tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post2883075190714328267..comments2024-03-18T19:50:24.376+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: 2015: the lost yearDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-81781228586619407922015-11-04T05:01:19.541+01:002015-11-04T05:01:19.541+01:00I'm venezuelan, my parents took us out of the ...I'm venezuelan, my parents took us out of the country while I was still a child, but every year it seems to get worse and worse. There is never good news coming from Venezuela, and honestly I keep wondering how much worse can a country get before there is a violent uprising from where a new beginning will come. Because after reading the story of many countries, that seems to be the trend before a society can advance to the next level of peaceful civilization. <br />But really, when? When can my country of origin finally enjoy peace and justice?<br /><br />I think the answer is 'when the people can no longer live' period. Not even survive, that is when things will change. It's just sad and frustrating and horrible to watch it happen and know there isn't anything to do but wait.<br /><br />Thank you for your blog, I feel your pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-51990946790963728822015-10-13T04:55:41.365+02:002015-10-13T04:55:41.365+02:00Are you saying more illegals are coming in than ev...Are you saying more illegals are coming in than ever before? The data suggests otherwise, unless you have some of your own. In fact, more illegals left the country than came in since the Great Recession began. However, that may be changing as LatAm countries deal with the downside of the economic 'supercycle".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-54942649749038596202015-10-13T00:00:25.016+02:002015-10-13T00:00:25.016+02:00I recently got into an online discussion where lef... <i>I recently got into an online discussion where lefties actually claimed things are better in Ve. They particularly focused on reductions in malnutrition & illiteracy. </i><br />The claims about wonderful Chavista accomplishments in reducing or eliminating illiteracy were debunked nearly a decade ago: <br /><a href="http://frrodriguez.web.wesleyan.edu/docs/working_papers/Freed_from_Illiteracy.pdf" rel="nofollow">Freed From Illiteracy</a>.<br /><br /><br /> <a href="http://caracaschronicles.com/2012/05/25/15613/" rel="nofollow">Annals of Crazy Chavista Boondoggles: MisiĆ³n Robinson Edition</a><br /><br /> <a href="http://www.vcrisis.com/?content=pr/200607101243" rel="nofollow">UNESCO denies Venezuela literacy claim</a>Boludo Tejanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-82707485504214748242015-10-12T20:21:32.481+02:002015-10-12T20:21:32.481+02:00Disgusting that people are so disrespectful as to ...Disgusting that people are so disrespectful as to stay illegally in a country and take away the jobs from the poor citizens who are law abiding...they are only helping the rich who do not need the help.People like Trump who I don't like will only get more and more popular for this reason.Karma has a way of straightening things out though.<br /><br />firepigettefirepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-90916981151544359312015-10-12T18:15:10.173+02:002015-10-12T18:15:10.173+02:00...and no candidate even Trump can win against a D......and no candidate even Trump can win against a Democrat..<br /><br />Yeah, a recent poll shows that 20% of Republicans wouldn't vote for DT even if he's nominated as the candidate. <br /><br />What surprises me is the at 80% of them would. I guess it's like Chavismo.IslandCanucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-24352035299449261402015-10-11T03:47:29.398+02:002015-10-11T03:47:29.398+02:00I see the stealing of land from Guyana as a huge b...I see the stealing of land from Guyana as a huge blindspot in the VZ psyche.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-27323957108593831962015-10-10T09:40:03.341+02:002015-10-10T09:40:03.341+02:00I understand your point. Most venezuelans want to ...I understand your point. Most venezuelans want to get rid of the Chavista regime, and each group has its own ideas. Mine arises from my own experience, I saw what they did in Cuba. Lester, after I left, I tried to visit or work in communist (or formerly communist ) countries, to understand their core beliefs and nature a little bit better. And I reached two main conclusions: 1. They will never give up power willingly, and 2: they will eventually realize Marx was an imbecile, and try to shift into a neofascist track, using a centralized power system to work with private capital, abuse the people, using nationalism and personality worship