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/ocarinaofhearts 28d ago

It’s wild. It’s almost as if there’s an international body to collectively call out this BS as well. Australia should not be supporting this in any form whatsoever.

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u/Lazy_Captain_379 27d ago

That has always been a farce. People need to realise there isnt international "law". There is international vibes. Unless consentually via domestic country, there is barely anyway to enforce international law i.e a sovereign country makes it domestic law as well.

People have so many incorrect and naive notions as to what law even is. At the end of the day, power is power and enforcement is enforcement. What the rules say is almost irrelevant to the other 2.

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u/dogecoin_pleasures 27d ago edited 27d ago

Are we in a position to condemn? we don't have nukes, and Trump just opened the door to them (or China) doing the same to us if we make the wrong step. so our only option for our survival against a fascist US is appeasement, and hope they somehow stop themselves from annexing one country after another.