By SJ Otto
One of the few people to stand up against the conservative tirades against President Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela
The heat has been stiff and at times ridiculous, with her being accused of being anti-American just for opposing US
President Donald Trump and all the scum that follow him, such as Vice President Mike Pence and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have all labelled the situation in Venezuela as freedom vs. socialism.
“Vice President Mike Pence responded to Omar's comments Thursday morning by accusing her of choosing socialism over freedom.”[1]
As a socialist I find that argument extremely insulting. Trump’s policies and those of the Republican Party and many people in the Democratic Party are disgusting to me. I guess to believe in freedom, I should worship $millionaires and $billionaires and favour letting them take the best of our economy for themselves. Then we must be greedy, self absorbed and we must be OK with letting millions of people fail in this society, not even having their basic needs met. If that is what US
Omar his fought back. From National Review:
Omar his fought back. From National Review:
Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) blamed the U.S. on Wednesday for the “devastation” in Venezuela and accused America
Asked by Democracy Now! about the “U.S.-supported coup attempt against President Maduro,” Omar said that America ’s push for regime change in Venezuela
“A lot of the policies that we have put in place has [sic] kind of helped lead [to] the devastation in Venezuela
“This particular bullying and the use of sanctions to eventually intervene and make regime change really does not help the people of countries like Venezuela, and it certainly does not help and is not in the interest of the United States,” she added.
Although she is nearly alone in the US House, on this policy, there are people all across this nation that agree with her. According to some at Fox and Republicans and some Democrats, people who oppose removing Maduro forcefully are anti-American. And there are a lot of people who oppose that policy, which means there are a lot of Americans as I and we are all anti-American.
Typical of comments about Omar include:
“I think what’s particularly disturbing about Omar’s position on the Maduro regime, which she has maintained since her first month in office, is how it contrasts with her position on Israel Venezuela to force Maduro out, but she does support the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israel
Would now be a good time to remind everyone that in spite of Omar’s repeated use of anti-Semitic tropes, her anti-America blame games, and her defenses of oppressive dictators like Maduro, she is still on the House Foreign Affairs Committee?
Just something to remember as the situation in Venezuela
— Stacey Matthews, Legal Insurrection.
Commentators like to remind people that Omar is critical of Israel Venezuela there are many people who oppose Israel US
“The reaction to the tense exchange was interestingly divided.
Many observers on the left — including me — celebrated Omar’s interrogation of Abrams as a rare example of a US
But this was more than just standard partisan uproar. It was a revelatory incident, one that showed how the insurgent left flank of the Democratic Party is raising questions about premises that the Washington
These questions have significance not only for the issue of how America sees its past role on the world stage — as an imperialist power, a beneficent liberator, or something in between — but also for how it behaves in future crises like the one in Venezuela.
It was, in short, one of the most interesting little moments in American foreign policy I’ve seen in quite some time.”
The so called “Squad” is way over due in this country. Conservatives seem almost dumb-founded that anyone elected to office would dare to question US
It is about time for us to finally question some of these policies.
It is about time for us to finally question some of these policies.