Satire exposes the battle over Venezuela's oil
A drawing titled 'ransistah' reopens the fight over Venezuelan oil between the US and Europe, with Zapatero and the Nobel Peace Prize winner as witnesses.
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The 'ransistah' cartoon reveals the tug-of-war over Venezuelan crude
A few strokes were all it took to put Venezuelan oil back on the front page. A cartoon titled 'ransistah' is spreading across social media with the force of geopolitical memes: a distorted portrait that some read as dark humor and others as a racist trope, just as the United States and Europe become entangled over Venezuela's future.
The key is not the joke, but the business. Behind the crossfire of insults emerges the thesis that the White House wants Venezuelan crude for its own consumption, without sharing it with the European allies who have backed the opposition, including María Corina Machado. Former Prime Minister Zapatero appears as an international observer, a role that stirs strong feelings. And lurking nearby is the frustration of the latest Nobel Peace Prize winner and her circle, watching as nobody counts them in on the game.
How much politics fits in a cartoon? More than many would care to admit.
A few strokes were all it took to put Venezuelan oil back on the front page. A cartoon titled 'ransistah' is spreading across social media with the force of geopolitical memes: a distorted portrait that some read as dark humor and others as a racist trope, just as the United States and Europe become entangled over Venezuela's future.
The key is not the joke, but the business. Behind the crossfire of insults emerges the thesis that the White House wants Venezuelan crude for its own consumption, without sharing it with the European allies who have backed the opposition, including María Corina Machado. Former Prime Minister Zapatero appears as an international observer, a role that stirs strong feelings. And lurking nearby is the frustration of the latest Nobel Peace Prize winner and her circle, watching as nobody counts them in on the game.
How much politics fits in a cartoon? More than many would care to admit.
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