• Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    2 days ago

    I believe the cockroaches invaded Venezuela as “testing grounds” of sorts, but the goal is to invade somewhere else:

    • It’s a small and politically isolated country. Even “centrist” (i.e. right-wing, but LARPing as fair) governments controlling nearby territories, like Brazil*, don’t want to deal with it. China gave up because of the corruption.
    • The local population understandably hates Maduro, so the odds they’ll spread roach poison is lower.
    • Nothing fucking works properly here in Latin America, so reactions are delayed.
    • Trump is basically doublethinking all the global warming issue: “no, it doesn’r exis!” on one side, but beelining for countries that would become more livable in a warmer world. Venezuela simply doesn’t fit the bill here.

    But unlike the article, I believe the roaches will try to infest Canada next, not Greenland. Greenland, thus Denmark, thus EU, is like poking a wasp nest. The roaches would need a very specific context to try overtaking it, probably in coordination with Putler.

    * yes, I’m saying it. PT is right-wing LARPing as centre-left. It doesn’t fucking matter if the party’s name has to do with labourism, policies are pretty much neoliberal. No wonders they snuggled so comfortably alongside PSDB, another party with a misleading name. The only reason this crap is in power is that it’s less worse than literal fascists.