as their beacons. In other words, they become Nazis. Raul Castro is more Nazi than communist, and he is the puppet master pulling Maduro's strings. <br /><br />The fact that we see these guys shift to neofascism seems attractive to USA, Latinamerican and European upper elites, who are more interested in enhancing their power structure and cash flow. <br /><br />This means nobody will help you. And the only way I can figure out to put an end to this process is a nearly suicidal laying down of your arms. This means not working at all, working with low quality, and encouraging others not to work. Fernando Leanmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085680730729620836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-91589770606924200922015-10-09T21:09:07.127+02:002015-10-09T21:09:07.127+02:00Indeed. It has been months that none has bothered ...Indeed. It has been months that none has bothered us here.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-45736698867833679792015-10-09T05:23:59.012+02:002015-10-09T05:23:59.012+02:00RC, what the fuck are you doing here? Enlightenin...RC, what the fuck are you doing here? Enlightening us with your crystal ball and higher wisdom? Q pendejo eres. What have YOU done? besides whine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-46042760518125339282015-10-09T05:22:22.983+02:002015-10-09T05:22:22.983+02:00there is no positive in having less shills shillin...there is no positive in having less shills shilling. The reason for that is the lack of funding. They are still out there and the battles fought just as hard. Your comment is weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-62453596684346917162015-10-09T05:20:36.907+02:002015-10-09T05:20:36.907+02:00Daniel, dont be a masochist. You cannot reason wi...Daniel, dont be a masochist. You cannot reason with sociopaths just as you cannot reason with communists. This is not socialism guys... this is communism. Get you facts straight! This is 21st century communism. Same crowd, same MO, different century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-41800614923755436742015-10-09T05:18:36.775+02:002015-10-09T05:18:36.775+02:00Limey, go PC somewhere else. this is Venezuela 10...Limey, go PC somewhere else. this is Venezuela 101, not PC 101. thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-92047718349854095252015-10-09T05:17:49.539+02:002015-10-09T05:17:49.539+02:00I disagree. They can take and hold the Essequibo ...I disagree. They can take and hold the Essequibo militarily. It's just a matter of priorities meaning he would be crazy to do it now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-45091910313297206962015-10-09T05:06:55.270+02:002015-10-09T05:06:55.270+02:00Daniel, one thing you said... lack of "redre...Daniel, one thing you said... lack of "redress." I heard similar from the US State Dept. top Latam diplomat now retired but it's his team in place that negotiated Cuba for example. He told me lack of redress in Latin America one reason why Latam is a failure and everyone wants to come up here. BTW, there's a new phenom in Doralzuela, the illegal Venezuelan worker. Now they come up with tourist visa's to stay. Usually singles or couples. The ones who have their act together find jobs within days waiting tables and whatnot with Venezuelan businesses... this never happened before. Illegal Brasilians in South Florida easily number 100,000 and they don't appear on any census yet they are key to the economy of Broward County meaning if they all decided not to go to work, Broward would feel it. If the status quo remains, the numbers of illegal Venezuelans will start going into the tens of thousands. Venezuelans are not dumb.... they see Cubans and Central Americans much worse off come to the USA and stay. More people are migrating illegaly today than before... the inflow of Cubans has doubled since last year. The trends are clear and Uncle Sam is not going to straighten things out por ahora because Hillary looks set to be the next POTUS. Republicans imploding and no candidate even Trump can win against a Democrat... the numbers are not there and we dont have Smartmatic (though we almost did through Sequoia thanks to Antonio Mujica..the POS).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-63379166902843479622015-10-07T22:35:16.753+02:002015-10-07T22:35:16.753+02:00By the way, this has nothing to do with militariza...By the way, this has nothing to do with militarization. If Maduro were to be stupid enough to send his fat generals to the jungles they would lose the battle fast. Probably even before Brazil or Colombia decided to intervene......Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-10280527669167121702015-10-07T22:32:18.338+02:002015-10-07T22:32:18.338+02:00Anonymous
