SBF speaks from prison: Accuses Western media of double standards, discusses US politics and selective enforcement

【BlockBeats】 Interestingly, SBF, who recently posted from detention, raised a thought-provoking question — why do American and Western media apply completely different standards to leaders of different countries?

He compared Venezuelan President Maduro with former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH). Both have complicated backgrounds and have governed countries plagued by drug trafficking issues. But their stories later diverged completely — JOH later cooperated with the US to combat drug crimes and peacefully transferred power at the end of his term; Maduro, on the other hand, was accused of colluding with drug cartels, ignoring election results, and ultimately turning to dictatorship.

An interesting detail here is: after JOH’s term ended, the US government arrested him and extradited him back to the US, while after Maduro refused to recognize the election results, the US also chose a similar approach.

SBF’s point of questioning is that liberal media heavily criticize the legality of the US arrest of Maduro in Venezuela, but he can’t understand why, back when the US arrested JOH in Honduras, these media remained silent? He believes the root cause is highly politicized — media support Maduro and oppose JOH simply because Maduro was previously opposed by Trump, while JOH even received a pardon from Trump.

SBF’s final conclusion is that this is not a “rule of law” issue at all, but rather a matter of political stance driving the narrative choices. This view is somewhat eye-opening — regardless of how you see him, this topic is indeed worth discussing within the community.