Sure, but realistically, we are unfortunately now in another “might makes right” geopolitical era without any ostensible veneer of equity or justice. Personally, I thought most of the developed world was moving past that, but it seems we are not, and that makes me sad.
The Monroe Doctrine, everyone in South America knows about it. It's the excuse to fuck around in everyone's business in the western hemisphere since 1823.
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LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world · 103 pts · 266d
How can one country declare another country's airspace closed?
FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works · 37 pts · 266d
SAMs
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 266d
What? Do you really think the US would enforce that by shooting down civilian airliners?
FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 266d
Without a doubt. It would get Hegseth so hard.
tym@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 265d
ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 265d
In 2025? Yes. And claim they were carrying drugs or some shit.
ByteJunk@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 266d
Yep. When you have two aircraft carriers in their airspace, you make the laws.
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 266d
These aren't "laws". They're war crimes committed by a fascist regime.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 265d
Sure, but realistically, we are unfortunately now in another “might makes right” geopolitical era without any ostensible veneer of equity or justice. Personally, I thought most of the developed world was moving past that, but it seems we are not, and that makes me sad.
7rokhym@lemmy.ca · 28 pts · 266d
The Monroe Doctrine, everyone in South America knows about it. It's the excuse to fuck around in everyone's business in the western hemisphere since 1823.
myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 266d
Cause Trump is king of the world. Duh.
LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 266d
Time to embrace the French tradition of relieving monarchs of their head privileges
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 6 pts · 266d
He can have it back right after.
watson@lemmy.world · 59 pts · 266d
He said it in a truth social post, which has all of the legal standing of a juicy fart
vivi@slrpnk.net · 21 pts · 266d
Triumph@fedia.io · 7 pts · 266d
That was issued 21 Nov. That's not in response to today's outburst.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 266d
Is "advised to exercise caution" language that means "closed"? Or is it as read by a layman
amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 266d
No no no, he DECLARED it! That's as good as a law or something right?
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 266d
It is now, or have you not been paying attention for the past 11 months?
amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 266d
Zorque@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 266d
To dictators it is. Thankfully most of us aren't dictators.
picnic@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 266d
Venezuela is a developing country, has the world's largest known oil reserves, and has been one of the world's leading exporters of oil.
Well that explains it
pacology@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 266d
Didn’t they nationalized all oil fields and kicked out all western companies like 10 years ago?
bystander@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 266d
Looks like the "western companies" found a warmongering president to take it back for them.
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 26 pts · 266d
Obvious imperialist warmongering is obvious.
Typhoon@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 266d
He's sure to get the Nobel Peace Prize now!
pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 266d
I see the bad moon arising….
einkorn@feddit.org · 9 pts · 266d
I see trouble on the way
CircaV@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 266d
My aunties all live there. Are they all going to die in a hellfire attack?
Typhoon@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 266d
No. They might get shot by occupation forces instead.
CircaV@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 266d
Given they are over 80 and blind I doubt that.
EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 266d
You have too much faith in occupying forces.
CircaV@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 266d
Not really. I know how brutal the US army can be, it’s just these are old people. Mostly housebound. I wonder if they will just burn.
NeilBru@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 266d