Venezuela Erupts

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Over the past several days, protests in Venezuela have turned violent. What originally started out as peaceful anti-government protests (which president Nicolas Maduro praised) escalated when a Chavista was killed when confronting protesters. Pro-government marches began, and the counter-opposition began taking strongholds. The opposition violently clashed with civilians and police, and attacked government buildings. Vigilantes (pro-government, Chavista, and Tupamaro) have opened fire on opposition protesters. The government had confirmed that some thirty people have been arrested.

The protests represent a broader conflict within Venezuelan society. As the country moves steadily down its path towards socialism, something has to give. With the fascistic, far-right opposition fighting to halt and reverse the work of the past decade, and the allegiance of Marxist-Leninists and more moderate socialists fighting to make them permanent.

http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/10346
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/201...-lt-venezuela-protests.html?ref=americas&_r=2
 
Big Money said:
I posted something about this yesterday.

Weren't you extolling Venezuela recently?
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Yes, I was. And this thread clearly shows that you were presenting the events in a false light. This has little to do with any supposed failures of the Maduro administration. This is about the Venezuelan people defending themselves against a brutal segment of the population.
 
Rose said:
Yes, I was. And this thread clearly shows that you were presenting the events in a false light. This has little to do with any supposed failures of the Maduro administration. This is about the Venezuelan people defending themselves against a brutal segment of the population.
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Caracas is one of the most dangerous cities on the planet, hardly a socialist paradise.
 
Abraxas said:
Caracas is one of the most dangerous cities on the planet, hardly a socialist paradise.
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Yep. The Venezuelan government has had a lot of trouble controlling crime. But there isn't anything to say that would change if they were to revert to an entirely capitalist economy.
 
At least three people were shot dead on Wednesday during anti-government protests in Caracas, escalating the worst bout of unrest in Venezuela since turmoil after President Nicolas Maduro's election last year.


The violence was a crescendo to weeks of sporadic demonstrations in the provinces led by opposition hardliners who denounce Maduro for failing to control inflation, crime and product shortages and vow to push him from office.


"This violent group had failed until now in their attempts to fill Venezuela with death and blood," Maduro said.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/13/us-venezuela-protests-idUSBREA1B1K220140213
 
Big Money said:
At least three people were shot dead on Wednesday during anti-government protests in Caracas, escalating the worst bout of unrest in Venezuela since turmoil after President Nicolas Maduro's election last year.

The shooting was between civilians.

The violence was a crescendo to weeks of sporadic demonstrations in the provinces led by opposition hardliners (fascists) who denounce Maduro for failing to control inflation, crime and product shortages and vow to push him from office. The inflation is falling, the shortages are minor and being addressed by members of the new administration, and crime is no fault of socialism. Objectively, conditions have been better in the years since 1999 then they were before.


"This violent group had failed until now in their attempts to fill Venezuela with death and blood," Maduro said. And they will, the Venezuelan people having made their views clear.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/13/us-venezuela-protests-idUSBREA1B1K220140213
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:fu:

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Rose said:
Yep. The Venezuelan government has had a lot of trouble controlling crime. But there isn't anything to say that would change if they were to revert to an entirely capitalist economy.
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A friend of mine went to Venezuela back in the '80s after seeing Papillon with Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen, he went to Caracas and stayed there for several weeks and he said that he never wanted to go back because of the gangs and the violence even then.
 
Abraxas said:
A friend of mine went to Venezuela back in the '80s after seeing Papillon with Dustin Hoffman and Steve McQueen, he went to Caracas and stayed there for several weeks and he said that he never wanted to go back because of the gangs and the violence even then.
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My point exactly. :) Crime in Venezuela exists independently of the socialist project.
 
You altered my post without linking, didn't you?



Demonstrators against the one-year-old administration of President Nicolas Maduro were met by vigilantes on motorcycles, who attacked the mob. At least two were killed and more than 30 anti-government protesters were arrested during the clashes.




http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/dead-fierce-anti-government-protests-venezuela-article-1.1612313#ixzz2tE84wF2I


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Why would the wonderful government of a Socialist paradise censor images of demonstrations? :dunno:


Twitter says Venezuela has blocked images on its service.


Venezuela's main telecommunications company, CANTV, is government-run.


Video and still images that circulated via Twitter after the killings purported to show police and pro-government activists shooting at protesters.


Media coverage of the protests was limited, as Venezuela's government dominates the country's airwaves.



http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/02/14/twitter-reports-image-blocking-in-venezuela-after-protests/
 
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