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2 things are true here:
The best information I have seen says Maduro lost. I don't know anything about the opposition party, maybe they would be worse for Venezuela, maybe not. It doesn't seem like either party is acting in the best interest of the people, they're stuck with having to choose which axis profits from their natural resources.
They can't be worse. A dog could run that country better than Maduro.
I'm going to wait until I see primary evidence, the US doesn't have the most honest track records with South American countries
Not just that, but it's also that Anthony Blinken wrote Israeli propaganda articles since 80s.
If you like conspiracy theories, he may have been familiar to J Epstein, who may have had ties with Mossad (then that whole pedophile operation makes perfect sense as a very efficient way to blackmail a lot of powerful people, and him offing himself makes more sense).
If you don't, the fact stands that Anthony Blinken has acted in the interests of a foreign fascist state since 80s.
This may be a bit philosophical, but South America in general has much more progressive approach to international law than the rest of the world, the Montevideo convention as the most notable example, but also the first country to recognize the Armenian Genocide was Uruguay, and despite all the dictatorships, crime and trafficking I'd say in some sense it's still the least fascist part of the world.
In any case, who in their right mind really believes Maduro won? But I'm sure even Venezuelan opposition doesn't want US to protect them Desert Storm style.
Yep
What are you talking about the US has never done anything bad in south America, unless you count Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, ans Chile. Yeah the list is surprisingly short in south America.
Maduro and buddies are already saying the post election protests were a CIA coup attempt. They knew this was coming and they tried to get out ahead of it.
I already believe the Venezuelan elections were rigged. Stop trying to convince me otherwise Blinken.
The result has been recognised by Venezuelan allies China, Russia and Iran.
The three countries most well known for their open and fair democratic processes.
/s
Insert "Why is it always you three" meme here.
US involvement makes this suspicious especially when it's against a socialist candidate.
Why are these things always split across ideological línes? It's obvious no one even looked at the results and are just cheering for their own team.
If it was US/Iran vs China/Germany then it would be much more interesting.
What about the election in Pakistan? That was clearly rigged yet the US never made a it a problem.
Did the US remove sanctions on Pakistan on condition that they run fair elections? I ask because I don't know. What I know is that they did so with Venezuela, and yet maduro didn't run free elections.
Mr Maduro accused the opposition of producing fake evidence to contest the result of the election and said the US was behind what he described as a farce and a coup attempt.
Wouldn't be the first time
This is really turning into an egg on face moment for a lot of people on here
People should question the USA every time they talk about South American countries. The same as how people question China or Russia when they talk about bordering countries. Super power will do what they can to influence other countries and historical and recent events make it clear that the USA is willing to lie and defend its lies. So people have the right to not believe the USA.
Sure. When it's appropriate. But it isn't appropriate here. There are third party organizations with no love for the US also making statements about this.
We also have overwhelming evidence Blinken has supported multiple coup attempts in Venezuela throughout his career.
Downvote actual facts if you like, you’re only showing your bias.
Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia are also asking for election data here, but you neglect to consider that.