What's Going On In Venezuela,

[Hortical]

Long Live Socialism & the Bolivarian Revolution

What's Going On In Venezuela, In A Nutshell Blaire Bercy There are some images included in this video that may be hard to watch but the lack of coverage has made this video necessary

http://hellogiggles.com/whats-going-venezuela-nutshell

[Rockman]

After seeing things being repeated you tend to know its signature.
What we have in Venezuela is clear attempts being made to overthrow a democratically elected Govt because the the elitist opposition can't win by way of elections.
If the opposition is concern about human rights abuse then why circumvent the democratic purpose?
When the leader of the opposition tirned homself in,he was well treated.In the early days of the coup,democratically elected members of the govt were rounded up and some received flogging while being paraded on the streets of Venezuela.
Undue presure continues.

[Sir X]

Maduro is painted to be a klutss by the western media, truth is he is more pragmatic than Chavez , more politically skilled ,he is a trade unionist by trade,he called for talks with the USA.

That clip above was done by an american -venezuelan girl who hasnt been to venezuela since she was a baby.

They are terrified Maduro pragmatic approach will bear more fruits, so where does that leave them ?

[Mosiah]

Clearly a propaganda video, but that does not mean there aren't problems.

I wish Venezuela the best.

[Hortical]

Inflation at 56%, 25,000 homicides/year & empty shelves must be CIA propoganda.

[Mosiah]

or interference.

[Rockman]

True,there are troubling stats....but the timing is suspiciously wrong.
Crime rates are now on a decline,and the economy is now showing improvement.
An election was won during the questionable times.

[Islandman]

When a 21st century govt acts to shut down services like Twitter and other forms of social media communications you can fairly confidently assume that bad things are happening in the streets. Very bad things.

Unless is the CIA blocking Twitter? LOL!

[Sir X]

But CNN and the opposition broadcasters remain on the air ? No doubt Venezuela is going through rough times ,and as I have always stated when these kids grow up and demand more then you will see change ,it will come about when its no longer about basic health care or education but more an expanding middle class ,not a decrease in the illeteracy,poverty rate,Jamaica wish they had that problem.

Maduro will see out this term,whomever comes after him will have to answer the same question and if they cannot they might be a one term government and chivismo with a pragmatic face will be back in power- socialisim with a pragmatic stance !

No way is venezuale going back to 5 presidents in a decade and a 100% inflation,unprecedented levels of poverty and illteracy,it will be a real revolution before that happens,all this hoopla is justifiable growing pains..I wish we were there.

[Mosiah]

One would think! But if a certain class is the one using social media for their propaganda, what is a government supposed to do?

Just saying!

[Islandman]

I am saying when a govt blocks the use of social media in the 21st century , you are not blocking the traditional media. You are blocking the street media.

What you are effectively saying is "What happened on the streets of Cairo, Nairobi and London is not going to happen here".

So much for Power to the People.

[Reggaedoc]

Clearly a propaganda video, but that does not mean there aren't problems.

I wish Venezuela the best.

Indeed Mo. There are real problems like food shortages, high inflation, and joblessness, even among the recently educated youths from the poorer classes, who had benefitted from Chavez's policies.

[Reggaedoc]

Clearly a propaganda video, but that does not mean there aren't problems.

I wish Venezuela the best.

The US imperialist-bogey-man line has ran its course and most people are seeing it for what it is. Simply a lame excuse for failed policies, be it Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, etc. Time for a different catch phrase.

[Sir X]

So they benefitted, the recently educated poorer class ? and now are calling for change from failed policies ,seems like an oxymoron or just growing pains, a problem we wish we had,strange how people can express themselves in this dictatorship ?

Protesters back in streets in Venezuela
Girish Gupta and Peter Wilson, Special for USA TODAY 12:15 p.m. EST February 24, 2014
Vivas
(Photo: Juan Manuel Hernandez, AP)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Outspoken critic of president continues armed standoff with security forces
Protesters demand changes to address rampant crime, food shortages and few jobs
Head of largest opposition party may meet with President Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela — Socialist President Nicolas Maduro was trying Monday to gather support for an end to protests against his rule as demonstrations continued to show up in the streets and a governor from his own party lashed out a him for using excessive force.

