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Podcast: Stay in the Fray Podcast
Episode: Defending Maduro? The Receipts on Venezuela the Left Won’t Acknowledge
Description: Why are Americans defending an authoritarian regime they would never survive under?In this mini-episode, Ryan breaks down the documented reality of Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro — hyperinflation measured in the millions, mass migration, political repression, UN human-rights findings, and U.S. criminal indictments that point to narco-state behavior.This is not hearsay. These are verified facts, international reports, and real-world consequences lived by millions of Venezuelans who fled their country.The episode also examines a growing contradiction in American political culture: activists praising authoritarian leaders from the safety of U.S. freedoms, dis...