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Venezuela on the brink of collapse.
How long can such a crisis drag on without some cataclysmic ending? Will China come to Maduro's rescue again, and if so at what long term cost?
http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/02/news/ec ... index.htmlVenezuela: We can't pay our debts anymore
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro finally admitted his government can't afford to pay all of its mounting bills.
Maduro said in a televised speech Thursday that Venezuela and its state-run oil company, PDVSA, will seek to restructure their debt payments.
The oil company made a $1.1 billion payment on Thursday, he said, a sizable amount for a country with only $10 billion left in the bank. "But after this payment, starting today, I decree a refinancing and a restructuring of the external debt," Maduro told the country.
Venezuela is already deep into a humanitarian crisis, with people suffering from food and medical shortages. Many can't afford to buy basic items because prices are skyrocketing faster than wages. The country's currency, the bolivar, is worth less than a tenth of a U.S. penny.
"The final straw actually involved my mortal enemy vladimir, who you may or may not know is an insufferable, overposting asshat."
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In a shocking political upset, Nicolas Maduro narrowly won the free and fair Venezuelan Presidential election and will therefore be able to continue his program of good governance and wise financial management with focus on bringing stability and prosperity to his people. Venezuelans can now rest easy, knowing their future is in good hands for another 6 years minimum.
The only minor issue with the election was that 74% of the population was either incarcerated as political prisoners or weak with the hunger and disease and so couldn't muster the strength to cast a ballot, but hey, that's democracy for you.
The only minor issue with the election was that 74% of the population was either incarcerated as political prisoners or weak with the hunger and disease and so couldn't muster the strength to cast a ballot, but hey, that's democracy for you.
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Venezuela is being punished for daring to actually have a president in the past: Hugo Chavez, of course, whom the people loved and who was fair to all in what he did.
But the powers that dictate do not like that - oh, no, do these folks not like that. So he is removed and the sins of the fathers are revisited upon the innocent - as ever, as it has been written.
When Signor Chavez decided to make Corporate America pay the full wack for their stolen oil, oh boy, did they not like that.
Just as Signor Castro did in Cuba, when he expected Coca Cola to pay the full wack for sugar cane, the dictators decreed that he had to be dealt with.
And the result is punishment handed down to the innocent for generations to come.
Check it out, brothers & sisters, check it out.
But the powers that dictate do not like that - oh, no, do these folks not like that. So he is removed and the sins of the fathers are revisited upon the innocent - as ever, as it has been written.
When Signor Chavez decided to make Corporate America pay the full wack for their stolen oil, oh boy, did they not like that.
Just as Signor Castro did in Cuba, when he expected Coca Cola to pay the full wack for sugar cane, the dictators decreed that he had to be dealt with.
And the result is punishment handed down to the innocent for generations to come.
Check it out, brothers & sisters, check it out.
'History is a set of lies agreed upon.'
Attributed to Napoleon
Attributed to Napoleon
That Maduro got "elected" doesn't guarantee that we won't see him hanging from a tree or lamp post in the not too distant future. There's nothing a leader (elected or otherwise) needs to fear more than a populace that goes hungry. How much longer he'll be able to sit that out on his fat ass remains to be seen.
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Vlad, is that you?springrain wrote:Venezuela is being punished for daring to actually have a president in the past: Hugo Chavez, of course, whom the people loved and who was fair to all in what he did.
But the powers that dictate do not like that - oh, no, do these folks not like that. So he is removed and the sins of the fathers are revisited upon the innocent - as ever, as it has been written.
When Signor Chavez decided to make Corporate America pay the full wack for their stolen oil, oh boy, did they not like that.
Just as Signor Castro did in Cuba, when he expected Coca Cola to pay the full wack for sugar cane, the dictators decreed that he had to be dealt with.
And the result is punishment handed down to the innocent for generations to come.
Check it out, brothers & sisters, check it out.
As John Oliver states, the U.S. can be blamed for a whole lot of things around the world, but what’s happening in Venezuela isn’t the best case against them.
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Confirmed. If I am to be hated or considered a 'nutter', I wish to do it as myself. Thank you, gentlemen!Playboy wrote:Nope, springrain is a completely different nutter to The Vlad.
(And do please check out what I have said before condemnation. Thanks.)
Playboy, you are not such a bad old sausage.
'History is a set of lies agreed upon.'
