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And, as we've learned, the protesters did not "head to the beach." Maduro told them to go to the beach, but they went to the "beach" they created on the streets. Here's yer beach:





Lopez hasn't been the focus of the protests for some time--he is still in Palo Ramo Verde. The leaders of these protests are the students.

Lopez is only the tip of the iceberg. This whole mess has been a-brewin' for quite some time now and is only just starting to explode in Maduro's face. Lack of any logical economic policies, out-of-control crime, unchecked corruption from the highest political figures, scarcity of many food products and medical supplies, an annual inflation of over 50%, businesses unable to actually make a decent enough profit to keep running thanks to draconian price controls... It's really no wonder why more and more people are joining the protests and less and less people are actually doing rallies in favor of the regime. Hell, since the protests started, I don't know of any pro-government rallies that haven't been called for by the government itself, as if the Maduristas themselves didn't have a good enough reason to start them up by their own initiative.

I was translating in my head, there, I guess!

He'd probably MUCH rather be in Palo Verde!

Venezuelans are not fond of coups, for obvious reasons. Attmpting to take down a democratically elected government is treason. Not just here in the US, but in all democracies.

I'm sure the more you say it, the more and more it will magically turn into one

happen before, and with some of the same characters involved. They should have been jailed for life when they were caught. They certainly would in this country. Chavez was too lenient with these traitors.

How about a more recent article on how Maduro's attempted diversion failed and the protesters still came out in force?

DU'ers who've been here since the forum was opened years ago share material from all and any years.

Try to keep them straight.