This one goes out to the people of Venezuela who are now struggling to throw off a tyrant.
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The Declaration of Independence (as read by Max McLean)
This one goes out to the people of Venezuela who are now struggling to throw off a tyrant.
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(Old Spike)
Independence from a foreign power ruling over them. Do you even understand the document? Jeezus...
It's all fluff until the final paragraph:
...these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do
(Old Spike)
I do understand the document. What puzzles me is why you think pointing to independence from a foreign power ruling over them has fuck all to do with Venezuela. There is no foreign power ruling over Venezuela.
(Old Spike)
There's a clue in the title, the declaration of independence. Independence from the British Empire. Don't get it twisted.
...as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to...do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do
Does this include running their domestic political affairs?
(Old Spike)
Does this include running their domestic political affairs?
Yes. If you are implying that this is not the case in your favorite Marxist dictatorship you're just flat out wrong. Venezuela is running their domestic political affairs and the US is helping the people there attempting to throw off a tyrant just like France and Spain helped the US throw off the British.
Again, there is a difference between choosing the side trying to throw off a tyrant and giving them aid in their mission vs landing US Marines on their beaches, creating no-fly zones and dropping paratroopers in the Capital to do the heavy lifting.
I don't know why you can't see this difference. I really don't know why you are blinded by this retarded notion that every other nation in the world must remain silent and do nothing.