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International law is very clear that the seizing of ships is not a casus bellum. Claiming it is a “clear act of war” suggests the author is more interested in rabble-rousing and news-as-a-team-sport than answering the question, which is disappointing.
It’s churnalism like this that landed us with Trump, Bolsonaro, Johnson, and all the other crap.
If China decided that trump had violated some domestic law of theirs, and sent their military into Florida, dragged him and his third wife out of their beds, flew them back to their territory, and put them in prison, would these assholes consider that an act of war?
Don’t get our hopes up
50% chub, and rising.
Don't promise me a good time
They'd say "interesting that you'd use China as an example you commie"
No no no, you've got it backwards. It's .ml users who'd get mad at you for comparing China and the US. "It's a false equivalency!"
Like I had happen to me just the other day when I compared the US regime's invasion to the invasion of Ukraine and the lack of any real response from world leaders.
“I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters,”
Or the support of the press !
Major news organisations in general are really scared when it comes to pointing out things which are extreme, because they believe describing those things as extreme will lead to accusations of sensationalism. The reason they think that is because sensationalist outlets are indeed more likely to describe everything as extreme and make unjustified comparisons to extremities, so major media outlets often think that to be "unbiased" is to refuse to acknowledge that an action is extreme.
Vox described this as the "this is fine" bias.
This is bullshit, though, legacy media have no problem using sensationalist headlines when it suits their ideology. Example from New York Crimes on Oct 7th:
Death to America, death to "Israel"
Major "news" organisations are owned by oligarchs who support Trump so they have abandoned any pretence of accountability
Once you have replaced the press leadership with lackeys then yes. They had a very very productive 2025 for doing things to eliminate resistance
ABC was covering it like it was a football game. "Incredible performance from the US military", "Flawless victory over the Venezuelans", "Impressive display of professionalism from the troops"
Makes me sick.
USA Nukes Poland
"The president took another eyebrow-raising strategy today, let's talk to a panel of assorted youtube streamers to analyze what he meant with this action..."
"Special military operation"
At least Dr Evil was evilly cool compared to these facists!
Special Millitary Operation in Venezuela. Quick 30 minute adventure.
Dipshits are gonna be greedy, fuck it up and turn it in to an another Afganistan. This time really close to home.
Nobody likes Maduro. They should play with that, take their successful 30min and exit.
If nobody likes Maduro, why is the USA placing Venezuela under extreme economic sanctioning?
Maduro is not an illegitimate or unpopular leader. The Bolivarian revolution was widely supported among the people of Venezuela and freed millions from poverty, until USA sanctions demolished their economy. The express purpose of USA sanctioning, according to the US government is to, and I quote, "bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government". USA+EU sanctions additionally murder half a million innocents per year according to recent serious sociologic and medical studies.
By defending regime change under extreme economic sanctioning, you're approving the murders of 38 million people over the past 50 years of economic sanctions, and directly supporting the CIA strategy of "impoverish them until they change their minds".
Do ya'll not have search engines? Literally anybody can find like 20 articles calling it an Act of War with the press of a button.
And you can find as many saying it isn't. Confirmation bias is in play here
Schrodinger's act of war.
Christ, I hope my country is putting some serious effort into jailbreaking their F-35s.
It’s just locker room abduction.
Why they would? like come on dude! do you want to be taken to el salvador ? like wake up! USA is a dead country where people are deported for what they are saying. Why The media or any media would want that?
USA started a war with Iraq and many other countries including Venezuela. We all pretend that didn't expect it, but yet we knew, and we are partners in a crime. The thing is we didn't stop it and we wont(as countries).
Sit and watch.
Does Venezuela see this as an act of war? Regardless of if they're going to fight or not. Ask people.
The Venezuelan government might. But according to some DW reporting and footage earlier today, the actual reaction of ordinary Venezuelans is mixed, and mostly concern and confusion rather than anger or fear. Maduro is generally not popular in Venezuela but I doubt many people really wanted the US to come and kidnap him. And understandably those who supported him are in the streets calling for his release.
according to some DW reporting
Why would anyone trust pro-genocide Zionist media on their reporting about Venezuela and the opinions of Venezuelans? Might as well ask Netanyahu himself.