Trump's Maduro raid could set precedent for authoritarian powers across globe
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Trump seems to believe he makes the rules and others cannot have the same privileges.
  • Raiderkev@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    12 days ago

    I honestly think that this was a favor Trump did for Putin. Set the precedent that you can just kidnap leaders. Now Russia makes an attempt to capture Zelensky and no one bats an eye.

    • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago

      It also isn’t at the same time because flooding the market with Venezuelan crude and taking over a country that was allied to Putin doesn’t help him much at all.

  • reluctant_squidd@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    12 days ago

    What happens if somehow the trump clan gets kidnapped while golfing?

    Edit: I feel like I should point out that I am in no way suggesting or encouraging anyone to try this. I’m just genuinely curious.

    • REDACTEDEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago

      I feel like I should point out that I am in no way suggesting or encouraging anyone to try this.

      :(

    • Gsus4@mander.xyzEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago

      Small(er) countries have an interest in international law. Only large ones who can’t imagine themselves ever being the powerless ones want to promote lawlessness.

      But in this case, it is funny, because not long ago Maduro was threatening to invade Guyana…I guess there is always a bigger dictator…

  • Pokexpert30 🌓@jlai.luEnglish
    11·
    12 days ago

    This opinion is, I think, incorrect. Let me explain.

    If any authoritarian power wanted to do such a thing, they would have done it, or tried to.

    Thing is, authoritarian powers can’t really do that because in front of them are democracies usually.

    China could capture Ching-Te. But even if they did, what now? Taiwan wouldn’t change much and may become even more anti-Chinese.

    And even if harming the opposing dirigent might help those authoritarian powers, that doesn’t make it more easy to do. Russia tried multiple times to kill zelensky.