tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post6009578931300311424..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: The Christmas 2010 postDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-71841214803869940142010-12-27T03:57:48.310+01:002010-12-27T03:57:48.310+01:00Hallo
From Hamburg/Germany
Mein Weihnachten war gr...Hallo<br />From Hamburg/Germany<br />Mein Weihnachten war grandios.<br />Mein Patenkind hat wie wild auf den Weihnachtsmann gewartet(es war als ob ich noch mal Kind war)<br />Es war Traumhaft schön.<br />Ich kann nachvollziehen was im Sozialismus passiert,Eintönigkeit und Graue Zeit.<br />Furchtbar.<br />Alles Gute für Dich!<br />Klaus aus HamburgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-40731320725276149812010-12-26T15:44:58.644+01:002010-12-26T15:44:58.644+01:00Merry Christmas, everybody.
This was my first hol...Merry Christmas, everybody.<br /><br />This was my first holiday season away from my family in Venezuela. As fortunate as I am for being here with my wife and her family, words can't describe how hard it is to know that not only can you spend it with your family, but the realization that the country you long for doesn't really exist anymore.<br /><br />Kepler, "1940"? That would mean we can still look forward to the wholesale imprisonment and killing of political opponents, adventurism into neighboring countries, followed by foreign intervention, and the destruction of whole cities. The Bombing of Ciudad Bolivar? No, thanks.<br /><br />I don't doubt that Chavez will fall sooner rather than later, but how many more will suffer, or die, before the other half of the country wakes up?Escualidus Arrechusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-78966467882233014552010-12-26T03:39:32.173+01:002010-12-26T03:39:32.173+01:00Merry Xmas Daniel. It is hard to live outside you...Merry Xmas Daniel. It is hard to live outside your home country against your desire but even harder to be living in it while it is destroyed. My wishes are for us to see the light at the end of the tunnel next year. Keep yourself safe....Douglas Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-5007399195103184242010-12-26T00:12:38.884+01:002010-12-26T00:12:38.884+01:00Adding my bit to the downer theme, I live in a sma...Adding my bit to the downer theme, I live in a small condo/apartment complex where most of the units are vacation homes. Quiet most of the time, but full and rockin' on holidays. Kids playing and yelling and fireworks and parties 'til dawn. Not this year. Two, maybe three families here for Navidad, the rest are empty and it is very quiet. What's with that? People can't even afford to visit their vacation homes for Christmas this year?<br /><br />Merry Christmas, all. May next year's Christmas be more joyous.m_asterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808513711410506159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-33644412165961177492010-12-25T22:21:57.325+01:002010-12-25T22:21:57.325+01:00Daniel,
Venezuela has my thoughts and sympathies....Daniel,<br /><br />Venezuela has my thoughts and sympathies. Things seem very different now than when I was there in the very late 1990s – early years of this century. Then, it seemed as though the Christmas celebrations were typical of those in predominately Roman Catholic countries. There is now far more Christmas spirit here in Panama than in Venezuela; even as an Agnostic I very much enjoy and appreciate it. <br /><br />When I <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/christmas-greetings-and-the-world-is-insane/?singlepage=true" rel="nofollow">gripe</a> about the politically correct assaults against the celebration of Christmas in the United States I need to remember that everything is far, far better than in Venezuela.Dan Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185618140549144706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-85532808229550389382010-12-25T19:50:28.679+01:002010-12-25T19:50:28.679+01:00yes my family gatherings on xmas also get smaller ...yes my family gatherings on xmas also get smaller and smaller by the year. And i said since December 1st, this christmas is very "floja".It seems watered down. lights here in maracaibo were crap. Even creativity was crap,they used a toy story theme. not even nutcrackers and wooden horses. Decadence.<br /><br />I'd get out but i wanna graduate,you know how it is.<br /><br />Merry christmas but don't forget the cause,ever.meodexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-41876370591335836032010-12-25T19:41:08.954+01:002010-12-25T19:41:08.954+01:00Kepler,
Are you saying we are going to have to fi...Kepler,<br /><br />Are you saying we are going to have to fight WWII again!!??? That is hardly a cheerful thought...<br /><br />Sorry, but for the moment, I am going to continue wallowing in pity for Venezuela and even a little self-pity. I will get over it, but for just a day, I am going to indulge myself in a little bit of melancholy.Roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-54742122049821136502010-12-25T17:35:21.819+01:002010-12-25T17:35:21.819+01:00Daniel Feliz Navidad!
