Comment by kwanbix

Maduro is a dictator and a criminal - there is no doubt about it.

He is an illegitimate president who has systematically violated the rights of the Venezuelan people. He has bought off the military, the judiciary, and other key institutions, hollowing out the state to ensure his grip on power.

His regime has also supported and benefited from the existence of drug cartels in Venezuela as another mechanism to maintain control and stay in power.

Together with Chávez, Maduro has ruled the country for more than 27 years, a period marked by countless atrocities against the population, from forced disappearances to torture and rape.

The result is one of the largest humanitarian and migration crises in modern history: more than 8 million Venezuelans have fled the country to escape the regime.

The international community has proven itself unwilling to act. The UN will do nothing. NATO will do nothing. No one will.

We were, and perhaps still are, watching Venezuela turn into another Cuba, with one crucial difference: Venezuela sits on vast oil reserves.

The "Crazy Red" is a pig, but at least he is the only one willing to confront Maduro. This may end up being the only genuinely positive thing he does during his presidency.

Yes, the attack is not "ideal". But in an ideal world, there would be no dictatorships, there would be no Maduro.

And I say all this as a South American with family in both Colombia and Venezuela.

EDIT: this is written by the Vzla admins in Reddit: Foreigners, if your opinion comes without ever meeting a Venezuelan part of the biggest diaspora of the 21st century, I would advise against commenting. You might deserve a ban from this subreddit, thank you for your attention to this matter.