Attributed to Napoleon
Attributed to Napoleon
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Stop bumping old threads for no reason, you clueless dumbass.Fa Canal wrote:
Even today Venezuela is still falling in an everdeeper abyss... what's the minimum wage now at the black market exchange rate? Less than 10$ a month?
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Brazilian border town residents drive out Venezuelan immigrants
By Anthony Boadle
FILE PHOTO: Venezuelan men erect their tent to sleep as they wait to show their passports or identity cards next day at the Pacaraima border control, Roraima state, Brazil August 8, 2018. Picture taken August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Angry residents of the Brazilian border town of Pacaraima ran riot and drove out Venezuelan immigrants on Saturday after a local restaurant owner was stabbed and beaten, residents and government officials said.
The demonstrations forced hundreds of Venezuelans to flee back across the frontier on foot and residents set fire to the belongings they left behind and to tires to block the only road crossing between the two countries, video images released by the state of Roraima government showed.
The outburst of anger was sparked by the robbery and severe beating of a resident in his home on Friday night by four Venezuelans, Roraima state security secretary Giuliana Castro said by telephone.
The four Venezuelan suspects stole 23,000 reais ($5,800) from the restaurant owner, identified only as Raimundo. He suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital unconscious but was reported to be out of danger, said Castro, who is also head of the state's police force.
After crossing back into their country, Venezuelans migrants attacked a group of 30 Brazilians who were shopping across the border and who had to be taken to a shelter, Castro said.
Venezuela's government expressed concern about reports of attacks on its citizens and a "massive eviction" of Venezuelans, and asked Brazil to guarantee their safety. A foreign ministry statement said the violence was fuelled by xenophobia.
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have poured over the border into Roraima state over the last few years, fleeing economic and political turmoil in their country. The influx has overwhelmed the state's social services and brought a rise in crime, prostitution and disease, and has sparked incidents of xenophobia, Brazilian government officials say.
A Pacaraima resident who asked to be identified only as Ismael said by telephone that the four Venezuelans allegedly entered the restaurant owner's home, tied him and his wife up and stabbed and beat the man severely before robbing his house.
"The people here are up in arms. They are burning the belonging of Venezuelans who were camped out here," Ismael said. He said police were looking for the four men.
"Out, out, out! Go back to Venezuela," demonstrators shouted at the Venezuelans as they rushed passed the border post carrying what they could, video images distributed by the Roraima government showed.
Brazilian army soldiers stationed at Pacaraima to help maintain order asked Venezuelan immigrants to return across the border for their own safety, Castro said.
Venezuela's economy has been in steep decline and there are periodic waves of protests against the leftist government of President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro argues that he is the victim of a Washington-led "economic war" designed to sabotage his administration through sanctions and price-gouging.
"The only people responsible for this tragedy are Maduro and his gang," tweeted Venezuelan opposition politician Ismael Garcia about the flare-up in Brazil.
The Roraima government has declared the immigration influx a social crisis and asked Brazil's federal government to close the border, which it will not do for humanitarian reasons.
The Brazilian government said late on Saturday that it was sending more troops to Pacaraima to back up border police.
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Venezuelans are predominantly Roman Catholic and speak Spanish. The majority of Venezuelans are the result of a mixture of Europeans, Africans and Amerindians. Approximately 51.6% of the population are Mestizos of mixed European, African and Amerindian ancestry, and 43.6% of Venezuelans identify as European or Middle Eastern. An additional 3.6% identify as Black/African-descendants, while 3.2% identify as Amerindians
quotes from Wikipedia aboveBrazil is a multiethnic society, which means that it is home to people of many different ethnic origins. As a result, majority of Brazilians do not equate their nationality with their ethnicity, usually embracing and espousing both simultaneously.
Brazilians speak Portuguese and are also predominantly catholic
am surprised they can tell each other apart just by looking as Brazil has really diverse ethnicity. possibly the least racist country i have even been in. they all just mix without regard to race at all. also think the north of brasil is more black african than the southern half where i was , this is further confirmed by the use of the term xenophobia as only blacks can be xenophobic while white displaying the same behaviour would be termed as racist. xenophobia is acceptable behaviour in the global medias view while racism isnt
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And this is the model of Socialism that Comrad Corbyn and Red Ken would wish upon the UK.
When will people wake up to the fact that Socialism is a pipe dream. A good one but a pipe dream none the less.
Reality sucks but it's a damn sight better than Socialism.
When will people wake up to the fact that Socialism is a pipe dream. A good one but a pipe dream none the less.
Reality sucks but it's a damn sight better than Socialism.
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