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by drweevil
250 days ago
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María Coria Machado very much fits the mold of someone approved by exemplars of western neoliberalism. See for example "María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan Margaret Thatcher" (https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-10-01/maria-co...). So the comparison to Obama in the comment you respond to is particularly apt. My own view is that anyone labeled "pro-democracy" in the western establishment press is immediately suspect, given what "democracy" has devolved into in the leading western societies. This is not someone who is working in the best interests of the majority of Venezuelans. Rather, like most in the opposition, she is working towards the restoration of the status quo ante, where the ruling class ruled, and every one else knew their place. So yeah, shameful. But unsurprising. |
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From the article:
>should Mr. Maduro fall, her movement was prepared to take territorial and administrative control of Venezuela...
>She has also touted an economic plan to American and other investors...
This is what "pro-democracy" really means. She is calling for military intervention against her own country, with an implied promise to give "investors" access to Venezuela's natural resources. In most places this would be called treason.
Also, NYT: "Venezuela’s autocratic leader...". Let me know when you call Mr. Trump "America's autocratic leader" and we'll be good.
and, NYT: "the Carter Center [...] found that count to be accurate." No. It said the count could not be independently verified, which is not the same thing.
None of this is the stuff of a Peace Prize.