"US to Keep Venezuelan Oil," Says ABC
An ABC tweet claims the US takes control of Venezuelan oil and its sales revenue; the debate over this form of tutelage is underway.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
An ABC headline claims the US controls Venezuelan crude
According to a message circulated by ABC among its most-read news items, the United States would take full control of Venezuela's oil: Washington would assume total control over production and pocket the money from every sale, without sharing it with Caracas. The scope of this measure comes from that headline, not an official statement. In the thread, some present the operation in an ironic tone as a way to protect the country from itself. For the most critical comment, the formula is textbook vassalage: here, the master doesn't settle for half the harvest; he takes the whole crop.
What does the US gain by controlling Venezuelan crude?
It would gain direct access to the resource and the cash flow from its sales, without intermediaries or sovereign sharing, according to that headline. The analogy most circulated in the thread is the feudal one: the power offers guardianship and keeps all the product. Opposing this is the objection that whoever controls the resource and the money also controls the policy of the country owning it. Part of the commentary also drifts toward conspiracy theories about specific foreign interests, without any proof to back them up.
Why do some believe Maduro might come out stronger?
Because the operation would turn him into the visible victim of a foreign power, and that validates any anti-imperialist narrative. The thread holds that those who demanded free elections in Venezuela now believe they are unnecessary because the crude already has an owner. If the outcome is perceived as plunder, Washington pays the cost, and Chavismo regains ground; this is a hypothesis of the participants, not a settled conclusion. Added to this is one user noting that they would rather not be an American soldier currently deployed there.
With the crude in foreign hands, some predict in the thread that the operation won't end well and that Venezuela will become even more dependent on external powers. What is absent from the material is any indication that Caracas will soon recover control of its main asset.
According to a message circulated by ABC among its most-read news items, the United States would take full control of Venezuela's oil: Washington would assume total control over production and pocket the money from every sale, without sharing it with Caracas. The scope of this measure comes from that headline, not an official statement. In the thread, some present the operation in an ironic tone as a way to protect the country from itself. For the most critical comment, the formula is textbook vassalage: here, the master doesn't settle for half the harvest; he takes the whole crop.
What does the US gain by controlling Venezuelan crude?
It would gain direct access to the resource and the cash flow from its sales, without intermediaries or sovereign sharing, according to that headline. The analogy most circulated in the thread is the feudal one: the power offers guardianship and keeps all the product. Opposing this is the objection that whoever controls the resource and the money also controls the policy of the country owning it. Part of the commentary also drifts toward conspiracy theories about specific foreign interests, without any proof to back them up.
Why do some believe Maduro might come out stronger?
Because the operation would turn him into the visible victim of a foreign power, and that validates any anti-imperialist narrative. The thread holds that those who demanded free elections in Venezuela now believe they are unnecessary because the crude already has an owner. If the outcome is perceived as plunder, Washington pays the cost, and Chavismo regains ground; this is a hypothesis of the participants, not a settled conclusion. Added to this is one user noting that they would rather not be an American soldier currently deployed there.
With the crude in foreign hands, some predict in the thread that the operation won't end well and that Venezuela will become even more dependent on external powers. What is absent from the material is any indication that Caracas will soon recover control of its main asset.
Summary of a discussion on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., translated from Spanish and reviewed before publication. Read the full discussion (32 replies).
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