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December 18, 2024 at 8:11 AM
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It’s a criticism of Chavez and his failures, mixed with the inherent fragility of petrostates (especially those that are authoritarian).
And ultimately a criticism of your original post. Which has been shown to be weak in its evidence.
And ultimately a criticism of your original post. Which has been shown to be weak in its evidence.
December 17, 2024 at 6:03 PM
It’s a criticism of Chavez and his failures, mixed with the inherent fragility of petrostates (especially those that are authoritarian).
And ultimately a criticism of your original post. Which has been shown to be weak in its evidence.
And ultimately a criticism of your original post. Which has been shown to be weak in its evidence.
I’ll do you one better: of the eight years before financial sanctions, five were negative gdp. That’s not growing gdp. 😂
December 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM
I’ll do you one better: of the eight years before financial sanctions, five were negative gdp. That’s not growing gdp. 😂
Congratulations! Many areas for improvement in the relationship and level of interaction. I’m particularly excited to see what can be done in the AI and defense fields.
December 16, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Congratulations! Many areas for improvement in the relationship and level of interaction. I’m particularly excited to see what can be done in the AI and defense fields.
It would appear that the facts you’re sharing about the economy in your chart is that it was struggling for many years…before financial sanctions at scale kicked in late 2017.
December 16, 2024 at 4:33 AM
It would appear that the facts you’re sharing about the economy in your chart is that it was struggling for many years…before financial sanctions at scale kicked in late 2017.
What is your actual point? It seems to have changed.
I never said Petrostates can’t be stable economies.
But as you certainly know, they can be stable and quite fragile/corrupt/extractive from average citizens. Stability doesn’t mean “good for average citizen”…
I never said Petrostates can’t be stable economies.
But as you certainly know, they can be stable and quite fragile/corrupt/extractive from average citizens. Stability doesn’t mean “good for average citizen”…
December 16, 2024 at 12:25 AM
What is your actual point? It seems to have changed.
I never said Petrostates can’t be stable economies.
But as you certainly know, they can be stable and quite fragile/corrupt/extractive from average citizens. Stability doesn’t mean “good for average citizen”…
I never said Petrostates can’t be stable economies.
But as you certainly know, they can be stable and quite fragile/corrupt/extractive from average citizens. Stability doesn’t mean “good for average citizen”…
…On the economic front, Chávez utterly failed to wean Venezuela from oil dependency, with the percentage of government export revenues derived from oil increasing from 67 percent in 1998 to 96 percent in 2016.”
December 14, 2024 at 1:59 AM
…On the economic front, Chávez utterly failed to wean Venezuela from oil dependency, with the percentage of government export revenues derived from oil increasing from 67 percent in 1998 to 96 percent in 2016.”
…trade union autonomy and inhibited judicial autonomy, one of the most notable and ominous ways Chávez eroded representative democracy.”
December 14, 2024 at 1:58 AM
…trade union autonomy and inhibited judicial autonomy, one of the most notable and ominous ways Chávez eroded representative democracy.”
“Under Chávez’s watch, corruption skyrocketed, with the state losing hundreds of billions of dollars due to mismanagement of its currency policy. Chávez deepened the influence of the military within the state, and he frequently sought to channel and control popular power. Chávez interfered with …
December 14, 2024 at 1:57 AM
“Under Chávez’s watch, corruption skyrocketed, with the state losing hundreds of billions of dollars due to mismanagement of its currency policy. Chávez deepened the influence of the military within the state, and he frequently sought to channel and control popular power. Chávez interfered with …
Did I say peak? I meant “not in keeping with Bluesky norms”
December 14, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Did I say peak? I meant “not in keeping with Bluesky norms”
Name calling is peak Bluesky behavior. Looks like I hit your blind spot. Chavez as your intellectual master is your call.
December 14, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Name calling is peak Bluesky behavior. Looks like I hit your blind spot. Chavez as your intellectual master is your call.
If you are arguing that Chavez is immaterial to Venezuelan horrors and instability then it will be hard to have a productive discussion.
(For others reading I invite you to analyze more seriously than this).
(For others reading I invite you to analyze more seriously than this).
December 13, 2024 at 8:31 AM
If you are arguing that Chavez is immaterial to Venezuelan horrors and instability then it will be hard to have a productive discussion.
(For others reading I invite you to analyze more seriously than this).
(For others reading I invite you to analyze more seriously than this).
Venezuelan economy failed due to poor and corrupt governance. Not these other factors (although sanctions definitely reduced the viability of an oil economy for elite extraction). But it sounds like you are unwilling to be critical of Chavez and his supplicants?
December 12, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Venezuelan economy failed due to poor and corrupt governance. Not these other factors (although sanctions definitely reduced the viability of an oil economy for elite extraction). But it sounds like you are unwilling to be critical of Chavez and his supplicants?
December 12, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Thank you for your kind explanation.
Rhetorical absolutism is always worth challenging.
How angry are you with Venezuelan autocrats and their terrible treatment of their own citizens? Sanctions as you likely know are not the root cause of Venezuelan peoples’ suffering…
Rhetorical absolutism is always worth challenging.
How angry are you with Venezuelan autocrats and their terrible treatment of their own citizens? Sanctions as you likely know are not the root cause of Venezuelan peoples’ suffering…
December 12, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Thank you for your kind explanation.
Rhetorical absolutism is always worth challenging.
How angry are you with Venezuelan autocrats and their terrible treatment of their own citizens? Sanctions as you likely know are not the root cause of Venezuelan peoples’ suffering…
Rhetorical absolutism is always worth challenging.
How angry are you with Venezuelan autocrats and their terrible treatment of their own citizens? Sanctions as you likely know are not the root cause of Venezuelan peoples’ suffering…
😳. If you have specific examples to back your claims please share mate!
December 11, 2024 at 8:35 PM
😳. If you have specific examples to back your claims please share mate!
You should be a NYTimes pitchbot. This is part of why were *not* at war in many of these locales
December 10, 2024 at 1:46 AM
You should be a NYTimes pitchbot. This is part of why were *not* at war in many of these locales