Topic: Venezuela - page 6. (Read 2137 times)

In Venezuela, the revolution has been rattling for almost a month now, despite the multimillion-dollar riots of citizens and the appointment of a new provisional government. Maduro stubbornly clings to power. All this is accompanied by a humanitarian catastrophe, the population is completely impoverished and on the verge of starvation, and the dictator is blocking supplies of humanitarian aid to the country. The vast majority of military Venezuela still maintain neutrality, not supporting any of the parties, but it will not last that long. The pressure on the Venezuelan military is increasing as it approaches February 23, when a massive supply of humanitarian aid to the country is scheduled. Even presidents from a number of Latin American states are ready to come to the border of Colombia and Venezuela to monitor and control the process. Yesterday Trump turned to the Venezuelan army and demanded that she not interfere with the movement of the convoys with help. At the same time, there are constantly reports of negotiations with the highest command of the Venezuelan army. Also on February 23, aid from Russia should arrive in the amount of 300 tons, but this is a drop in the ocean. British billionaire Richard Branson organized the concert of the famous Bob Geldof. The collected money is planned to spend on humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela. The main question is what will happen on February 23. If, nevertheless, humanitarian aid starts to come in, then how exactly the Venezuelan army will behave - this is the main uncertainty. Formally, she will have to execute Maduro's orders, but will she? And if so, how will the neighbors of Venezuela behave?

This person did not notice two important things in his "supermarket tour": Few people next to him.
Because: prices. People earn the equivalent 8 USD dolars a month and the goods on his camera almost all are above that price.
Also: Venezuela is not Caracas, Caracas has spots that look like an oasis, but only if you have foreign currency with you...

As for the zoo, it is true, some animals where slaughtered and eaten, others died due to sickness from almost zero maintenance in the zoopark.
The sign he is making a crap joke about is not against Maduro, but a donation campaign for children in need...
Take this socialist all his money and make him live here and see if he likes it for real...

The capitalists did this? Oh really? Maduro did not print money?, did not fixate prices of things? Of course the economy is a capitalist lie, according to socialists. Socialism works perfectly inside their minds, so its impossible for it to fail in real life... And yet it always does.

His comments about "Colombians taking away the money" reveal his obscene ignorance. Go back to America and claim how capitalism is the cause of Venezuela's misery, not socialism. Because it was capitalists, not socialists who have been in power the last 20 years...

"Real reporting"? Take his ass to a poor neighborhood atop one of Caracas slums, but not for a few hours, make him live there without any money, have him taste what socialism is all about...

Max Blumenthal doing real reporting on-the-ground in Venezuela:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqAEnV2pr_M

Those poor poor zoo animals!  Even I bought that one back a few years ago.

Today there is an International Music Benefit concert for Venezuela:



All this humanitarian Aid is already piling at the borders waiting to get in. Maduro doesn't want it, but the people of Venezuela do, and they have been going to the border to persuade the military blockade and let the aid go in.

More information on this page: https://www.venezuelaaidlive.com/

The concert is being streamed live here:



February 23 is the date set for the humanitarian aid to be delivered, but today 22 this concert will be held in neighbor Cucuta, Colombia, right next to the border with Venezuela.

President Guaidó is traveling by car to the border to officially receive the aid, he has already been blocked multiple times but so far has been able to go thru, thanks to the support of several people on the way confronting the military with orders from Maduro to stop him.

FULL SPEECH: President Trump Addresses Crisis In Venezuela

Hopefully the situation will come to an end soon, there are good chances this will finally be resolved pacifically. All the military need to do is disobey Maduro and let the humanitarian aid in, recognize Guaidó as president Interim and let the presidential elections occur. Bonus points if they detain the usurper and his close associates.

Only then will the Venezuelan people finally be able to breath, after years of asphyxiating socialist economy a return to a free market economy will end the shortages, next is ending the rampant crime.

Easy solution:

Make sure you tolerate a leader who is a western puppet and who will protect the rights of foreign multinationals to pocket the wealth generated by the resources of your country.

Remember that these multinationals are favorable to a society where most native-born live in abject poverty with no hope of elevating themselves and thus having a say in how the country is run.  If the peeps have any power at all and any left over energy after dealing with the internal problems injected into the country, then their profits are at risk.  Not good.

From time to time your nation may be required to help create problems in other nearby countries, or support other groups who've been so tasked.  Like Columbia and Brazil are at this moment.  Do it.

Our 'enlightened' people here in the West have figured out what your population count should be what types of diseases your people need to have.  When the WHO, UNICEF, Bill Gates, etc come around with the needle, offer up your children without a fuss.  Your puppet-leader and his cronies will be helping with these projects.  The peeps just need to comply without question.

In a way you guys in impoverished 'developing' countries are lucky.  Since you don't have any money to buy overpriced drugs there is no point in making it so that most of your population is on expensive prescription drugs like here in the U.S..

If your ruler starts thinking he (and his people) can control the economy instead of letting the free market do it... then you will come to this disaster. Not unlike Zimbabwe with Mugabe...

Venezuela's current crisis is 80% Maduro's fault.

