tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post643035472564126547..comments2024-03-26T00:37:34.943+01:00Comments on Venezuela News And Views: Fin de règne à Caracas: Chavez last days (we think)Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-69588725413154058352012-05-01T21:04:00.907+02:002012-05-01T21:04:00.907+02:00Your friend exaggerates, but not excessively.Your friend exaggerates, but not excessively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-16276830147251504812012-05-01T04:39:27.870+02:002012-05-01T04:39:27.870+02:00I just got off the phone with my dearest friend, a...I just got off the phone with my dearest friend, a Venezuelan doctor. He tells me how he is becoming accustomed to staying inside his home at night. How he never ventures out to restaurants nor wears any jewelry outside his home. He tells me it is now fashionable and inperative to employ bodyguards. He tells me there is now shortages of gasoline. He is resigned to the fact that regardless of the outcome of the election, civil war will erupt. I regret to hear this.joenativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333348546530449411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-62912986746826581482012-05-01T02:47:14.689+02:002012-05-01T02:47:14.689+02:00In my comment above I wanted to comment on Hugo...In my comment above I wanted to comment on Hugo's sudden interest in religion. That man is scared to death and knows what he faces.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238348191457952652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-37828083941908319622012-05-01T02:41:04.513+02:002012-05-01T02:41:04.513+02:00Daniel, I am a citizen of the United States of Ame...Daniel, I am a citizen of the United States of America. I've never been to Venezuela but long ago had a Venezuelan boyfriend. He probably lives in Florida by now. I feel the angst you write about. We are well on our way to the destruction of our country. It is obvious to me and my friends but too many seem oblivious. I hope some day my husband and I can travel to Venezuela and experience the scenery, the food and the ambiance. I want to try arepas. I've been reading your blog for a few years. This last entry hit me hard and I have to thank you for your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-76098547891911402112012-04-30T22:00:31.666+02:002012-04-30T22:00:31.666+02:00If Chavez dies, elections will be suspended indefi...If Chavez dies, elections will be suspended indefinitely "for a period of grieving and national unity."galloglassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-76145885986471706872012-04-30T19:15:54.540+02:002012-04-30T19:15:54.540+02:00"But on the other side there is little hope. ..."But on the other side there is little hope. The opposition candidate promises that he will fire no one from the public sector. He promises that the price of gasoline will not be increased. He promises that he will go to Miraflores and work as if nothing with all the thugs that chavismo will leave behind,..."<br /><br />Yes, this is surely a depressing thought. Let's hope that Capriles has an epiphany on 'his road to Damscus' and finally grasps what is important in restoring Venezuela's economy. There is still hope.Dr. Faususnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-32137121249673438332012-04-30T17:45:26.257+02:002012-04-30T17:45:26.257+02:00The only way that Chavismo would allow the opposit...The only way that Chavismo would allow the opposition to take power if it were to win the elections would be if they were confident that they could make a comeback and return in a year or so claiming that the new government has been a disaster and they need to save the Republic.If Chavez were in good health he might have considered a maneuver like that as a way of bolstering his " democratic" credentials and heaping the blame for all faults and failures on the new government.He wouldn't have to go back for 13 years to blame the previous government.<br /><br />Without Chavez ANY Chavista faction that wins the power struggle in their party would feel more insecure, it would try to cling to power by any means and I cannot imagine a situation where they would voluntarily cede power to Capriles.<br /><br /><br />So what I want to say here, is that more than likely nobody but Chavez will be prone to letting the oppos win, because perhaps only Chavez could have made a successful comeback after "permitting" an oppo win.Any successor of Chavez would prefer to steal the elections and stay in power at any cost.<br /><br />Firepigettefirepighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158275219887987252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-91852677999693532122012-04-30T17:42:30.303+02:002012-04-30T17:42:30.303+02:00coming at a blog near you soon....coming at a blog near you soon....Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128609182544333477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-14037566911336883442012-04-30T16:54:53.005+02:002012-04-30T16:54:53.005+02:00"They haven't destroyed the Venezuelan ec..."They haven't destroyed the Venezuelan economy fast enough" Anon, the true marxists agree: http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/6952jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-91129927675114920072012-04-30T16:39:36.552+02:002012-04-30T16:39:36.552+02:00"Fin de règne qui n'en finit plus, qui du..."Fin de règne qui n'en finit plus, qui dure et qui perdure". No end to it, very sluggish, even the babalaos and assorted senteros are now doing their exorcisms without conviction.The sooner he goes, the better, it will be a relief for everyone. What is next though????Charlynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-56754625227649589492012-04-30T16:03:36.656+02:002012-04-30T16:03:36.656+02:00Espero que este "fin de règne" no sea co...Espero que este "fin de règne" no sea como el cubano que dura demasiado, y que el 7 de octubre se abra otra foma de regne sea quien sea que gane, porque como estan las cosas ahora y el mandamás, todo se echa a perder, se corrompe, vivimos en pudrición, sin moral, sin fé, así no podemos seguir. La Maga LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-3126048754508631562012-04-30T14:02:51.538+02:002012-04-30T14:02:51.538+02:00Daniel....very well said. A little off topic...wha...Daniel....very well said. A little off topic...what is this new LOT law that everyone is debating about? I wonder if you can explain it either in a post or reply. Thanks in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-57964112079184053372012-04-30T12:08:28.849+02:002012-04-30T12:08:28.849+02:00Cubans have been expecting their fin de regne for ...Cubans have been expecting their fin de regne for about 51 of the 53 years the undead Castro has been around. This is a lifetime, even by today's standards. But there is no longer any sense of urgency, I think for the reasons you describe here. With Cuba totally bankrupt, what can possibly replace the regime? Most people have just enough to live on, obviously, otherwise they'd be dead. Any change now can only make things worse for most people: "where is my next meal going to come from after the change?" In contrast, we have a guaranteed source of income in Venezuela from the oil business: there will still be something we can share apart from misery, and this is where Chavez went wrong. They haven't destroyed the Venezuelan economy fast enough (there is so much wealth around just for the taking!). People here can dare to hope for a change, unlike those poor Cubans, thanks to the greed of Chavez and his allies.<br />Pete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080946.post-87068785393624651322012-04-30T08:36:21.728+02:002012-04-30T08:36:21.728+02:00So much well-said summary but one thing I noticed-...So much well-said summary but one thing I noticed- (I had this feeling as well)<br />"All sense that he is playing us with his disease and the resentment that will start building on that will have dreadful consequences, even if he were to suddenly recover."No doubt about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com