I'm not defending Venezuela. Chavez is a false socialist and revisionist swine. They are in a system of state capitalism and by no means are looking out for their people's best interests. But we must recognize the negative influence our hostile actions take. The instability we create in these countries allow for the will of the people to be silenced in the name of security. Latin America is in shambles largely because of us. Sponsoring cartels, coups, and right wing military gangs, ousting democratically elected leaders and rewarding illegal coups with government seats. Fueling the drug trade, sending violent gangs back in mass to under developed countries. And it's the same in Asia and the middle east. We need to stop with the imperialism.
As I said, I'm no fan of the US government. Their interventions have completely destroyed El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras. The "war on drugs" has created dystopias like Michoacan without solving any real problem. Cartels are actually alive and well in Venezuela, since that's where they ran when Alvaro Uribe was fighting them with the help of the US army. Yet, in the case of Venezuela, the vast majority of the blame is with the Venezuelan government. Americans will buy the cheapest oil they can get, just like everyone else, and Venezuela is much closer than the Middle East and Russia (and despite all the rhetorical bullshit, still much friendlier). If Venezuela played this right, they would be a major emerging economy. Instead people are killing each other on the streets for food. I know people who have died because they couldn't get trivial things like blood pressure medication or insulin. I cannot have a fucking Facebook account because criminals trace people in my friends/family lists who are still there to kidnap them. It's happened twice. I can go on with the list but you get the point. The country is so fucked up that even if by some miracle competent people got to power, it would still take decades to bring the country back to any semblance of modern life. And this is not gonna happen because there aren't any competent people left in the country, and the ones who have left have no good reason to come back.
I'm sorry, but I get really angry whenever I see anything that can be remotely be interpreted as an excuse for the Venezuelan government. I'm not religious, but if there was ever anyone who deserved to be in hell, it would be them.
Don't be sorry. I'm angry as well and I'm watching this from the USA..The lack of empathy for humans by other humans can be just staggering. Only money matters.
I'm not defending Venezuela. Chavez is a false socialist and revisionist swine. They are in a system of state capitalism and by no means are looking out for their people's best interests. But we must recognize the negative influence our hostile actions take. The instability we create in these countries allow for the will of the people to be silenced in the name of security. Latin America is in shambles largely because of us. Sponsoring cartels, coups, and right wing military gangs, ousting democratically elected leaders and rewarding illegal coups with government seats. Fueling the drug trade, sending violent gangs back in mass to under developed countries. And it's the same in Asia and the middle east. We need to stop with the imperialism.
As I said, I'm no fan of the US government. Their interventions have completely destroyed El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Honduras. The "war on drugs" has created dystopias like Michoacan without solving any real problem. Cartels are actually alive and well in Venezuela, since that's where they ran when Alvaro Uribe was fighting them with the help of the US army. Yet, in the case of Venezuela, the vast majority of the blame is with the Venezuelan government. Americans will buy the cheapest oil they can get, just like everyone else, and Venezuela is much closer than the Middle East and Russia (and despite all the rhetorical bullshit, still much friendlier). If Venezuela played this right, they would be a major emerging economy. Instead people are killing each other on the streets for food. I know people who have died because they couldn't get trivial things like blood pressure medication or insulin. I cannot have a fucking Facebook account because criminals trace people in my friends/family lists who are still there to kidnap them. It's happened twice. I can go on with the list but you get the point. The country is so fucked up that even if by some miracle competent people got to power, it would still take decades to bring the country back to any semblance of modern life. And this is not gonna happen because there aren't any competent people left in the country, and the ones who have left have no good reason to come back.
I'm sorry, but I get really angry whenever I see anything that can be remotely be interpreted as an excuse for the Venezuelan government. I'm not religious, but if there was ever anyone who deserved to be in hell, it would be them.
Don't be sorry. I'm angry as well and I'm watching this from the USA..The lack of empathy for humans by other humans can be just staggering. Only money matters.