Kepler Ojala estes en lo cie...Daniel Feliz Navidad!<br />Kepler Ojala estes en lo cierto!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-40242208255316012772010-12-25T15:43:10.671+01:002010-12-25T15:43:10.671+01:00Stop whining you all!
Chavismo will be out sooner ...Stop whining you all!<br />Chavismo will be out sooner than you expect.<br /><br />Think 1940.Keplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125538872924743270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-60291250477550906842010-12-25T13:24:23.123+01:002010-12-25T13:24:23.123+01:00Daniel,
Far be it from me to shoot the messenger....Daniel,<br /><br />Far be it from me to shoot the messenger. You are absolutely correct. In Venezuela, it is as though Christmas has been canceled do to lack of interest. The terrible relentless inevitability of our march toward enslavement, and the lack of hope for any sort of future in this country has cast such a pall over the land, that no amount of holiday levity can penetrate it.<br /><br />One of the primary topics of conversations these days is the relative merits of living in U.S., Colombia, Panama, Uruguay, etc...<br /><br />Peace on Earth. Good will to men. Sigh...Roynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-67826762344237092122010-12-25T04:22:04.493+01:002010-12-25T04:22:04.493+01:00My dear Daniel,
this is one of the worst Dec 24th ...My dear Daniel,<br />this is one of the worst Dec 24th ever for me. Not that I am one of those 'Christmasy' people but... It's kinda of a sad feeling all over!<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for all your wishes and your relentless blogging.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409833836497330449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-32072868029602439582010-12-25T02:28:03.108+01:002010-12-25T02:28:03.108+01:00We also know a lot of people who have left. Of cou...We also know a lot of people who have left. Of course, it's the more educated people who are leaving, which makes it worse.<br /><br />Daniel, you have been heroic over these years. I have always admired you. When some have tried to escape the stress of the situation, others have always spoken out, written blogs (like you) or attended demonstrations. Unfortunately, not enough people got involved in this. I wish that everyone had just left work the day of the demonstrations, and joined the students in the streets.<br /><br />DanMucho Spanishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06050244759877801560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-55095017986091825662010-12-25T01:27:53.948+01:002010-12-25T01:27:53.948+01:00Merry Christmas Daniel.
I notice one thing this y...Merry Christmas Daniel.<br /><br />I notice one thing this year. A lot less fireworks both tonight and in the preceding days. I guess they are just too expensive for the neighbourhood kids.Island Canucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-63616966195864575112010-12-25T01:16:28.004+01:002010-12-25T01:16:28.004+01:00Daniel,
Same here in PLC no Christmas spirit at a...Daniel, <br />Same here in PLC no Christmas spirit at all. An occasional loud Bin Ladin going off every so often, but no sky rockets or fireworks. <br />No light displays either.<br />It is a very grim Christmas. <br />We too have decided to pull the plug on Venezuela. Enough is a enough. I will be returning to my home country in 2011 taking my Venezuelan wife and infant son with me. Really sad because I really like it here, built a life here, but now there is no future in it. <br />Take care.GBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-38909311618741231312010-12-25T01:02:32.185+01:002010-12-25T01:02:32.185+01:00Daniel,
As a frequent reader of your blog, I wou...Daniel, <br /><br />As a frequent reader of your blog, I would like to wish you a Merry Xmas even though I know you are not in the mood. <br /><br />Me and my wife from Venezuela are part of the "missing relative crowd" as we live in North America. Her immediate family still resides in Caracas. <br /><br />It is truly a sad event that we are witnessing and I can only offer up hopes and prayers that the majority of the Venezuelan people wake up and take back what has been lost. <br /><br />Take care.Antonionoreply@blogger.com