This is a way more complicated affair. ...Anonymous<br /><br />This is a way more complicated affair. That claim has existed decades before Chavez. And at any rate it does not distract from my point, that these shitty island are never going to lift a finger for Venezuela, while getting all the freebies they can get. Guyana has cozied up to Brazil long ago and Brazil has also abandoned Venezuela on that one. And that abandon was made easier through Chavez idiotic policies for the benefit of Fidel.<br /><br />The only two micro states worth rescuing from the lot are Barbados and Trinidad. All the rest in my book are chulos, starting with the biggest of these islands, Cuba. Barbados and Trinidad have never am embraced chavismo the way others have and their support to Guyana in this context is coherent and respectable.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-43851654821829022322015-10-07T20:22:19.649+02:002015-10-07T20:22:19.649+02:00Daniel, although different circumstances, I choose...Daniel, although different circumstances, I choose to live in Venezuela. I understand your feelings as you see everything closing in around you.<br />I am sorry for your sadness, sense of hopelessness and the condition of your SO. I know you believe in them, but you will be in my prayers.<br />At this point of where we are in Venezuela, it is going to take a supernatural act to not only return but restore our society to the level of being caring, respectful and productive once againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-78527811735269488242015-10-07T18:18:19.911+02:002015-10-07T18:18:19.911+02:00Think that one through for a moment. You hate the...Think that one through for a moment. You hate the militarization of Venezuela but seem to be OK with Venezuela invading and taking over half of a neighboring country for their oil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-87863993230492987822015-10-06T15:16:02.647+02:002015-10-06T15:16:02.647+02:00One of the only positives of the complete implosio...One of the only positives of the complete implosion of Venezuela is that the amount of keyboard leftists who cheerlead/apologize for Chavismo is far, far below what it once was. Their are still some out there, of course, along with the paid trolls, but it's a far cry from when they would be commenting all over every article re: Venezuela. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-73100297172767303762015-10-06T14:50:06.876+02:002015-10-06T14:50:06.876+02:00Hi Sledge,
The uneducated one is you if you reall...Hi Sledge,<br /><br />The uneducated one is you if you really think this is the situation in Europe.<br /><br />Your comments are offensive, ignorant and wrong.<br /><br />LimeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-85871534794430492012015-10-06T14:39:36.773+02:002015-10-06T14:39:36.773+02:00Sorry for all the pain.At some point something has...Sorry for all the pain.At some point something has to give and you will be in a better place, somewhere, sometime, someday.<br /><br />firepigettefirepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-4677841546502311952015-10-06T13:49:25.730+02:002015-10-06T13:49:25.730+02:00"group-think liberal?" ...because you l..."group-think liberal?" ...because you like wine? LOLjsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-21582032582900192162015-10-06T05:03:01.503+02:002015-10-06T05:03:01.503+02:00What a petty, petty comment from a petty, petty ma...What a petty, petty comment from a petty, petty man. I only wonder if such a pathetic "revenge" satisfies your soul's needs... You do not even deserve to be insulted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-30611473007020892062015-10-06T01:03:55.654+02:002015-10-06T01:03:55.654+02:00Let me see.
They have been sucking MY money for o...Let me see.<br /><br />They have been sucking MY money for over a decade never worrying about my civil rights and welfare. <br /><br />Then when chavismo asks them to side against Guyana they dropped it with a disarming ease..<br /><br />In other words they fucked each side through and through. <br /><br />Yep, "ungrateful shitty islands" is the least I can write.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-42172278782656729202015-10-06T00:58:33.932+02:002015-10-06T00:58:33.932+02:00Nice compliment. It took you quite a few years to ...Nice compliment. It took you quite a few years to open up. I am touched. That must be why you suffered in pain forcing yourself to read this blog until the time was right. I apologize for not been a troglodyte. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.com