Did Gaza pave the way for Venezuela ? by Adam Fifleld : Shared by Niloufar Pourzand.

Did Gaza Pave the Way for Venezuela's Crisis?

Adam Fifield

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January 6, 2025

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Adam Fifield is the author of "A Mighty Purpose: How Jim Grant Sold the World on Saving Its Children"

Summary:

Fifield examines whether international law's failure during Gaza's genocide enabled the U.S. invasion of Venezuela.

He argues that the world's refusal to stop western-backed violence in Gaza, combined with racist double standards in applying international law, created conditions for Trump's illegal military operation against Venezuela. 

He suggests this apathy—developed through silence during Gaza's systematic targeting of children—may extend to acceptance of Venezuela's situation, with western media downplaying the severity by avoiding terms like "kidnapped" for Maduro's abduction and focusing on tactical aspects rather than imperial aggression.

Quotes:

"Did the world's perverse, stubborn refusal to stop a western-backed annihilation—livestreamed for 2+ years and still ongoing—make such a brutal mockery of international law that it practically invited the USA's unprovoked, blatantly illegal invasion of a sovereign country?"

"For many, at least in the U.S., I wonder whether the learned apathy from staying silent while children were deliberately, systematically shot and starved with our tax dollars made what happened in Venezuela easier to accept."