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All the personal risk she suffers, she deserves. She's literally rooting for an imperial takeover of the Bolivarian Republic.
From another perspective – she wants to restore democracy in her country and wishes it again to become a prosperous society with growing economy. And perhaps your attitude is why it is more globally relevant than many people think. Many countries have fallen into this lack of democracy that needs to be restored. Cuba is the closest example.
Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Venezuelan Politician Maria Corina Machado
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Re: Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Venezuelan Politician Maria Corina Machado
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What do you consider shameful about this? On the surface it looks like Maria fits the mold of previous winners pretty well other than perhaps her efforts are confined to her nation and have less global impact, but that isn't a requirement. I find it impressive that she has managed to have this impact while at great personal risk.
María Coria Machado very much fits the mold of someone approved by exemplars of western neoliberalism. See for example "María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan Margaret Thatcher" ( https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-10-01/maria-co... ). So the comparison to Obama in the comment you respond to is particularly apt. My own view is that anyone labeled "pro-democracy" in the western establishment press is immediat…
From the article:
>should Mr. Maduro fall, her movement was prepared to take territorial and administrative control of Venezuela...
>She has also touted an economic plan to American and other investors...
This is what "pro-democracy" really means. She is calling for military intervention against her own country, with an implied promise to give "investors" access to Venezuela's natural resources. In most places this would be called treason.
Also, NYT: "Venezuela’s autocratic leader...". Let me know when you call Mr. Trump "America's autocratic leader" and we'll be good.
and, NYT: "the Carter Center [...] found that count to be accurate." No. It said the count could not be independently verified, which is not the same thing.
None of this is the stuff of a Peace Prize.