Venezuelans offer to build Trump his wall – and paint it for him, too

Latin American nations throwing off communist dictatorships can be witty in their protests, starting with that staple of Latin protests, the pot-banger, or cacerolazo, which is the spectacle of angry housewives beating on pots and pans, originally done to protest Marxist dictators. It was a practice started in Chile in 1971, when angry housewives protested Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's little pawn in Santiago, Salvador Allende, and all his signature shortages of socialism, by chasing his minions around, beating on pots and pans. It's what got the ball rolling in the current unrest in Venezuela and has been used on Marxist dictator Nicolás Maduro quite a bit.

Here is another funny one from Honduras, dating from its effort to throw out a detested communist dictator, Hugo Chávez's pawn, Mel Zelaya, in 2009. At the time, Hondurans were being reviled and sanctioned by the Obama administration and much of the West for their courage. Some of the response was humor. I've also seen good stuff at Miami protests against Castro. My favorite sign? "No Castro, No Problem." Miami Cubans even made that into a bumper sticker, and the left screamed.

Now Venezuelans have come up with a good one, this time explicitly addressed to President Trump:

We don’t want a wall that requires painting. It would have to be painted every few years which would be costly and unnecessary maintenance. I was wondering about the steel barriers, what kind of alloy they use. Is it protected somehow from rusting? There is a lot to be said for poured concrete. It has a very long life span and is probably a lot stronger than people think.

Venezuelans have come up with a good one, this time explicitly addressed to President Trump:

#VeneZuela: January 23, President Trump, if you help us to kick Maduro and all his thieves, we build the Mexican wall and paint it too. pic.twitter.com/KchJlT2aHT— 360 Grades (@360socialpixel) January 25, 2019

I’ve worked with many Venezuelans over the years, both here and abroad. The ones here took it as a point of honor to honor the law, and jumped through all kinds of hoops trying to stay here and stay on the good side of “legal”.

Maybe we should just invade Mexico and make it a US Territory. Our new southern border would be a heck of a lot easier to protect.

Honestly, I’ve wondered why the US doesn’t offer to help Mexico protect their border if they’re unable (or unwilling) to. If they’re unwilling, screw ‘em. Let’s do it anyway.

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