From the The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission:

A screenshot of a post by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission viewed through the Sitter frontend Nitter. It reads: I have spoken with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and our Ambassador in Caracas. The EU is closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela.
The EU has repeatedly stated that Mr Maduro lacks legitimacy and has defended a peaceful transition. Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected. We call for restraint.
The safety of EU citizens in the country is our top priority.**

  • алсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPM
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    22
    ·
    4 days ago

    Tell me you know nothing about the €U or don’t actually care about it being a (neo-)imperialist/colonialist block of financial capital, without telling me…

        • phneutral@feddit.org
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          16
          arrow-down
          2
          ·
          4 days ago

          The current EU is neolib/colonialist for sure, but you can say the same about every european country in the meme. We need to change every single one of them or we just change the EU.

          Of course you can always be a good radical leftist calling for revolution — this way you don’t need any governmental structure you rely on. That is fine. Who doesn’t love to see the world burn?

          What I don’t understand with this approach: Every society needs structures and nobody can build everything from scratch in this day and age.

          I would like to see it from another perspective. The workers movement always was international. Rosa Luxemburg proposed a system to create a better society by implementing so called non-reformist reforms. These reforms are not your typical soc-dem reforms that please bourgeois people. They are build in a way that takes society a step further. I would love to see non-reformist reforms of the EU. Making it more social, breaking neoliberal and colonialist policies.

        • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          11
          arrow-down
          5
          ·
          4 days ago

          Yeah, nah, my point was about how no eu wouldn’t be better for these countries because that’s what russia wants, and there is so many benefits to working together like that. Then you “whatabout” with something that has nothing to do with what I said. Im happy to see you recognize your are a clown though! First step is admitting it

          • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            4
            arrow-down
            9
            ·
            4 days ago

            no eu wouldn’t be better for these countries because that’s what russia wants

            Citation needed. Also: The US would prefer it like that, as well. That’s the reason why the EU bends over backwards as to not piss off the so-called US too much.

            Then you “whatabout”

            You kinda started the whataboutism by invoking big, scary Russia.

            • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              6
              arrow-down
              2
              ·
              4 days ago

              Citation needed. Also: The US would prefer it like that, as well. That’s the reason why the EU bends over backwards as to not piss off the so-called US too much.

              Are you implying that there is less strength in numbers via resource pooling?

              Only under the current administration does the US overtly not want the EU, due to trumps russian ties. He is acting on their behalf.

              You kinda started the whataboutism by invoking big, scary Russia

              What? Not at all, russia doesn’t want the EU because its a power block that can effectively oppose them…

              • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                4
                arrow-down
                6
                ·
                4 days ago

                Are you implying that there is less strength in numbers via resource pooling?

                I’m implying that you’re pulling the supposed interests of Russia out of ass.

                Only under the current administration does the US overtly not want the EU, due to trumps russian ties. He is acting on their behalf.

                Wow. The conspiracy theories get wilder and wilder every minute with you, huh?

                What? Not at all,

                You started mentioning Russia. That’s whataboutism.

                russia doesn’t want the EU

                👏citation👏needed👏

                because its a power block that can effectively oppose them…

                lol. That’s why Ukraine is losing the war, right? /s

                • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  5
                  arrow-down
                  3
                  ·
                  4 days ago

                  Oh boy, well, when you join the the real world let me know and then we can talk. Have a great life

                  • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    3
                    arrow-down
                    3
                    ·
                    edit-2
                    4 days ago

                    Yeah, sure. I’m the one that’s delusional.

                    Ukraine is totally winning the war right now and Europe could easily take Russia in a war. The toothfairy told me so.

                    /s

                • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  2
                  arrow-down
                  2
                  ·
                  edit-2
                  4 days ago

                  You started mentioning Russia. That’s whataboutism.

                  You should probably make an effort to learn what whataboutism actually is before attempting to call it out. How can one ever make any argument without mentioning the valid points and supporting reasoning for the argument?

                  Claiming that the EU provides strength to oppose Russia is not an example of whataboutism. Whataboutism involves using a counter-accusation to defend against an accusation. eg: “You’re accusing me of stealing a cookie from the cookie jar? What about the time that you ate my last yogurt cup in the fridge!”

                  • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    4
                    ·
                    4 days ago

                    Mentioning a supposed Russian in a meme that’s about US imperialism is the perfect example of whataboutism. Or at least it’s a thought-terminating cliche.

        • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          7
          arrow-down
          4
          ·
          4 days ago

          It’s hilarious. The people making the memes are usually top tier but the comments are filled with clowns. It’s wild.

          • алсааас [she/they]@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPM
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            8
            arrow-down
            7
            ·
            edit-2
            4 days ago

            It’s crazy how in terms of comments it’s actually more of a c/shitlibmemes TwT

            But I fear the backlash of removing lib comments TBH. (And I don’t want to seem petty or like those things are personal and TBH I am libbaiting with a passion)

            Also properly weighing them and so on would likely be a 24/7 effort /hj

            Like I legit don’t get why those people are here and are getting angry over and over again at just basic socialist positions

            • azolus@slrpnk.net
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              4
              arrow-down
              5
              ·
              4 days ago

              Yeah it’s not even something controversial in terms of inner-socialist disagreements but just complete basics of “don’t identify with the interests of the bourgeois state and its geopolitical institutions of power”

              PS

              Everytime i try to send you a DM or connect on matrix my lemmy client (jerboa) crashes for unknown reasons :/. If you want to connect you’ll have to send me a DM with your contact info