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Gonna be some ketchup on the walls.
Machado works for the opposition party in Venezuela.
Machado works for the opposition party in Venezuela.
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Venezuelan
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chrissteel
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The recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize and Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado praised President Donald Trump for helping to cut off funding to what she called a "criminal narco-terrorist structure."
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He lost, fucko. Deal with it.
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I get that. It's not lost on me. I doubt MAGA can decipher the ins and outs. Kudos to you. Are you MAGA? Straight up question. Are you MAGA? The fact that you've commented speaks volumes.
Politics make strange bedfellows.
Are you on the side of María Corina Machado Parisca in her quest? Or on the side of MAGA U.S. style?
Or do you think they are one in the same at this point? Do you think Machado should have been awarded the prize, Or do you think Trump was shafted?
Before you answer any of the above questions, ponder: In 2024, Machado received the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize and the Sakharov Prize (shared with González) for representing Venezuelans fighting for democracy.
"Fighting for Democracy."
The Norwegians know who is on the right side of history.
Do you?
María Corina Machado Parisca (born 7 October 1967) is a Venezuelan politician, activist, and prominent leader of the Venezuelan opposition to the administrations of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. She served as a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela from 2011 to 2014, and has run as a candidate in presidential elections.
An industrial engineer with a master's degree in finance, Machado began her political career as a founder of the vote-monitoring organization Súmate. She is the National Coordinator of the political party Vente Venezuela and ran in the 2012 opposition presidential primary, which she lost to Henrique Capriles. During the 2014 Venezuelan protests, she played a leading role in organizing demonstrations against Maduro's government.
In 2023, Machado won the opposition primary to become the unity candidate for the 2024 presidential election. She named Corina Yoris as a replacement candidate, who was later replaced by Edmundo González. The opposition presented vote tallies, claiming that González won the election in a landslide, while the government-run National Electoral Council claimed victory for Maduro without presenting evidence.Shortly after the 28 July election, Machado announced that she had gone into hiding, citing fears for her life and freedom under the Maduro government.
In 2025, Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy". She was named one of BBC's 100 Women in 2018, and listed among Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2025. In 2024, Machado received the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize and the Sakharov Prize (shared with González) for representing Venezuelans fighting for democracy.
chrissteel
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Two things can be true, she deserved the prize and our efforts to pressure is good. I do which the boat bombing would stop.
And my question is why are folks so hateful here. Not necessary. I admit i posted this here but was remembering a similar thread on another site that had more discussion on this topic.
And my question is why are folks so hateful here. Not necessary. I admit i posted this here but was remembering a similar thread on another site that had more discussion on this topic.
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Could have something to do with the fact that you necro'd a topic that has been dead for about three weeks now. It was discussed. He lost. The Venezuelan gal kissed his ass and said nice things about him because she knows she needs his support. All been discussed. It's almost like you only resurrected the discussion to remind us that she said nice things about him, as if that's some kind of justification for him starting his own military conflict without congressional approval.
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Indeed.
It’s your timing chrissteel.
That and the fact that you’re here to trumpet Trump apparently… instead of applauding someone who is fighting for Democracy in her country.
Sort of like how Nancy Pelosi has been fighting for Democracy here. And now that she is retiring, imma bet you won’t have anything nice to say about her, because, you know, she never said anything nice about Trump like Machado did.
It’s your timing chrissteel.
That and the fact that you’re here to trumpet Trump apparently… instead of applauding someone who is fighting for Democracy in her country.
Sort of like how Nancy Pelosi has been fighting for Democracy here. And now that she is retiring, imma bet you won’t have anything nice to say about her, because, you know, she never said anything nice about Trump like Machado did.