What Venezuela is experiencing is what i fear my county Nigeria might experience in few years coming. the similarities between the two county is too much both has oil as their major export, ruled by ditactors who calls them self democratic presidents, also the economy and currencies of both country is dying. I feel the pains of Venezuelans and can only hope they recover. Hoping my country kearns one or two lesson from Venezuela situation.

2019, not 2004... As i explained the cash flow went to PDVSA, which in turn goes to Maduro. This has stopped, and CITGO's earnings are now being given to Guaidó directly, instead of PDVSA. Once PDVSA is taken away from Maduro as well, the money will flow back in.

The people are not suffering a thing from it, only Maduro and his people do. He had made PDVSA and the gov. bankrupt anyway, and has been fulfilling debt with pure non existent money, which is the main cause of inflation, like i said, they literally just add zeroes to their accounts and pay wages with that. They don't even bother printing more banknotes... We were forced (like everything socialism does) into a cashless society.

The gov was already bankrupt by 2015 which is when Maduro started his heavy "induced" inflation by making money out of thin air, simply because the State is bloated and corrupt, and doing the sensible thing (reduce expenditure) would make them lose face with their socialist friends abroad...

Maduro was waiting for the US to cut the cash flow for some years now, so its not like they weren't ready. Its not just Russia, but China is happily buying what little production still goes on (down to 1/3rd of what used to be two decades ago).

The entire world is closing in freezing accounts and assets of anything related to Maduro and his close people, NOT Venezuela. Already 60+ countries have given support to Guaidó, not even 20 sided with Maduro. Those who don't recognize Maduro have to act accordingly and that is what is going on.

The push will come to an end soon. Guaidó has popular support even with former chavistas and still growing, while Maduro is finished.

I find it meaningful.  I mean, sure, you can hire actors and give them proper uniforms, but how to you do an interview with legitimate 'defectors' who are wearing fake uniforms?

Busted.  How anyone can believe anything these mainstream ass-clowns pump out is beyond me.

Oh, BTW, I took the liberty of restoring the link that you snipped out.  Didn't like that one, eh?  We see you, buddy.  You are not the first one on this board to pull just such a stunt.

You didn't hear about this?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/world/americas/venezuela-sanctions-maduro.html

The sanctions are against Venezuela's state run oil company, which produces 90% of the country's revenue.

That's just the older camo uniform before Chavez changed it to simple olive green and added the B at the end. Same reason the opposition likes to use the older flag with 7 stars instead of 8. It means nothing, you can still hire actors wearing the proper uniforms. It doesn't mean there is not discontent within the military, but getting on any media attention is suicidal and they would rather keep appearances until the very last moment...

Maduro has imprisoned hundreds of military personnel remotely "suspected" of not being loyal, on a basis not unlike that of the Spanish inquisition...

LOL!  U.S. fakenews media busted staging more propaganda.  Again.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs_9eHeHPJM

With all of the tax dollars I pay to generate this fake news they cannot get script writers who can figure out the difference between 'FAN' and 'FANB'!?!  I think I'm being cheated!

Edit:  I might add that it's pretty sad, and telling, that these frauds cannot even get two Venezuelan military troops to defect and hand over a couple of modern uniforms.  Oh well.

In other news: Venezuela's inflation has reached 2,688,670% per year.

This year alone (1 month), inflation went up to 191%. But since January 2018, its up the aforementioned 2million+
So what last year (Jan 2018) 1 VEF could buy, today you'd need 2,688,670 VEF (27 VES) to buy the same.

The USD is back up to 3,000 VES, so you can imagine what could be bought with 27 VES (1¢?): nothing. The min monthly wage in Venezuela is 18,000 VES, so, 6$. The average monthly wage for a full time job is not far from that 10$ at best...

Reminder: The regime removed 5 zeroes from the currency last September.

Also: The first cargo of UN's humanitarian aid successfully landed by plane from Puerto Rico.
We are waiting to see what the military will do to the cargo coming from Colombia, what the "defending containers" intend to stop...

Did you know in Venezuelan banks you are not allowed to withdraw more than 2,000 VES in cash per day? And most banks only allow 1,000, not even 33¢ in USD...

Also wire transfers exceeding the equivalent of 100 USD can be frozen pending investigation on possible "criminal activity"...

I'm sure you are right.  Let's "get 'er done!"^(tm)  What are we waiting for?

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As for 'fully automated fighting units', we'll know they are ready when we see them on mainstreet USA.  It will be a little less clear who is at the controls, but we can make a pretty good educated guess about who it will be even now.

I'll project that we won't actually 'see' these 'fully automated fighting units' in the manner which most people anticipate, but we will 'feel' them.  5G FTW!

You are assuming everyone will go out to "defend" against a "foreign invader", but that is not the case. Maduro does not have the ability to rally enough supporters as you may think... 30million? Already 4million fled the country, take out the children and the elderly, you are left with like 15million able. But from those... 80% oppose Maduro, you are down to 3million. Of those at least 2million are militia, as in, civilians with barely any training, beyond parading and some occasional physical exercises (i will spare you the meme jokes from videos of their activities). The military in Venezuela are no more than 100k, assuming no one would surrender or turn traitor. But don't forget the 80% discontent does include the military, and even among the Maduro supporters, not everyone able is going to pick up a rifle (and might not have access to, anyway) and do violence to risk getting killed...

