Marc, you have been banging this message (with good reason) for decades now. Universal human rights should apply everywhere; don't make excuses for the leader, government, or society that you wish was better. Advocate for people in peril everywhere and at all times.
I agree as well, but I am often reminded from here in New Mexico that Maduro's policies result in increased numbers of asylum seekers from Venezuela coming to the US. This is a tragedy for them and a political liability for Democrats. This is a dilemma for US foreign policy, since any softening sanctions would presumably help Maduro's wretched government.
Thanks for pointing out the flood of people who are heading north—not that they want to—and have to tangle with the US asylum system. It is indeed a tragedy for them.
I subscribe to every word in the post, but I wonder if there isn’t a certain fraction of the Left who want to avoid a conversation about taking to the streets in the wake of an obvious fraud because they don’t want to give the Trumpistas a stick to beat them with if Harris wins.
Marc, you have been banging this message (with good reason) for decades now. Universal human rights should apply everywhere; don't make excuses for the leader, government, or society that you wish was better. Advocate for people in peril everywhere and at all times.
Thanks for your persistence in this area.
I agree as well, but I am often reminded from here in New Mexico that Maduro's policies result in increased numbers of asylum seekers from Venezuela coming to the US. This is a tragedy for them and a political liability for Democrats. This is a dilemma for US foreign policy, since any softening sanctions would presumably help Maduro's wretched government.
Thanks for pointing out the flood of people who are heading north—not that they want to—and have to tangle with the US asylum system. It is indeed a tragedy for them.
I subscribe to every word in the post, but I wonder if there isn’t a certain fraction of the Left who want to avoid a conversation about taking to the streets in the wake of an obvious fraud because they don’t want to give the Trumpistas a stick to beat them with if Harris wins.