In a matter of a few hours notice we were able to bring together more than 35 people on Saturday at the busiest intersection in our Brunswick community.
People from several local groups turned out in the 20 degree cold for 90 minutes. The honks and peace signs were more than we usually get at our weekly vigil on this same corner.
Trumps illegal and immoral intervention in Venezuela, and the grabbing of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, is beyond evil as the US once again displayed its imperialist face to the entire world. No good can come from this ugly action.
Trump now says that the US will run Venezuela. He intends to attempt to take their oil (which he claims was 'stolen' from the US) and the vast mineral deposits inside Venezuela.
Trump also claims that he will run Venezuela 'right' to the benefit of the people there. Who actually believes that?
What could come next? Will civil war erupt in Venezuela? Will the US be forced to put boots on the ground? Will there be a massive refugee crisis that will make past refugee surges into the US look like nothing?
We all should switch from using the words 'peace movement' here in the US. Instead we should call ourselves an 'anti-imperialist' movement which more accurately reflects this historic moment.
A group of us went to lunch after the protest was over. We agreed that we are now living in WW3. The US is currently creating war$ and chaos all over the world. Trump understands that the US economy is collapsing and his desperate administration knows that to steal the oil in Venezuela could very well help stabilize the US economy over time.
Trump is a puppet president who takes orders from the deep state oligarchs. I heard that one of the members of the Rothschild banking family was the first to congratulate him on this coup d'etat.
Will Trump's already shaky MAGA base (upset about the Epstein files) also be angry over this invasion? After all, Trump promised no more regime change wars.
The lesson for China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Palestine, Latin America and the African continent is that you can't trust the US - not for one second!
In the meantime Congress is as quiet as a church mouse. We know the so-called 'progressive' Democrats will do nothing except whimper a bit like a beaten hound dog.
It's up to us now. The American people need to hit the streets - and not just once - but repeatedly.
Our next statewide protest will be held on Saturday, January 10 in Saco on the bridges between that town and Biddeford. (Park at the Amtrak station.) We start at 1:30 pm.
Bruce
~ Photos by MB Sullivan
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