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7962

(11,841 posts) Sat Apr 8, 2017, 04:43 PM Apr 2017

Venezuelans pour into Caracas streets in anti-Maduro protest

Source: YahooNews

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's government fired tear gas and rubber bullets at some of the thousands of opponents of President Nicolas Maduro who poured into the streets of Caracas amid a weeklong protest movement that shows little sign of losing steam.

The demonstrations in the capital and several other cities came a day after Maduro's government barred top opposition leader Henrique Capriles from running for office for 15 years.

The ban capped a tumultuous 10 day-crackdown that saw pro-government groups rough up several opposition leaders and another seek refuge in a foreign embassy to escape arrest. The protests were triggered by the Supreme Court's decision to gut the opposition-controlled legislature of its last vestiges of power, a move that was later reversed amid widespread international condemnation and even dissent within Maduro's normally disciplined socialist leadership.

"Nobody can disqualify the Venezuelan people," an emotional Capriles said from a stage Saturday as he called on protesters to march to the Ombudsman's office downtown.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuelans-called-flood-streets-anti-maduro-protest-135215642.html

Hopefully the people will now start the process of freeing their country from the lunatic in charge. Sadly, it will probably get nastier than it already is before that can be accomplished.
Probably one of the biggest failures in recent history.

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Venezuelans pour into Caracas streets in anti-Maduro protest (Original Post) 7962 Apr 2017 OP

Unless the Army steps in to hasten Maduro's exit (unlikely) COLGATE4 Apr 2017 #1

What happened to the Maduro groupies here? Archae Apr 2017 #2

This site seems nothing like it used to, to me anyway. David__77 Apr 2017 #3

Yep, reason is they are Jill Stein loving far left almost far right JPR fools now snooper2 Apr 2017 #15

I believe they all gravitated to JPR brooklynite Apr 2017 #4

This is what the US will be like if we have 8 years of Dump. roamer65 Apr 2017 #5

Sure.... EX500rider Apr 2017 #6

Don't forget shutting down almost all negative press GulfCoast66 Apr 2017 #7

+1 7962 Apr 2017 #8

How much did the Koch Brothers pay those demonstrators? FrodosNewPet Apr 2017 #9

Because your source is BS. Venezuela actually ranked #83 in 2012's REAL "happiest countries"list 7962 Apr 2017 #13

got one! roflmao snooper2 Apr 2017 #16

Venezuelas Maduro Denounces Traitors in Ranks of Revolution FrodosNewPet Apr 2017 #10

I hope you're being sarcastic. Archae Apr 2017 #11

The Chavistas are sleeping on the job lately FrodosNewPet Apr 2017 #12

hehe xor Apr 2017 #14

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

1. Unless the Army steps in to hasten Maduro's exit (unlikely)

Reply to 7962 (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 04:48 PM

Apr 2017

I'm afraid there will be blood shed. It's going to get nastier, for sure. The ashes of the 'Bolivarian revolution'.

Archae

(46,337 posts)

2. What happened to the Maduro groupies here?

Reply to 7962 (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 05:00 PM

Apr 2017

On threads like this one, they are now dead silent.

David__77

(23,421 posts)

3. This site seems nothing like it used to, to me anyway.

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 05:23 PM

Apr 2017

As a poster since 2001, that's my perspective.

There are still some posters here with positive sentiment toward the Venezuelan government- not like before. There are various reasons for that.

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

15. Yep, reason is they are Jill Stein loving far left almost far right JPR fools now

Reply to David__77 (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 10, 2017, 09:33 AM

Apr 2017

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)

4. I believe they all gravitated to JPR

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 05:34 PM

Apr 2017

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

5. This is what the US will be like if we have 8 years of Dump.

Reply to 7962 (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 07:15 PM

Apr 2017

EX500rider

(10,849 posts)

6. Sure....

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 07:47 PM

Apr 2017

....if he confiscates foreign factories and companies, fires the people who know what they are doing at oil companies and installs loyalists, makes it hard to get US currency so US companies can't money to buy goods, sets unreasonably low/under costs price controls on goods during super high inflation and arrests political opponents on trumped up charges...

Then yes, we will be just like Venezuela.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

7. Don't forget shutting down almost all negative press

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 09:03 PM

Apr 2017

Trump is a piece of work and DU certainly does not lack hyperbole! Practice it myself sometimes.

7962

(11,841 posts)

8. +1

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 9, 2017, 08:19 AM

Apr 2017

FrodosNewPet

(495 posts)

9. How much did the Koch Brothers pay those demonstrators?

Reply to 7962 (Original post)

Sun Apr 9, 2017, 10:11 AM

Apr 2017

As of 2012, Venezuela was the 5th happiest country on Earth. Surely it could not change much in 5 years!

https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/6906

Published on Apr 3rd 2012 at 2.52pm

Last Friday, the Washington Post highlighted a global happiness survey released last year by the polling firm Gallup, which found that Venezuela is the fifth happiest country in the world. According to the poll, 64 percent of Venezuelan respondents said their well-being was thriving.

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All this talk of demonstrations, food shortages, etc. is simply CIA disruption. Remember Chile 1973?

7962

(11,841 posts)

13. Because your source is BS. Venezuela actually ranked #83 in 2012's REAL "happiest countries"list

Reply to FrodosNewPet (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 9, 2017, 06:09 PM

Apr 2017

The REAL list is from an actual study done by the UN.
eta: unless youre just joking. some around here would buy it

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

16. got one! roflmao

Reply to FrodosNewPet (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 10, 2017, 09:34 AM

Apr 2017

FrodosNewPet

(495 posts)

10. Venezuelas Maduro Denounces Traitors in Ranks of Revolution

Reply to 7962 (Original post)

Sun Apr 9, 2017, 10:19 AM

Apr 2017

Venezuela’s Maduro Denounces “Traitors” in Ranks of Revolution

https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/12987

By Lucas Koerner

Caracas, March 21, 2017 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned Saturday of the rise of “right-wing reformist tendencies” whom he accused of attempting to sabotage the country’s revolutionary process.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Bolivarian Workers’ University at Miraflores palace, the head of state condemned the “new traitors who want to stab Nicolas Maduro in the back in order take up a reformist project to surrender the Bolivarian Revolution to international capitalism”.

Maduro vowed to “unmask” the alleged rogue elements within the revolutionary movement, whom he claimed, “have marketing advisors and lots of money behind them.”

The comments follow similar remarks early last week, in which the Venezuelan leader pledged to reveal a list of “traitors” within the United Socialist Party of Venezuela who he alleged were “being paid by the United States” to undermine the party internally.

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I KNEW it had to be traitors and foreign capitalist disruptors sabotaging the happiness and prosperity of the great Bolivarian Revolution.