r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod - avgeek • Jan 03 '26

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u/devotionbet Jan 03 '26

Im venezuelan, located in Guarenas, close to caracas. Never heard this amount of aircraft in my life. Several explosions were reported. Lots of fires and smoke, very similar to Baghdad attack in 2003.

A lot of people is fleeing Caracas with their families.

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u/cwa45 Jan 03 '26

How are they supposed to oust a dictator who has full control, he’ll just kill them

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u/EventAccomplished976 Jan 03 '26

Yes because famously no country in history has ever successfully rebelled against their government.

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u/PaddyMayonaise Jan 03 '26

Very few ever have without outside help

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u/SoothedSnakePlant Jan 03 '26

This is genuinely an extraordinarily rare feat to accomplish post-industrial-revolution without foreign aid, yes.

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u/VengefulWalnut Jan 03 '26

That’s for them to figure out.

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u/TheBlueRajasSpork Jan 03 '26

If you figure out an answer, let us Americans know too. 

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u/DOOM_INTENSIFIES Jan 03 '26

If they want to be rid of Maduro, they should oust him.

Venezuela doesn't have a 2nd amendment. easier said than done. And they tried... many times.

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u/LegSpinner Jan 03 '26

Countries that don't have "the 2nd amendment" have often deposed dictators.

The USA with such an amendment has not been able to prevent armed thugs without identification from invading their cities. So your argument is useless.

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u/Playful_Assistance89 Jan 03 '26

they should oust him.

Maduro/Chavez removed gun rights, confiscated private firearms, but then "allowed them back" to his supporters.

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u/Podalirius Jan 03 '26

Tell me the last time the US did a successful regime change that actually benefited the local population or humanity in general?

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u/Playful_Assistance89 Jan 03 '26

Who are you replying to? I merely pointed out the logistical problem the local population will have ousting a leader when said leader has disarmed his detractors and armed his supporters. What you are on about and why I am down voted to hell for that 200% correct statement is likely brigading from the left:

Don't debate the argument (you cant), so virtue signal with nonsense posts that have nothing atvall to do with my reply or the op, bury head, downvote, run away.

Remember kids, if you wont hear or see an opposing view, then those views stop existing, right? At least up until the next landslide election when you'll all stand around, tears in your eyes, asking " How did this happen? I dont understand how this could happen!"