Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes • Hacker News Board

Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by seshagiric » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC

guax wrote: post #600

A lot of Venezuelans are happy about it. Maduro is not good for Venezuela. The US should not be the decider of who stays in power on another country. The president should not have the power to apprehend a countries president IN THEIR COUNTRY without a process thats more than just "I really want it". The US is giving another clear message that it does not care about global order, just global control. We're back in the…

we should not dilute the effect of what's been by saying Maduro was not good for Venezuela.

Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by cdrnsf » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC

1. This distracts from the Epstein files.

2. President for peace he never has (silly FIFA award aside).

3. They’re more interested in oil than any other stated goals.

4. This is straight out of the republican playbook of tanking the economy and using a war to distract from it and prop up defense contractors.

5. US regime changes are always a disaster.

Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by gip » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC

“You know as well as we do that justice, as the world goes, is only a matter between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.” From Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War.

I personally think this quote explains the Trump administration’s worldview far better than anything Trump himself would say.

Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by themafia » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC

unionjack22 wrote: post #271

Here's a trick I've learnt to get an authentic view of events like these, a nice way to parse through the keyboard warrior and ivory tower voices and noise is to hear what Venezuelans, the millions of Venezuelan migrants, and the citizens of neighboring countries who've had to reckon with the legacy of Chavez think about this. You can extend this to anything really with good results. No valuable insight will be glean…

> and the citizens of neighboring countries who've had to reckon with the legacy of Chavez think about this.

Sure, just ask them about the legacy of Chevron in South America next.

If they're old enough ask them about the United Fruit Company.

> You can extend this to anything really with good results.

Your trick is not enough to overcome your ignorance of history.

> No valuable insight will be gleaned from chat boards and reddit in the immediate aftermath of these sorts of events.

Ridiculous. How exactly do you expect me to probe the feelings of an entire nation of people? Have CNN do it for me?

Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by guywithahat » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC

Thank God, Chavez turned the richest country in south america into the poorest and Maduro continued his legacy with the average person losing 17lbs in a year when the price of oil fell. Although I'm surprised Trump is getting involved in world affairs we're at least at a point where the situation can't get any worse. Hopefully Trump will end socialism and bring back democracy to Venezuela

Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by themafia » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC

irusensei wrote: post #643

Maduro is a dictator and a murderer but I'm sure most people should now be uncomfortable with the way this was handled. Its undoubtedly the whole region will be better off without its hold and no there won't be regime remaining because Maduro doesn't have popular support it requires to do so. I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do or if it will have negative implications in the future. I didn't liked when Russia…

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Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by cols » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC

I can't help but think this is going to end so poorly for the innocent men, women, and children in Venezuela. I feel for them. While Maduro seems to not be loved, these periods of violent transition can result in horrid outcomes for the local populace. I can only hope my fellow Americans start to see the light and vote the current administration out of office. I'm not hopeful.

Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by an0malous » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC

irusensei wrote: post #643

Maduro is a dictator and a murderer but I'm sure most people should now be uncomfortable with the way this was handled. Its undoubtedly the whole region will be better off without its hold and no there won't be regime remaining because Maduro doesn't have popular support it requires to do so. I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do or if it will have negative implications in the future. I didn't liked when Russia…

> I didn't liked when Russia invaded Ukraine and sure as hell would not like to see China invading Taiwan. I have a different opinion about Venezuela though.

I mean, why?

Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by CafeRacer » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:11 PM UTC

International law does not exist.

Regardless of how retarded maduro was, "i felt like it" should not be justifiable reason to kidnap a president of a different country on their own turf.

Maybe i felt better about that if trump wasnt in bed with another dictator.

Re: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes

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Post by MangoToupe » Sat, Jan 03, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC

Interesting that they chose to capture him alive. Surely this poses a great problem to the administration. Maduro didn't exactly commit any crimes....

This is a horrifying way for any country to act, and millions of people will be hurt. Truly a travesty of the greatest order.