Venezuelans going to the polls Sunday will be asked to answer an unusually provocative question: Should their government be given a blank check to invade neighboring Guyana, and wrest away three-quarters of its oil-rich territory?

The government of Nicolás Maduro is putting the query before voters, part of a century-old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that is raising tensions in the region and threatening to escalate into a shooting war.

  • Black616Angel@feddit.deEnglish
    910·
    11 months ago

    What is your comment supposed to mean?

    I can’t speak for the country but those people were awesome!

    If they were assholes, would you just bomb their country? Wtf?

    • EurekaStockade@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      That’s a pretty uncharitable interpretation, the commenter is just saying they otherwise don’t know have any experience with the country

      • LilB0kChoy@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        Bingo! I can’t believe I have to defend sharing my positive, limited, anecdotal experience with Guyanese people and culture.

    • LilB0kChoy@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      What is your comment supposed to mean?

      It’s supposed to mean I can’t speak for the country or all the Guyanese people based on my limited, anecdotal experience with one family.

      I’m not informed on the regional geopolitics, I’ve never been there. Hell, I had to look up the appropriate demonym because I couldn’t remember if it was Guyanese or Guyanan.

      It makes me sad to see this and think that people who were so nice and exposed me to Guyanese culture, a country I hadn’t even known existed and would have guessed was in South Asia, might see their cultural home attacked.

      It’s supposed to mean I don’t know what I don’t know and I’m not comfortable making assumptions or inferences when I’m not informed.

      Seems like that’s not a problem you have.