Posted on 01/05/2026 5:51:10 PM PST by simpson96
As the world, including Canada, tries to make sense of the U.S. capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, some Hamilton demonstrators are denouncing the military intervention.
"We think the U.S. has no right under international law to invade another country to kidnap and forcibly remove the head of state," said Ken Stone, a member of the Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network.
Stone was joined by about two dozen protesters on Monday, standing outside the government of Canada building on Bay Street in Hamilton, chanting and holding signs that read, "Hands off Venezuela" and "No war on Venezuela."
The protesters called for the Canadian government to pressure the U.S. to return Maduro and Cilia Flores to Venezuela — as did other demonstrators in a dozen other Canadian cities in recent days.(snip)
Federico Luchsinger, originally from Chile, called the U.S.'s actions "horrific."
He immigrated to Canada as a political refugee 50 years ago, following the CIA-backed military overthrow in Chile of the president at the time, Salvador Allende.(snip)
Zainab Naqvi, who also attended the protest, said she's "sick and tired" of Western powers taking advantage of less powerful, poorer countries.
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Luchsinger.
Screw Canadia. Screw New York. Screw The UK. What are the people of Venezuela saying?
Hamilton, Ontario, not “Hamilton”, the play.
That’s one enormous demonstration — certainly, worthy of unbiased media coverage.
So, this guy supports a communist dictator who is trafficking drugs, cozying up with the cartels, and who is part of a socialist/communist dictatorship that has impoverished what used to be a wealthy country and markedly decreased the quality of life of Venezuelan citizens.
Yawn...
Hamilton, Canada protestors? Really?
I think I’ll reserve judgment on Trump’s intervention in Venezuela until I hear what protestors in Nepal have to say.
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Lots of Chinese influence in Canada. Another reason Greenland is of more strategic importance.
China gets a lot of oil from VZ and they’re not happy.
Nor are the Russians as they see more oil come to the market.
This was a direct hit on BRICs.
Commies goin’ wild. Russia and China are definitely worried.
The crowd of useful idiots seems to be shrinking.
Here, in smalltown USA, a small group assembles on weekends. Some have
fairly elaborate displays, to the usual crude 'F**k Trump'.
A 90 minute operation and the Trump haters are losing their minds like it’s some kind of long drawn out war.
Oh. OK. What’s the prevailing sentiment in Waswanipi?
As much as I respect and take pride in our neighbor to the North…. The U.S.A. Is the most important, impactful, strongest military, most successful economy, etc. counttry among North, Central, and South America.
So to the protester’s sign, no we don’t own the Americas. But the none of the other nations are on par with us.
Kind of like Canada...
Maple syrup is our most valuable interstellar trading product.
Shakin' in my boots!
Man, commie cockroaches fleeing right and left. Gotta ask yourself why any of these idiots should care about Maduro - or is it the NGOs that finance their protests that care about Maduro?
Im guessing they have Ukraine flags in their social media profiles.
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