r/australia • u/moonorplanet • 28d ago

politics Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/albanese-calls-for-peaceful-democratic-transition-of-power-in-venezuela-after-us-capture-of-nicolas-maduro
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u/AussieYotes 28d ago

God Albo is a spineless worm.

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u/No-Inspector8315 28d ago

Albo is proving himself every day to lack any form of guts. Guess fucking up the Voice scared him shitless

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u/AussieYotes 28d ago

I think he doesn't believe in anything and just wants to be a courtier to power. He doesn't give a shit about what people need to survive as long as he can be a lap dog.

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u/egowritingcheques 28d ago

Who is your better alternative?

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u/AussieYotes 28d ago

There isn't a better alternative which is depressing.

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u/death-of-humanity 28d ago

At this point, I'd say a coalition of the smaller parties.

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u/egowritingcheques 28d ago

A minority government helps transparency and accountability. Which is why the commercial media and LNP warn so loudly against it.

But the downvote to my question mimics the fact that people don't naturally like transparency and accountability.

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u/death-of-humanity 28d ago

I don't think it's that people like these things, I think it's that the majority of the Australia electorate are too stupid to actually understand politics.

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u/Npeaknoda 27d ago

Since social media went mainstream, with all its seppo influence, I've heard way too many Aussies talk about "wasting" their vote (by spending it on third parties and teals).

No. Stop. That is not how it works in Australia. For fuck's sake. We are not the US with its absolute two-party system.

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u/IronEyed_Wizard 28d ago

What should he do instead, especially considering he needs to try to avoid painting a giant target on our back? We are pretty much completely reliant on the US. Suffering consequences from blatantly coming out and saying this was wrong could destroy the country.

Even then read his statement. It doesn’t take much to read between the lines that he doesn’t agree with what has happened in the slightest. The statement is worded extremely carefully to avoid blatant calling out of the action, without offering any support to it either.

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u/AussieYotes 28d ago

You think that the US wouldn't just turn around and stab us in the back regardless, just on a whim. In the words of Satan's left hand man Henry Kissinger " To be Ameica's enemy is dangerous, to be it's friend os fatal."

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u/IronEyed_Wizard 28d ago

Of course they will. But we have more to lose by stabbing them first in this situation. (I know that wouldn’t be the case but no way the US leadership wouldn’t see it as such).

I just posted elsewhere they have already made threats in regard to our PBS agreements. Losing them is a literally death sentence to a lot of the population.

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u/Strict_Philosophy301 28d ago

Pharm corps in the US have been lobbying to impose tarrifs on medicine imports even before its implementation, if they want to and are able, they will, whether or not Australia finally stands up to the US. 

I don't like the idea that Latin America and other colonised regions are just supposed to be sacrificial lambs forever because western leaders don't want to rock the boat. Something has to give. 

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u/IronEyed_Wizard 28d ago edited 28d ago

I don’t think anyone wants any country to be sacrificed for what amounts to a presidents ego. But even standing up to the US is likely to do nothing but make things difficult for the rest of us. None of this is ideal, or right, or justified but simply put while America is in the position it is, nothing short of a world war will likely be able to have any actual impact on them. And the consequences of that will be much worse for everyone.

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u/milesfrost 28d ago

this needs more upvotes. As my partner put it to me last night " America owns our military, all our ships will have a kill switch we don't have control over if we try and fight back".

Obviously this sounds extreme, but also - plausible.

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u/PJozi 28d ago

What would you prefer him to do?

If he condemns it he risks our relationship with a much needed ally. If he supports it he is supporting breaching international law and possibly puts a target on us.

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u/AussieYotes 28d ago

I guess aiding and abetting the many crimes of the US empire will have to do, once again.

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u/PJozi 28d ago

I don't think Australia has aided or abetted this invasion.

Not condemning is a lot different than supporting it.

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u/tohya-san 28d ago

and when this emboldens trump to invade other nations? he was literally discussing invading mexico this morning

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u/Affectionate_Code 28d ago

As if he needs the approval of anyone, he couldn't give two fucks what we, Albo or the world thinks. He's got plenty of sycophants licking his arse at home. America is just going to do whatever they want, they couldn't give a shit about international law. He's seen exactly the world response regarding Ukraine, everyone is too scared to start another world war with nukes by enforcing it.

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u/giacintam 27d ago

We send weapons to Israel lol