I turn my dreams into words. Always in the present. Here and Now. Él / He /Him 🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪🫓🫓🫓 “You don’t get what you dream about… You get what you strive for step by step!” Atsuko “Akko” Kagari (Little Witch Academia, 2017)

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Cake day: March 24th, 2024
  • NONE@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What’s the news in Venezuela?
    542·
    26 days ago

    I am in Venezuela. From what i see and my mother, who is more aware of these things, has explained me, in short:

    • The hydrocarbons law was reformed to basically give foreign companies that want to invest in our oil almost all the power they need. They are practically the owners of the land where they will drill.
    • An amnesty law has freed almost all political prisoners.
      • In relation to this, many of the prisoners who were in the Helicoide, Chavismo’s so-called “torture center,” denied having suffered any torture. Not on TV, but on their personal TikToks.
    • It is said that the CIA conducted an investigation to corroborate the claims that the disgraced opposition leader, Marina Corina Machado, and the opposition were making about the Chavista regime and the state of Venezuela in general. All or the vast majority of these claims turned out to be lies or exaggerations.
    • Attorney General Tarek William Saab resigned. But in reality, he was only moved to a different position, becoming Ombudsman. The new Attorney General is a man named Larry Devoe. It is not yet known where the former Ombudsman, Alfredo Ruiz, has been reassigned.

    That’s pretty much it. As for sources, I can’t recommend any in English, as the vast majority exaggerate or distort the narrative according to an agenda (whether for or against the United States). All mine are regional and in Spanish. The closest would be RT, but it has a very bad reputation (and rightly so).

    In reality, everything remains the same at the citizen level. The same people are still in charge, and the dollar continues to rise. The only difference is that Venezuelan oil may be sold to Israel by the US, while we will continue to eat shit with the Chavistas.

    Change so that nothing changes.

  • NONE@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Question for South American lemmings
    7·
    3 months ago

    1. From Maduro’s part. They are deeply incompetent.

    2. The Oil is a curse. It could be a blessing if people knew how to use it. Chavez thought he knew, he was wrong. The Saudi’s know. They have a lot of skeletons in their closet, yet it seems like receiving their money is not big problem. Branding.

    Bukele can rule over El Salvador as he please because he is a The Gang Buster. Branding.

    Peru can have as many presidents as they like without affecting the economy cuz… well, they are all corrupt, “but least they aren’t communist”. Branding

  • NONE@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Question for South American lemmings
    541·
    3 months ago

    From a Venezuelan living in Venezuela, in short: he wasn’t Chavez.

    Long answer: Chávez had the political savvy to make a name and reputation for himself that could protect him despite criticism from hegemonic states. Maduro was never able to hold a candle to him, which is why he declined in popularity despite “technically” perpetuating what Chávez had built.

    “But the drugs! But the human rights!” Center-right politicians in the region have faced similar (more verifiable) accusations, yet none have received the same level of global criticism as Chávez or Maduro.

    “But democracy!” Peru has had five presidents in less than two years, and no one says anything. Bukele intends to remain in power in El Salvador for life, and no one says anything.

    It’s not an ideological or moral issue, It’s Branding.