How is Guyana or Venezuela any of America's business? Guyana has a democratic government that respects the rule of law and the Venezuelan election the Americans deemed fraudulent was actually praised by many as being free and fair. Among the latter was the Canadian Labour Congress. This madness about American hegemony is nauseating. Some transplanted Guyanese living in the US now believe they are powerful because Uncle Sam is theirs and they could influence Uncle Sam to impose sanctions and do all kinds of high handed things to small countries. There are a few things to be cautious about on this front. First, the USA is not the only power in the world. Maduro has survived because of support from China, Russia and Iran. Moreover, those Guyanese Americans who are campaigning for possible sanctions should know that when push comes to shove they would have no influence over their Uncle Sam. Why? Uncle Sam is directed by big business . Exxon will tell Uncle Sam what it wants . Finally, do the Guyanese Americans remember the cold war and what happened to Guyana in that period. One of the most principled politicians the world has ever seen, Cheddi Jagan, was kept out of office by the same Uncle Sam some Guyanese now seem to worship. The long and short of this matter is that in the final analysis Uncle Sam acts on behalf of big business and ,importantly, Uncle Sam is not as powerful as some would like to think.