Residents awoke Monday morning to find barricades of pipes, trash and branches burning in the streets and the sound of banging of pots and pans in support of the protest movement against Maduro.

"We're fighting for our liberty," said Yesenia Alvarado, a 29-year-old architect. "This is brutal but we've got to paralyze the city. Sadly, we have to use these techniques to overthrow the government."

Traffic came to a halt Monday in parts of the Venezuelan capital as opposition protesters continued their campaign of nearly two weeks to demand changes to address rampant crime, food shortages and few jobs.

Thousands of motorcyclists were rumbling throuhg the streets to a rally at the presidential palace set up by Maduro. Many of the so-called colectivos, or government paramilitaries supporting Maduro, are motorcyclists. Some have been accused by the opposition of being little more than armed thugs.

A motorcycle rally was to take place at the presidential palace in support of Maduro, who was to meet with the nation's governors in the afternoon to find a way out of the unrest.

Tachira Gov. Jose Vielma Mora, who belongs to Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela, became the first high-ranking loyalist to criticize Maduro over the crisis.

"I'm not part of the regime,'' he said in an interview with Onda Radio. "I was elected by the citizens of Tachira."

Tachira has seen some of the worst rioting among college students. Vielma Mora, who participated in Hugo Chavez's 1992 coup, called for the immediate release of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who was jailed after leading a protest.

"I don't think Vielma Mora would have made his statements if he didn't have other Chavistas supporting him,' said Caracas-based historian Margarita Lopez Maya. ''I think this shows that there are those within Chavismo who are calling for dialogue and the respect for human rights."

There were no reports of major violence Monday. Police dismantled roadblocks in Caracas and similar blockades were reported in the provincial cities of Maracaibo, Valencia, Maracay, La Victoria, and Merida.

Opponents of Maduro have been staging countrywide protests since Feb. 12. Several protesters have been killed by gunfire that the government blames on the protests.

Maduro called out the army over the weekend to quell massive protests of students in the eastern part of the country, where Venezuelans say Maduro's authoritarian policies have led to shortages of basic goods and inflation above 50%, among the world's highest, despite the country's vast oil reserves.

Maduro, who came to power 10 months ago after the death of longtime president Hugo Chávez, has called the protesters "Nazi fascists."

In the city's Plaza Altamira, a focal point for opposition unrest, the driver of a pickup was not pleased with the protests.

"I understand why they're protesting but they can't block the roads like this," said José Álvarez, 36, who rammed his pickup truck into the roadblock to the anger of those who had set it up.

"My daughter can't get to her classes. I can't get to work. We need businesses to be open," Álvarez said. "They can have their protests but let me get on with my life."

Drivers of motorcycle taxis and others were also wanting to work but relented to the protesters who replaced the barricade.

The head of the largest opposition party to Maduro, Henrique Capriles Radonski, said he may meet with Maduro and 22 other governors for talks in the country's Miraflores presidential palace. Capriles posted on Twitter that the world was beginning to use the word "genocide" to describe Maduro's actions and called him a "mistake of history."

Capriles narrowly lost a special election in April to Maduro.

Meanwhile, one of Maduro's most outspoken critics continued his armed standoff with security forces Monday.

Retired army general Angel Vivas sported a flak jacket, assault rifle and handgun as he defiantly addressed dozens of neighbors from the balcony of his home in eastern Caracas on Sunday.

"I'm not going to surrender," Vivas, 57, yelled to a crowd of cheering followers.

Supporters rushed to Vivas' defense after he announced to his 100,000-plus followers on Twitter that a group of "Cuban and Venezuelan henchmen" had come looking for him. The officers withdrew after the crowd built barricades outside Vivas' house. Vivas' lawyer said they didn't have an arrest order.

Maduro ordered Vivas' arrest for allegedly encouraging students to stretch wire across streets where they've set up barricades in recent weeks.

Vivas, one of the government's fiercest critics, resigned as head of the Defense Ministry's engineering department rather than order his staff to swear to the Cuban-inspired oath "Fatherland, socialism or death."

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[Muadib]

Who determines what is propoganda ?