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[News] Venezuela



Juan Albion

Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
Keep half an eye on the goings on in Caracas today as there seems to be a coup attempt going on. If you really dig down, this is also a proxy fight between Russia and the USA. Russia even has troops on the ground in support of Maduro, while the US is in full support of Guaidó and in the past hasn't ruled out military action.

Hopefully a peaceful outcome will emerge, but it could get messy if someone hotheaded blunders.
 






vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
28,274
Keep half an eye on the goings on in Caracas today as there seems to be a coup attempt going on. If you really dig down, this is also a proxy fight between Russia and the USA. Russia even has troops on the ground in support of Maduro, while the US is in full support of Guaidó and in the past hasn't ruled out military action.

Hopefully a peaceful outcome will emerge, but it could get messy if someone hotheaded blunders.

Chance of a peaceful outcome = 0 It is the way of regimes, despots and tyrants to go messily, see, Thrones, Game Of.
 


The Andy Naylor Fan Club

Well-known member
Aug 31, 2012
5,162
Right Here, Right Now
Keep half an eye on the goings on in Caracas today as there seems to be a coup attempt going on. If you really dig down, this is also a proxy fight between Russia and the USA. Russia even has troops on the ground in support of Maduro, while the US is in full support of Guaidó and in the past hasn't ruled out military action.

Hopefully a peaceful outcome will emerge, but it could get messy if someone hotheaded blunders.

Of course it's nothing to do with oil is it? No siree, no way countries would interfere with an oil producing nation... Oh, wait a minute.
 


Triggaaar

Well-known member
Oct 24, 2005
53,225
Goldstone
Everyone in Venezuela is equal, and I hope one day Britain follows their example.
 




Juan Albion

Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
Chance of a peaceful outcome = 0 It is the way of regimes, despots and tyrants to go messily, see, Thrones, Game Of.

Quite right. It's not a matter of whether there will be deaths, it's a matter of how many. Especially now that armoured cars are driving into crowds.
 


AmexRuislip

Retired Spy 🕵️‍♂️
Feb 2, 2014
34,781
Ruislip
Keep half an eye on the goings on in Caracas today as there seems to be a coup attempt going on. If you really dig down, this is also a proxy fight between Russia and the USA. Russia even has troops on the ground in support of Maduro, while the US is in full support of Guaidó and in the past hasn't ruled out military action.

Hopefully a peaceful outcome will emerge, but it could get messy if someone hotheaded blunders.


My mate who lives in Grenada, keeps telling about all the Russians that are buying property there, pushing the dollar out.
 


beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
36,027






Superphil

Dismember
Jul 7, 2003
25,680
In a pile of football shirts
Had a wonderful holiday in Venezuela in 1994, such lovely people, wonderful scenery, Angel Falls was amazing. That said, the national bank went bust while we were there, it’s all such a shame it’s gone so wrong there.
 


Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat






Stumpy Tim

Well-known member
What a mess that place is. I spend quite a bit of time in Latin America, and the refugee situation is a nightmare. This isn't about oil - it's about complete economic mismanagement. Yes Venezuela have oil, but Chavez gave loads of it away to the poor and to Cuba... giving away your most valuable resource is ridiculous. Short-term gain to make socialism look wonderful has backfired spectacularly
 


vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
28,274
yes a fine example of socialism in action.

Austerity has worked a lot better for us than the Venezuelan's, us Brits just accept poor wages, dwindling public services and Food Banks as a necessity, but, you don't see us rioting or having a go.
 




The Rivet

Well-known member
Aug 9, 2011
4,592
Austerity has worked a lot better for us than the Venezuelan's, us Brits just accept poor wages, dwindling public services and Food Banks as a necessity, but, you don't see us rioting or having a go.

Lets see how you do when you are forced to eat roadkill or cats and dogs with your austerity.
 


vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
28,274
Lets see how you do when you are forced to eat roadkill or cats and dogs with your austerity.

I've already had some roadkill, not a big fan of cats or dogs, always find them a bit chewy.
 


Coldeanseagull

Opinionated
Mar 13, 2013
8,362
Coldean
My wife has relations out there. Makes you wonder what the world has become when food packages arranged over here, are sent via Miami for distribution....allegedly of course. If we had to queue for three hours for a loaf of bread because the government says so, I'm sure the British would soon lose the 'stiff upper lip' and be up for a lynching
 


beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
36,027
Austerity has worked a lot better for us than the Venezuelan's, us Brits just accept poor wages, dwindling public services and Food Banks as a necessity, but, you don't see us rioting or having a go.

yes, appears austerity is preferable, its not as bad as they have it.
 




seagurn

Well-known member
Feb 19, 2007
1,971
County town
Wait and see if Corbyn gets in....Venezuela will look like the uk .dictatorship atm followed by looney leftism . What about the middleground poeple like myself been called a looney left been called a nazi just because i dont lije either of them and as for the libs there like a wet lettuce and get in any sandwich going.? I will vote spoil my paper just so its counted and gives me the right to moan. No vote = no moan
 


vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
28,274


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