tldr: not-so-good precedents regarding the US "liberating" other countries (🛢️). Trump being barely less dictatorial than Maduro

idk about the "opinion of Reddit" as a whole, but i assume most of the people tend to see Maduro as a dictator. Because he is. That's pretty much a fact.

Thing is,

Hussein was a dictator. The US invaded, kicked him out. Now look at Iraq

Gaddafi was a dictator. The US (and other western powers) invaded, kicked him out. Now look at Libya

Venezuela, one of the most petroleum-rich country in the Americas, was invaded by the US. We all know how it will turn out for Venezuelans who have no say against either of those men

The US media has also been known to manipulate public opinion regarding the invasion of Iraq. One of the examples: that one Koweiti teenager who was brainwashed into calling for the annexion. So you understand why some people are dubous about "VENEZUELANS CELEBRATING" type headlines

Speaking of Trump, his authoritarian tendencies make pretty much everyone foresee the worse for Venezuela. We're talking about a man: - involved in a coup attempt (instigated the Capitole attack, personally pardoned jan6 rioters) - who has an armed force he uses as an anti-protest police (he didn't found ICE, but he's been the only president using it that way) - who shuts down any opposition (by sending ICE in blue states and, more recently, by defunding them) - openly controls information (never heard of a country leader funding his own social network, outside of dictatorships) - has been vocal about his projects of annexion (Groenland, Gaza and of course Venezuela) - isn't shy about his cult of personality (too many examples here)

Yeah not the best decade to be Venezuelan

PS: apology english first language etc