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just one more intervention bro. I promise bro just one more intervention and it'll bring back Pax Americana bro. bro. just one more intervention. please just one more. one more intervention and the end of history will surely come bro.

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 9 months ago (2 children)

tag yourself... i'm RED CHINA.

xi

[–] [email protected] 47 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Ah the famous evil Red China, so different from the peaceful Blue China

[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago

Vote Blue China no matter who China.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

Blue China

Chinese Taipei*

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

so-true In this alternate scenario Taiwan is the real China!

[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago

i'm definitely "gayana"

[–] [email protected] 65 points 9 months ago (3 children)

“Red China” has me dying 💀💀💀💀

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago

Fam is in 1950

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

first thing i saw. i needed a good laugh

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

Stupid tankie, its flag is red so no lies detected smuglord

[–] [email protected] 62 points 9 months ago

China, Russia, and Nicaragua supporting Venezuela just because they're bad and bad people all work together like thanos

[–] [email protected] 55 points 9 months ago (1 children)

leave it to redditors to presumably-intentionally-homophobically misspell the name of the country they're trying to support 🤦

also, they're imagining a 7 month war, and Lula sending troops to fight for Exxon?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Brazil has historically treated Guyana as a satrap of its own regional control. And there's a very real possibility that the Brazilian military dictates the terms to Lula, as they've already had their share of coups. So its more an Exxon-affiliated military commander working on behalf of Western economic interests to undercut Maduro's influence in their zone.

I also really don't think Venezuelans are interested in open war with a much larger and richer neighbor, for precisely the same reasons a lot of Ukrainians had no interest in fucking with Russia. Setting aside the ideological politics of the area, this would be a bloodbath for all involved and would undercut any hope of a unified Latin America. The divide-and-conquer imperialist strategy is the biggest weapon westerners have on their side when dealing with the Global South.

A single, unified South America would operate as a counterweight on par with the US, China, and Russia. These border wars are essential in keeping that future from happening.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

A unified South America, a unified Arab world, a unified Africa...

[–] [email protected] 53 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do the CIA/OAS handlers even have any faith left in him?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

They’ve been backing someone else already lmao. Bro had the easiest job and fumbled it. Infinite chair throws on Juan Guaido

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago

r/alternativehistory is just a place where redditors go to express their hatred of history and humans outside the international community

[–] [email protected] 41 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Love how these Reddit bros continue to stan for Guaido, a man so pathetic even the US doesn't even really back him anymore

Fucker isn't even official opposition, he's Some Guy who declared himself such

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

The extended bit where he would sneak into parliament by climbing the fence, then get thrown out really adds legitimacy

[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Its very weird to think that China and Russia would ally with Venezuela over a border dispute in Guyana. Although, huge points for name-checking Juan Guaido as a military commander.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's equally weird to think Brazil would get involved, let alone on the same side as the US.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

Brazil has strong relations with Guyana and they co-operate on some things, so it’s not that impossible. Still very unlikely

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Bannon is going hard in the paint for military intervention, so the trumpies have the pump primed if nothing else.

Around now is the time a biblical prophet would start using future tense to describe the horrors the CIA is going to inflict after trump gets re-elected

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago

maybe-later-honey warren-snake-green chomsky-yes-honey So that's why you need to vote for Joe Biden.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago

Really hoping Maduro doesn't act like a dumbass and walk right into an obvious trap.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago

Oh boy I can't wait for Slava Ukraine 2.0!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

nice , acording to dark forest lore USA gonna get wasted by venezuela gurilla cruise missiles and its gonna end with Maduro beeing a "Wallwatcher" with great autoritarian Powers over the Planet. maduro-coffee

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Wallfacer Maduro asking UN to give him unlimited hydrogen bombs lol.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What the fuck makes these people think Brazil would invade Venezuela?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

Yanks assume that reality is like a video game where the goal is world conquest. Therefore every other big nation is just as power hungry and bloodthirsty as theirs.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

is this real? Is this actually on wikipedia somewhere?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago

"/r/alternatehistory" no

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit the dumbest part isn't even in the OP. They think Texas, Florida, and all the rust belt will go for Biden. Pure cope.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's Alternate History, not Predictions. Isn't posting future stuff a way of saying it won't happen that way?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

There's alternate history and then there's fantasy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

I'm really happy kisisnger is dead.

No one to figure all the shit out in a semi stable way for US interests. They're going to shit! 🎉

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Brandon as president in 2024? wut

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Buddy, that "result" goes against all of written history. And that is before you gave joint command to Joe Biden and Juan Guaidó.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I did not see the alternate history subreddit and thought I had missed something major and was disgusted that Brazil would support the US bombing.