Invoking Vaclav Havel, he said it was time to stop pretending that what the western powers called a rules-based order was not a self-serving sham.
“Great powers can afford, for now, to go it alone. They have the market size, the military capacity and the leverage to dictate terms. Middle powers do not. But when we only negotiate bilaterally with a hegemon, we negotiate from weakness. We accept what’s offered. We compete with each other to be the most accommodating,” he said
“Being a happy vassal is one thing, being a miserable slave is something else,” he said.
“If you back down now, you’re going to lose your dignity, and that’s probably the most precious thing you can have in a democracy, it’s your dignity.”
what’s your opinion on Trump’s regime change in Venezuela?
I’m not a fan, but I’m also highly skeptical it’ll change anything for better or worse.
The chavista regime is still there untouched, and also the Americans have zero interest in making the Venezuelan people’s lives any better.
The chavistas had to go and everyone hated them. Literally I’ve never met anyone that liked Maduro and the chavista regime. But replacing one regime with another is just pure silliness. I wish the Venezuelan people had been the ones to get rid of them, but that was also wishful thinking.