brooklyn13, That's what i said opinions, and i added it has been amusing to me for years that so most all the trolls that come here state their opinions as certainties, as you did. You didn't deal with that opinion of mine except by saying something which is not true. So, uour first sentence is bullshit.
What's with the "lighten up" crap. How many times a week do you tell people who disagree with you to lighten up when you have no legit reason to say it. Be honest with yourself. I simply asked what's with those who tell others to lighten up all the time. That little AI is spot on. Actually noted, the link tells you what i asked which is cool.
"Dude, they're called opinions, lighten up. Remember how you were so sure, without evidence, that Trump did Netanyahu's bidding by bombing Iran? There were other possible scenarios and I"m wondering how that assertion of yours is so different than what you take issue with me about this."
And your 2nd and 3rd sentence is not true.
I'm sure others have said it to you, though don't recall reading it said to you here. You would have read it plenty too, but i didn't say it to you. Why would i say that when i know Trump had to be talked out of attacking Iran in his first term. No doubt Netanyahu has always been encouraging Trump to attack Iran, but i have no idea whether that's why Trump did.
So that's two of the things that continue to personally piss me off about you, you have said "lighten up" to me a number of times when you had no valid reason to, and you are too sloppy with the truth when it suits you.
The rest of your post almost passes muster for me, ithough obviously some of Trump's pals would have benefitted from Maduro's abduction, it's good to know your Krugman tidbit,
"There is also some talk about some billionaires like Lauder, apparently pals with both Putin and Trump, pushing for regime change there since Trump's first term.
And, of course, the amoral hedge fund bros:
"Which is not to say that nobody has profited from the abduction of Maduro. A few months ago Trumpist billionaire Paul Singer bought Citgo, the former U.S.-based arm of Venezuela’s state-run oil company. Citgo owns three Gulf Coast refineries custom-built to process Venezuelan crude, refineries that have suffered from the U.S. embargo on imports of that crude. If Trump lifts that embargo, Singer will receive a huge windfall." - Krugman Substack, 01.07"
though if you had a decent level of consideration for the situation here you would have included the appropriate and required link for the Krugman substack.
Rules are rules, why be a dick when it's so very simple not to be.