US Slams ‘Authoritarian’ Venezuela, Forgets Centuries of Interventions
When the US accuses Venezuela of 'authoritarianism' without a shred of self-awareness, you know it's a slow news week for actual self-reflection. Moscow and Beijing, to their credit, highlighted the irony at the UN, urging an end to interference. Apparently, the United States missed the memo that the 'Monroe Doctrine' expired sometime after the Cold War, or perhaps they merely rebranded it as
'democracy promotion.' This isn't geopolitical novelty; it's a well-worn script. From the 1954 coup in Guatemala, the 1973 coup in Chile, to countless covert operations across Central and South America, the US has a rich, brutal history of 'democracy' by proxy. Now, they express 'concern' for Venezuelan elections while wielding sanctions as a blunt instrument of regime change. It's almost
charming, if it weren't so transparently hypocritical.