tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post1487930158724853428..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: 7 ways to tell if a strike is a successDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-48361849898387615932016-11-02T08:53:24.370+01:002016-11-02T08:53:24.370+01:00One more way to tell - the Venezuelan government b...One more way to tell - the Venezuelan government bans foreign reporters from entering the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-77134464929504488902016-10-31T03:40:40.371+01:002016-10-31T03:40:40.371+01:00¡Gracias por explicarnos la situación!¡Me gusta co...¡Gracias por explicarnos la situación!¡Me gusta como escribes! Thanks for explaining to us the situaton! I like the way you write!Miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240011367009085422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-30338784280652962392016-10-30T16:26:00.049+01:002016-10-30T16:26:00.049+01:00Editing? What Editing? My English is Shakespeare W...Editing? What Editing? My English is Shakespeare Worthy!<br /><br />Kidding aside, I wrote better than expected, not successful. But Maduro lewd comment with Viagra and "parar" indicates that as far as the regime goes it was successful enough to upset them.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-3606025886329714212016-10-30T16:23:13.546+01:002016-10-30T16:23:13.546+01:00You are welcome to Venezuela, grab a gun, and show...You are welcome to Venezuela, grab a gun, and show us how it is done.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-91506757292324457362016-10-30T14:23:01.932+01:002016-10-30T14:23:01.932+01:00The narco-criminal regime is probably laughing at ...The narco-criminal regime is probably laughing at these 'strikes'. <br /><br />As long as they have the corrupt military, filthy Sebin and putrid Guardia on payroll, who can knock them down? <br /><br />My guess is many are saying "hora de raspar la olla", meaning steal whatever's left, as fast as possible, and start looking for plan B: escape to Europe or the Caribbean. <br /><br />Some of the MILLIONS of "pueblo" Enchufados will do that. Open new bank accounts, talk to their filthy rich friends overseas.. But for some of the big fish, such as the corrupt PDVSA thieves, escape and sweet asylum might not be that easy, especially if they messed with drug traffic and the DEA. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Venezuelans can march or protest every week. A march to Miraflores? It will be stopped way short, of course. This is not Le Jour de la Bastille, when no one had bread, and everyone went out to decapitate a stupid king. This is just the motorizado arrechos days..Much more bark than bite. Sledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10963609943524453700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-21724511076025132032016-10-29T21:37:21.890+02:002016-10-29T21:37:21.890+02:00When is all this talk and smoke screen going to st...When is all this talk and smoke screen going to stop and the Regime thrown from power. All talk and no action will not feed the people of Venezuela..coastboi12https://www.blogger.com/profile/06958408119348848239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-65746581186731788752016-10-29T10:38:05.975+02:002016-10-29T10:38:05.975+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carlos A Bas Huertashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892006476601350604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-68856399238737402362016-10-29T10:35:38.861+02:002016-10-29T10:35:38.861+02:00The appropriate title should have been 7 reasons w...The appropriate title should have been 7 reasons why "the strike" wasn't a full success. That, of course, and the need for some editing before publishing, don't invalidate your shrewd analysis. Carlos A Bas Huertashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892006476601350604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-86998362848575216362016-10-29T09:59:37.160+02:002016-10-29T09:59:37.160+02:00The régime will not suffer from such strikes. What...The régime will not suffer from such strikes. What will make them react is the creation of a support network to help Pdvsa employees quit working. This means organizing a system whereby say 10 families agree to contribute small sums to help each employee that commits to stop work (not resign). Pdvsa runs largely on the effort of young people such as engineers hired since 2003, many of which are not Maduristas. Take about 1000 of them out of their jobs and the system will break down. You see, Pdvsa today isn't like in 2002, when it had spare capacity and everything was extremely well maintained. Today everything is held with chewing gum and there's zero spare capacity. This means that as soon as these young engineers start leaving the system will break down. Their response will be to bring in foreigners such as ecuadoreans, so a certain subsidiary effort will have to be made to make their stay a bit difficult, such as protests in Maturin, punta de Mata, and Cabimas. To be honest, I don't think Venezuelans have what it takes to get this done. As for the march on Miraflores, nothing will happen. They'll simply arrest a few hundred, beat a few dozen, shoot 20 and that's it. Fernando Leanmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085680730729620836noreply@blogger.com