The right-wing version of American imperialism believes that the world is a better place because of them. The left-wing version of American imperialism believes that the world is worse off because of them. Both are ways of seeing the world in a self-referencing and solipsistic way, because in the end what matters is what the big countries do, not what the smaller countries do. In this imperialistic way of seeing the world, the future is dictated by the Goliaths, and the small Davids follow along, whether that is a good thing (right-wing) or a bad thing (left-wing).
I’m worried about the implicit ways of understanding the world that perpetuate the very things we in the left allegedly denounce. Not everything revolves around the United States. Venezuela has a legitimately elected president, his name is Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. Venezuela has a long history of human rights grass-roots organizing, starting with the brave activist Maria Corina Machado. Now that Maduro is out of the picture, it is time for external observers to let Venezuelans run the show. Let them hold elections. Let Venezuelans take responsibility of their own future.
If this proposition surfaces questions about their independence, ability or capacity, what does that say about you?