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PeaceWave

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Sat Jan 3, 2026, 04:37 PM Saturday

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WHAT FRACTION of Venezuelans are living abroad ? Do these 64% constitute a VOCAL MINORITY or do they ... eppur_se_muova Saturday #1
That 64% are expats in this poll and don't know why they're mentioned other than distraction uponit7771 Saturday #11
"We found that people who have fled the country don't really like conditions there. That's why they fled." eppur_se_muova Saturday #17
Well if the country has roughly 93 million Johonny Saturday #18
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Saturday #19
So they went out there and interviewed tons of people in just 12 hours??? GreenWave Saturday #2
I think it would have been presented as a hypothetical EarlG Saturday #4
Maybe the reason they're not upset about Maduro being booted is because he was Trump version 2.0. nt in2herbs Saturday #3
What is Traildogbob Saturday #5
That will change as soon as they realize that the point of this was to steal Venezuela's resources and the people Nanjeanne Saturday #6
"We will be greeted as LIBERATORS!" USS_Dauntless Saturday #15
Holy selective way of reporting. Johnny2X2X Saturday #7
Only 35% supports this shit?!?!!?! We're cooked !!! uponit7771 Saturday #8
The ones living in the US are going to be very sorry. He is not going to allow them tostay here. boston bean Saturday #9
The in-country survey would be a major challenge, imo gulliver Saturday #10
***LIVING ABROAD*** That's what? 12000 people vs 30 million? uponit7771 Saturday #12
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Saturday #20
Here's a vocal response from a Venezuelan-American in the US RoseTrellis Saturday #13
Of course they do. In It to Win It Saturday #14
That sounds low. Maduro is more hated within Venezuela. Melon Saturday #16

eppur_se_muova

(40,989 posts)
1. WHAT FRACTION of Venezuelans are living abroad ? Do these 64% constitute a VOCAL MINORITY or do they ...
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 04:42 PM
Saturday

actually represent a popular majority ??

Maduro may be a despicable tyrant, to our POV, but do his own countryman actually feel the same way ? And would that even justify an unprovoked attack by the USA military if they did ?

Have they quoted anyone called "Curveball" yet ?

uponit7771

(93,491 posts)
11. That 64% are expats in this poll and don't know why they're mentioned other than distraction
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:17 PM
Saturday

... seeing they're in the single thousands vs million

eppur_se_muova

(40,989 posts)
17. "We found that people who have fled the country don't really like conditions there. That's why they fled."
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:39 PM
Saturday

So yeah, he's a dictator, but so is our guy, and the military haven't kidnapped him yet. Kind of a double standard.

Johonny

(25,468 posts)
18. Well if the country has roughly 93 million
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:58 PM
Saturday

And roughly 7 million have fled. So 64 percent of less than 10 percent. . .

Accurate polling within the country is probably impossible.

Still, no one wants to live in complete chaos, which they might now have.

Response to Johonny (Reply #18)

GreenWave

(12,333 posts)
2. So they went out there and interviewed tons of people in just 12 hours???
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 04:42 PM
Saturday

Or is this an old poll suspiciously released?

EarlG

(23,356 posts)
4. I think it would have been presented as a hypothetical
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 04:51 PM
Saturday

It looks like the poll was conducted in December, so respondents would have been asked if they supported the hypothetical removal of Maduro by the United States, and those are the results.

in2herbs

(4,238 posts)
3. Maybe the reason they're not upset about Maduro being booted is because he was Trump version 2.0. nt
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 04:42 PM
Saturday

Traildogbob

(12,561 posts)
5. What is
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 04:57 PM
Saturday

The polling of Americans abroad and here for military taking out our DICKtator? 🍆🥔75 percent?

Nanjeanne

(6,508 posts)
6. That will change as soon as they realize that the point of this was to steal Venezuela's resources and the people
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 04:59 PM
Saturday

are left with an occupier.

I remember when the Iraqi's were going to greet us with flowers.

USS_Dauntless

(219 posts)
15. "We will be greeted as LIBERATORS!"
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:25 PM
Saturday

I remember that.

Johnny2X2X

(23,693 posts)
7. Holy selective way of reporting.
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:01 PM
Saturday

So the vast majority of Venezuelans living in Venezuela are against this, that’s the story here. You just overthrew a government and 2/3s of the citizens there are against it.

uponit7771

(93,491 posts)
8. Only 35% supports this shit?!?!!?! We're cooked !!!
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:02 PM
Saturday

boston bean

(36,873 posts)
9. The ones living in the US are going to be very sorry. He is not going to allow them tostay here.
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:04 PM
Saturday

Ice is on the way.

gulliver

(13,714 posts)
10. The in-country survey would be a major challenge, imo
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:16 PM
Saturday

I can't imagine someone calling me up at random in a country run by a dictator and asking me to "answer a few questions."

uponit7771

(93,491 posts)
12. ***LIVING ABROAD*** That's what? 12000 people vs 30 million?
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:19 PM
Saturday

Response to uponit7771 (Reply #12)

RoseTrellis

(108 posts)
13. Here's a vocal response from a Venezuelan-American in the US
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:20 PM
Saturday

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In It to Win It

(12,331 posts)
14. Of course they do.
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:22 PM
Saturday

Melon

(1,091 posts)
16. That sounds low. Maduro is more hated within Venezuela.
Sat Jan 3, 2026, 05:37 PM
Saturday
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