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"Why is US capitalism so opposed to the Maduro regime in Venezuela? They claim it’s because of the repression there, but all one has to do is mention two words – “Saudi Arabia” – to know better. Trump and the US foreign policy establishment are not always aligned, but in this case they are. "*Reason not obvious* "It’s not as if Maduro is pro-worker. His government has held down wages and attacked trade unionists. And, in the case of Trump himself, one might think that Maduro’s alignment with Russian imperialism would tend to push Trump into a pro-Maduro position, but it has not." Read more: https://oaklandsocialist.com/2019/03/12/why-us-imperialism-opposes-maduro/ -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
