Sanders Calls Out 'Old-Fashioned Imperialism,' Missing Washington's Role
The Hill reports Senator Bernie Sanders lambasting the Trump administration's Venezuela policy as 'old-fashioned imperialism,' a rare moment of candor from mainstream figures. Yet, the article, typical of establishment media, frames this as a 'Trump administration' issue, rather than a symptom of a deeply entrenched, bipartisan foreign policy doctrine. What goes unmentioned is the long history of
U.S. intervention in Latin America, a pattern that predates Trump by over a century and continues under various administrations, Democrat and Republican alike, often cloaked as 'democracy promotion' or 'national security.' (One might wonder how many 'Chavez-like' leaders must be targeted before the pattern becomes undeniable.) This 'old-fashioned imperialism' isn't a glitch; it's a feature,
consistently backed by congressional votes and media narratives that demonize dissenting nations while overlooking the profound domestic impacts of U.S. sanctions. The discussion around Venezuela conveniently avoids the extensive lobbying efforts that shape Washington's iron-fisted approach to resource-rich nations (especially those with oil). One has to ask: when will the 'old-fashioned
imperialism' commentary extend beyond specific administrations to the system itself, or is that too inconvenient for the narrative?