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We are not Living in Unprecedented Times

The myth of American democracy – why U.S. intervention in Venezuela should not surprise us

Ever since the United States launched strikes in Venezuela and abducted president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cecilia Flores on 3 January, many of us, including myself, looked on in shock as Trump, yet again, appeared to have done the unexpected.

However, we should not be shocked. To do so is to deny the existence of a past that is soaked with the blood of millions of those from the Global Majority; blood spilt time and again in the name of so-called democracy and freedom. These are not unprecedented times.

Furthermore, while President Donald Trump has undoubtedly become renowned for his inflammatory personality, his politics are not radical. His threats to intervene further in the Western Hemisphere and

In Conversation:
Mattea Mun
Filed under:
Essays
Topics:
Reclaiming Narratives
Location:
Venezuela
Series:
Venezuelans on Venezuela