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Countless opeds about Mamdani being a "socialist" and are literally any of those publications talking about Donald Trump not just claiming to take over a country but deciding what companies are allowed/not allowed to operate in that foreign country?

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social

Apparently Exxon won't have the privilege of having their stuff nationalized a third time in Venezuela bc Darren Woods told the truth at what was meant to be a performed loyalty session. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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“Government shouldn’t pick winners and losers” -Tea Party when Obama was president before they changed their name to the MAGA Party

Were I an oil-company exec, I wouldn't dare set foot inside Venezuela without a heavily-armed brigade surrounding me, and air evac on standby. And even then I wouldn't sleep soundly. I'd become a massive political target, with potentially every faction wanting to kidnap or simply execute me.

No, because 'socialism' is an anti-left totem devoid of meaning, and rather than examine why communism failed (oppressive police states and the impulsive whims of individual office holders surprisingly prominent) they'd rather use a familiar and empty epithat

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He demands to dictate how American companies run their businesses. He demands a share of revenue from American companies. He demands equity in American companies.

You would they would workshop this a little before invading a country and kidnapping their leader. Now, oil execs are like WTF. We have enough oil domestically, it's bitch to get it out of the ground and expensive to refine it. Way to go trumpshitforbrains. Yeah and Atlantic City needs a casino.

Imagine them not being eager to put their nuts in a vise and inviting Trump to squeeze.🙄

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social

Imagine sinking tens of billions into Venezuela only to have Trump come back at you in a year or two and extort you to buy his crypto or donate to his family charity. It would be a shame if your oil concession got cancelled…

It’s very capitalist and absolutely 100% non-socialist for the ruler of a country to decide what interest rates credit card companies can charge too.