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hearsathoughtlast Saturday at 4:14 PM4 repliesview on HN

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jakobnissenlast Saturday at 5:18 PM

No - we know Maduro lost the election. That's knowledge, not opinion. And he stayed in power, while crushing the opposition. Maduro is a garden variety dictator. Spectacularly corrupt, jails his political opponents, having taken over the media and so on.

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zdragnarlast Saturday at 4:41 PM

You'd think Machado winning the Nobel peace prize would be enough for people to not question the popularity of Maduro, but here we are, random keyboard warriors defending dictators nonstop.

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Grikbdllast Saturday at 4:45 PM

No, people can't just kick out an authoritarian dictator. Such rulers don't need democratic support to stay in power. Strong men only leave their palaces due to two reasons - death from old age or an even stronger power forcing them.

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osiris970last Saturday at 4:48 PM

You people aren't serious