History, Politics And Current Affairs

"....Oh, I'm afraid the the Monroe Doctrine is still quite operational...."

Mike

Uh?

The occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.

The "run Venezuela until further notice" announcement sounds awfully close to the colonisation it was formulated to oppose to me!

Brilliant

Permeation of European Marxist Leninist "sphere of influence(s)" clap trap by way of Cuban security details for Maduro usurpation/erosion of Venezuelan "freedom fries" institutions will not be tolerated when combined with drug exports and sudden expropriation of US oil investment.

Pdf27 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 03, 2026 10:33 pm Uh?

The occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.

The "run Venezuela until further notice" announcement sounds awfully close to the colonization it was formulated to oppose to me!

Ehhhh....

The Monroe Doctrine was instituted to keep OTHER countries from making new colonies. Says nothing about the US forming new colonies.

Effectively, "STAY OUT, EUROPEANS!"

That being said, I don't want anything to do with trying to run Venezuela. Nation building might work better in South America than in the Middle East, but I still don't want any part of it.

Belushi TD

Belushi TD wrote: ↑Mon Jan 05, 2026 2:29 pmEhhhh....

The Monroe Doctrine was instituted to keep OTHER countries from making new colonies. Says nothing about the US forming new colonies.

Effectively, "STAY OUT, EUROPEANS!"

That being said, I don't want anything to do with trying to run Venezuela. Nation building might work better in South America than in the Middle East, but I still don't want any part of it.

Belushi TD

That's my problem with the meme - it's completely historically illiterate. If it had referred to the United Fruit Company it would have been far more accurate.