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Venezuelans going to the polls Sunday will be asked to answer an unusually provocative question: Should their government be given a blank check to invade neighboring Guyana, and wrest away three-quarters of its oil-rich territory?

The government of Nicolás Maduro is putting the query before voters, part of a century-old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that is raising tensions in the region and threatening to escalate into a shooting war.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We had three families in our neighborhood, all related, that the parents/grandparents were from Guyana and the kids were born here.

I can’t speak for the country but those people were awesome! Super friendly, nice, hard working but most of all happy to share and explain their culture.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What is your comment supposed to mean?

I can’t speak for the country but those people were awesome!

If they were assholes, would you just bomb their country? Wtf?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's a pretty uncharitable interpretation, the commenter is just saying they otherwise don't know have any experience with the country

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Bingo! I can’t believe I have to defend sharing my positive, limited, anecdotal experience with Guyanese people and culture.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

What is your comment supposed to mean?

It’s supposed to mean I can’t speak for the country or all the Guyanese people based on my limited, anecdotal experience with one family.

I’m not informed on the regional geopolitics, I’ve never been there. Hell, I had to look up the appropriate demonym because I couldn’t remember if it was Guyanese or Guyanan.

It makes me sad to see this and think that people who were so nice and exposed me to Guyanese culture, a country I hadn’t even known existed and would have guessed was in South Asia, might see their cultural home attacked.

It’s supposed to mean I don’t know what I don’t know and I’m not comfortable making assumptions or inferences when I’m not informed.

Seems like that’s not a problem you have.