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I can only apologize - I presume I heard it somewhere and internalized it. Not like I am making fun of Venezuela, at least not intentionally.

You're making an analogy (simile/metaphor?) based on a supportable fact.

Folks can argue about the veracity of your fact, but it's extremely supportable:

Don't give in to the politically correct folks. Support and back up your opinions, and don't shrink from asserting facts.

Next thing you know, people will say we should outlaw words like antediluvian.