.S. applies this kind of 'heat,' it’s rarely about freedom, and almost always about control. It appears 'action' is just a politer word
for 'economic warfare against a sovereign nation.'