US Sanctions Venezuela, Blames Them For Hardship
NPR reports Venezuelans 'brace for hardship' with Trump's threatened oil blockade, after 'years of shortages and economic collapse.' What they conveniently sidestep is that the US has been actively engaged in sanctions, destabilization efforts, and even a failed coup attempt since at least 2002 against the Chávez and later Maduro governments. This isn't newfound suffering; it's the predictable
outcome of a long-term, bipartisan US foreign policy aimed at regime change, weaponizing its financial power and oil market influence against nations that dare to nationalize their resources. One might wonder if the 'exhausted' citizens mentioned are fatigued not by their government alone, but by decades of relentless external pressure. The media's selective amnesia, portraying each new sanction
as an isolated event rather than a continuous siege, is a critical feature of propaganda operations masking intended geopolitical outcomes as unfortunate accidents. 'Hardship' becomes an act of God, not an act of Washington.