— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 24, 2019
Most everything Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) does these days is related to his self-appointed position as a top leader of the US push for regime change in Venezuela. His decision to Tweet a before and after picture of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi is being seen in that context.
Gadhafi was violently overthrown in 2011 in a US-backed push for regime change. He was ultimately caught by US-backed rebels and publicly killed. Rubio’s Tweet is seen as a “warning” to Venezuela’s President Maduro, who the US is in the process of trying to overthrow.
At best it would be a threat to see Maduro killed Gadhafi-style, or potentially an end-game goal for the Rubio-led push, with US-imposed regime change almost certain to include a violent death for a perceived enemy.
Though Rubio says he previously wanted the US “solution” to Venezuela to be non-military, he now believes that ousting Maduro is important enough that a “very strong argument” can be made to send the military in.
Disgusting creep.
Gangster capitalism. That’s the USA in a nutshell.
Rubio is a phony. We used to call his type “chicken hawks”.
Is there any doubt left that the US Empire is run by nothing but
psychopaths?
No doubt! rubio is a totally wacko psychopath but he is totally controlled by adelson and the zionists. That is where we are.
not too bright, Little Marco…
If such creepy hypotheticals are fair game, very strong arguments could be made for a lot of extremely brutal interventions. In apartheid America, Rubio expects to live by a completely different set of rules the rest of us are subjected to. Free speech is not supposed to include threatening to kill people you don’t agree with, but I’m sure he’s gotten away with it so far.
The Arab Spring was a disaster for the Middle East – and Europe. The unleashing of a Latin American Spring could be disastrous for the US – the world. The pattern of history suggests we are moving towards another world war as it is, something that is in no country’s national interest.
https://www.ghostsofhistory.wordpress.com/
This sort of incitement should be criminal when used by an elected representative. No first amendment problem for me. Removal from office.
If there was real justice, most of our presidents would be in prison.
“If there was real justice, ALL of our presidents would be in prison.” FTFY. I might add that they should exhume all past presidents and put them in a cell with the living ones.
And, take away family money, seems harsh, but, it just makes them have to live life like me, and most other citizens…
OK, serious chicken and egg question:
Is it the concentration of wealth that leads to inheritance being a problem, or is it inheritance that drives concentration of wealth?
Part of the left-libertarian claim set is that actual free markets would tend to distribute wealth far more equally than markets regulated by the state on behalf of the politically connected. But inheritance seems like it could be a fly in that ointment.
The question is a bit strange since at this point you have chickens in various stages of development as well as eggs. Now what?
Chicken and waffles with a side of eggs over medium?
It is a serious question, perhaps THE question of socio-economics. Tho we may find an answer to your chicken/egg question, what remains is the map with the big red arrow saying “You are here” with a wealth distribution similar to the feudal systems of “antiquity”. Perhaps libertarianism has systemic solutions to the problem after inequity is satisfied, yet, the problem of the moment is wresting wealth and power concentration as it exists. Without the 500,ooo,ooo dead required to bust them thru force worldwide.
Agree. I was trying to be charitable 🙂
I wonder if he understands that he is not immune from the same outcome?
Rubio is a Hispanic McCainiac
This is actually evil. What kind of moral vacuum do these people live in that this seems conceivably a thing to do?
When you call for someone’s murder while at the same time suggest other people should do it for you, you are the most extreme version of a coward there can possibly be.
What an embarrassment to this country and it’s people. More proof we are being led by a morally rudderless group of psychopaths.
If I did something like that against a senator, I’d be in the slammer, pronto!
“What an embarrassment to this country and it’s people.” Nah, nothing embarrasses Americans.
” Nah, nothing embarrasses Americans.”
Not being being “#1” or not “winning” embarrasses most of them to the point of blood lust.
From the “Boomers Bible”..The US will get even no matter how much it costs, or how long it takes…
I feel embarrassed. Still.
Grotesque. It’s important to remember the manner in which Gadhafi was killed by NATO-implanted monsters and the disturbing glee with which Hillary Clinton reacted upon learning of his method of death.
And these people lecture others on democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
I wholeheartely agree, Ned. This is absolutely grotesque. Indeed, it’s important to remember the manner in which Gadhafi was murdered by NATO-implanted monsters and the disturbing glee with which the demented Hillary Clinton reacted upon learning of his method of death.
Yet, these monsters lecture others on democracy, human rights and the Rule of Law, with which they have NO right to do. They’re psychopaths, pure and simple, and they belong in a solitary cell within a Maximum Security prison for life. Period.
Rubio was almost not re-elected even in Florida in the 2016 election, yet now seems to be a rival for kingship of stupidity with the top brass of the Republicans in their latest bipartisan coup attempt.
Rubio’s basic motive is directed at Cuban emigres, in their endless campaign against Cuba. Venezuela is a primary supporter of Cuba now, and has been since Chavez first appeared.
To that he now adds an appeal to Venezuelan emigres, who have money if not the numbers he needs to win in Florida. However, with Rubio it is first and foremost about Cuba, not about Venezuela at all.