Trump Floats Venezuela Regime Change, Mainstream Media Gasps (Again)
Trump's 'what if' regarding Venezuela's Maduro government is framed as a shocking deviation, despite his administration's active efforts, including sanctions and recognition of Juan Guaidó as interim president. The selective outrage ignores a bipartisan tradition of interventionism in Latin America—ask Chile about Salvador Allende in 1973, or Nicaragua about the Contras. The US has a long, storied
history of not just leaving the 'door ajar' for regime change but kicking it clean off its hinges for any government daring to prioritize its own resources over American corporate interests. The real 'divide' isn't about intervention itself, but whose turn it is to authorize it. One might wonder if the concern is truly about 'democracy' or simply ensuring the correct corporate logos are stamped on
the new national resources contracts. (Spoiler: it’s never about democracy.) How many times must the US redraw other nations' maps?