I´m sad for Venezuela.

@marguicha (217270)
Chile
February 22, 2019 6:58pm CST
I have been watching the festival that was performed in Colombia to aid Venezuelan people who have health and food problems. That would not be so terrible if I did not know the country (I have visited it several times a long time ago). Venezuela is one of the richest countries in South America. It has lots of oil and in other times, the excess of richness was used to build beautiful museums. I hope this ends well. I´m worried.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
23 Feb 19
I fear for the people of Venezuela. I hope they will get a government that will care about the people. Most totatally socialist governments are interested only in controlling the people. Here I'm talking about socialist governments that own the means of production and distribution.
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@kobesbuddy (76074)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Feb 19
It's communism.
@herre01 (119)
• Venezuela
23 Feb 19
I agree with you, but as @kobesbuddy says, in Venezuela we live under a communist regime, in reality a dictatorial regime in which you can not express yourself freely on some issues, for example, you can not talk on television about the epidemic of HIV that affects an indigenous population in eastern Venezuela, where 10% of this population has HIV and more than 20% of tuberculosis or give figures of the increase of more than 1000 times in cases of malaria (disease practically controlled in the 80's
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@herre01 (119)
• Venezuela
23 Feb 19
Hi, I agree we need good politicians in the new government
@NJChicaa (116681)
• United States
23 Feb 19
US politicians (including Trump) are using Venezuela as an example of why socialist-type programs don't work. They conveniently overlook all of the CORRUPTION.
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@kobesbuddy (76074)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Feb 19
@NJChicca The same exact CORRUPTION that's in the U.S. government!
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@marguicha (217270)
• Chile
23 Feb 19
Socialism is not the problem. Socialism can mean a very good government.
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@NJChicaa (116681)
• United States
23 Feb 19
@marguicha I agree. Just look at the Nordic countries.
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@LadyDuck (463157)
• Switzerland
23 Feb 19
They surely have a very bad government and someone is wasting and stealing money there.
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@marguicha (217270)
• Chile
23 Feb 19
@herre01 I hope that ends soon.
@LadyDuck (463157)
• Switzerland
24 Feb 19
@herre01 This is very sad. I know because one of my aunts lived many years in Caracas. I hope you can get out of this bad situation soon. Good luck.
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@herre01 (119)
• Venezuela
23 Feb 19
Yes, @LadyDuck the Venezuelan government is the worst thing that has been in our country, they have all stolen all the riches that came from oil.
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@JudyEv (329038)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Feb 19
There does seem to be a lot of turmoil there at the moment.
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@marguicha (217270)
• Chile
23 Feb 19
@herre01 I have been listening to the news and it is worrisome
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@herre01 (119)
• Venezuela
23 Feb 19
Hello, yesterday was the concert and it was great, today it is expected that all (or at least a part) of the humanitarian aid arrives in Venezuela, however, on the border of Venezuela with Colombia, one of the places where aid is concentrated humanitarian, the Venezuelan army, following the orders of Maduro, blocks the entry ways and at this moment there are fights between the army and the police against the civilians that help in the entry of humanitarian aid.
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@herre01 (119)
• Venezuela
23 Feb 19
@ Marguicha right now on the border with Colombia are fighting Venezuelan civilians with Venezuelan military, which according to information from journalists in the area are "collective" and prisoners wearing the uniform of the Venezuelan armed forces. They set fire to two large trucks loaded with varying tons of humanitarian aid. The Venezuelan civilians tried to avoid it but they shot pellets and tear gas bombs. the situation is very tense and on the border with Brazil the Venezuelan "army" has killed 4 people, according to the information of the journalists in that area.
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@kobesbuddy (76074)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Feb 19
Just like in other countries, the wealthy are extremely selfish, greedy people! Then, the citizens of that country suffer from poverty and hunger It is happening all over the world, at this time:(
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@marguicha (217270)
• Chile
23 Feb 19
I wholly agree.
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@marguicha (217270)
• Chile
23 Feb 19
@herre01 They stole Venezuela´s riches. I know that if a good government is placed instead of Maduro, Venezuela will soon recover.
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@herre01 (119)
• Venezuela
23 Feb 19
Hello that is not the problem now in venezuela, may be in the past it was,however after the “revolution” began on Venezuela the new politicians (many of which came from poor or middle class) start to stole the money produce by the petroleum, by now the minimal salary in Venezuela is 6$/month however the new politicians from Venezuela have (based on onternational estimations) have around 350 billions dolars in banks of all around the world
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@WiseGhots (14606)
23 Feb 19
Their situation is pretty bad.
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@marguicha (217270)
• Chile
23 Feb 19
it is. And I´m terrified that Trump decides to get in the middle of it all.
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@kobesbuddy (76074)
• East Tawas, Michigan
23 Feb 19
@marguicha Trump has his nose in every country's business! While his own country is in a major mess:(
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@WiseGhots (14606)
23 Feb 19
@marguicha I hope not. He's a total mess.
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@RasmaSandra (75033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Feb 19
That is sad it is usually greed of those in high places that brings ruin to countries that otherwise would do well
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@herre01 (119)
• Venezuela
23 Feb 19
I agree with you, you know that Chavez who started with this study for free all his life, his father also studied for free, Chavez graduated from military for free but when he came to power he said that there were no opportunities for the poor to study, the same script has been used by mature, but he reduced the budget of public universities, there are no medicines in hospitals, and now we do not have access to education or health, but they, those of the current government, have stolen more than 350 billion dollars in banks of various countries of the world, always criticize the “American empire” but all have many properties there as well as their entire family.
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@marguicha (217270)
• Chile
23 Feb 19
@herre01 Same as Pinochet here. They stole all they could.
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@herre01 (119)
• Venezuela
23 Feb 19
i apreciate your post
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@marguicha (217270)
• Chile
23 Feb 19
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