The charges raised against every one of the more than 40 countries sanctioned by the U.S. government are usually the same template. Venezuela is no exception.
The targeted government in countries facing U.S. sanctions attack is first declared guilty by U.S. corporate media, and the whole U.S. political establishment joins in demonizing the leadership as guilty of criminal, anti-democratic or corrupt actions. The claim, endlessly repeated, is that imposed sanctions are only targeting criminal individuals and enterprises. But this is a total fraud. The blockade is designed to throw the entire economy into shock.
The media line repeats endlessly that the economic dislocation, wild inflation, shortages of essential products are caused by leaders who are corrupt, inept and paid-off. Slanderous terms declaring elected leaders to be autocrats, dictators, are used repeatedly in each news article.
It takes intense new levels of mobilization of the entire people to resist an orchestrated U.S. take-down or régime change operation. It takes even more to build a force capable of mobilizing the population in the midst of scarcity. The need is to both survive and to thrive.
This is the challenge that [the Bolivarian Republic of] Venezuela has undertaken with great determination and revolutionary fervor.
The 24/7 news cycle was a mistake.
Pro-capitalist, pro-imperialist LIBERAL media is the main mistake....
how does 24/7 news figure as an inherent liberal feature?
Personally, I look forward to the day the shoe is on the other foot; where the US is constantly (and- as the real difference- accurately) labeled as the criminal, terrorist, genocidal state that it is across the world media, and where it faces sanctions, embargoes, and- if we're being very optimistic- blockades by the entire world, and where the rest of the world actively and openly seeks to overthrow its illegitimate government, and its politicians fear to leave the country due to the threat of being imprisoned for their countless crimes.
Of course, when and if meaningful change (ie. removing the present regime altogether and rooting out all the alphabet agencies, etc- a complete end to both imperialism abroad and at home) comes about, it can all come to an end. But not a second before; I really look forward to the day all this comes to pass.
Well, I hope so too, Artemis. That's a nice arousing thought to think of - after all, the divine rule of kings weren't permanent.... and so is western imperialism.