If you look at Libya, NATO didn't bother with troops on the ground, they mostly just did air support to rebels and mercenaries, and that was conventional human piloted air support. The doctrine of asymmetric warfare was developed for a previous pre-unmanned era, they expect boots on the ground to shoot at... What happens if a sniper shoots where the air space is controlled 24/7 by unmanned aerial vehicles? He is instantly spotted and dealt with. The doctrine is useless against the unmanned aircraft, so what if you can take down a few, more will come. But each of your casualties is unrecoverable. They can't go guerrilla hiding like in the past, even the half century old guerrillas of Colombia have been defeated and or pacified (because they saw no choice) one by one.

In fact sooner than later even ground operations will be performed by remote controlled automated units, tho i don't think that is available quite yet.

I can talk to you about the "dedicated efforts" the US tried to destabilize Venezuela, under Chavez they got close but failed, but you already know that...

No, under Maduro it wasn't the US, it was Maduro himself. Maduro inherited tremendous international support and money, all done by Chavez, he burned it all, not just the money, but the trust. Even Russia is now showing signs of distancing away, but that was expected given the little involvement with Venezuela, beyond the occasional parade of the same two old bomber planes or the rare visit of their military ships. Now that i remember China once sent a hospital ship as well, not sure if its still here, it was technically a military vessel performing a humanitarian mission (red cross etc).

Now other countries are sending humanitarian aid as well, but Maduro's response is this:



What do you think should/will happen next?

Do not be mistaken, the vast majority of the people from Venezuela want Maduro and his lackeys gone. You can argue he didn't do "true" socialism if you want (Guidó's party is technically socialist, it belongs to the international socialist) but that doesn't change the sentiment against Maduro, he built that upon himself thru his own actions and some of his close people. Mind you, there is a significant former Chavez supporters, including ex-ministers and party members, who are against Maduro and are even supporting Guaidó. Rafael Ramirez has publicly stated he wants to run for elections to "restore" the project Chavez left.

I do not support them nor socialism, especially any system that involves "controlling" the economy, that doesn't work, and never will. Despite the problems, the poor live much better in a free market economy than in a socialist (controlled) economy. "Free things" involve a cost too high to pay in the end: The misery of everyone but those select elite few that manage to stay close to the ruler or his close circle...

As you correctly said, the armed forces of Venezuela are no match for the U.S. military and would see it as pointless to try to take them on directly.

The logical strategy would be let the U.S. and our lackeys invade then fight an asymmetric war.  A lone water-buffalo and a guy with a rifle looks exactly what I would expect, and I expect that Venezuela has been preparing for asymmetric warfare for 20 years now.  We all knew that this day was coming.

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The U.S., in conjunction with the international bankers who own the USD federal reserve notes which constitute the world reserve currency, have killed people by the hundreds of thousand through sanctions in the past and have in effect bragged about it.  See M. Albright and Iraq.  Just recently they were bragging about Iran needing to play our game or their people do not eat.

As much as a lot of us detest socialism we're not going to ignore the dedicate efforts that the U.S. has made in trying to destabilize Venezuela through economic means and the impacts that that has had on the country.

In other words, the propaganda that Venezuela's problems are wholly a result of their own socialist economic system is a dog which won't hunt for anyone with at least a little bit of a clue.

Can only be concerned with citizens of Venezuela, usually a country that is indeed developing will certainly have foreign interference that has a hidden interest in it, so many arrange for what is done will be accepted later. just how the citizens of Venezuela can respond that there really is another party.

Take a look at the "first line of defense" by yourself:


Source: http://caraotalibre.cf/nacionales/en-fotos-asi-bloqueo-el-regimen-de-maduro-los-tres-carriles-del-puente-tienditas-en-frontera-con-colombia/

You think I'm joking? It gets worse...

This is Maduro's response to prevent the "imperialist" humanitarian aid that may help save lives in hospitals deprived of medicines by years of socialism. Of course, none of that matters to you it seems...

And again, the sanctions are a lie. There are no sanctions against Venezuela, only against specific individuals from Maduro's regime. They have personal assets frozen abroad, those assets are of course ill gotten from Venezuela by theft, corruption and who knows what else...

Wow!  Thanks for sharing your wisdom about what a 'cakewalk' doing Venezuela is going to be.

Here I was thinking that the Venezuelan people would take a look at Iraq, Libya, Ukraine, etc, and say 'no thanks.'  Anyway, there are only 30,000,000 of them so our seal-team-6 should be able to take care of business in a day or two.

None of these South American Noahides are smart enough to put two-and-two together and figure out that the sanctions had anything to do with their misery so of course they will blame everything on Maduro and welcome the U.S. back with open arms.  After all, the multi-national corporations were super generous in making sure that the profits derived from Venezuelan oil were shared fairly with all of the Venezuelan people.  Everyone know that.

Let's do this thing!  I mean, what could go wrong?