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It has begun. The president has prohibited protests, and went on TV calling his supporters against protestors, claiming they are against democracy and that he's

It has begun. The president has prohibited protests, and went on TV calling his supporters against protestors, claiming they are against democracy and that he's suffering a coup-d'etat. A restraining order was issued against the opposition candidate. He's going full dictator now. Expect similar social unrest, and the same tactic from the government (blaming the protesters as violent, calling then "right-wing fascists") in the rest of latin america as their economies start tanking as deep as Venezuela. Argentina is on the brink of it. Brazil is 4-6 years from it if it keeps being brainwashed and electing incompetent, corrupt left-wingers.

rafaelm 13y ago
Unfortunately this is not the first time this has happened here. We've had worse protests with many more dead and nothing happens. Maduro is just reading the script Chavez left him for whenever anything goes wrong. There's this automatic solidarity among these latin American countries where they will cover each other's back as long as they help each other out. The govt keeps giving away our oil, so everyone stays quiet. The more desperate ones like Kirchner in Argentina immediately make loud statements.
- hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
  Unfortunately, because of our past experiences with authoritarian regimes in latin america (I'm in Brazil), we're now stuck with incompetent leftist leaders who believe are heroes of democracy (ironic), and the people, from the poorest worker to the PhD, has been brainwashed into accepting ideologies above real results from the government.
spikels 13y ago
Maduro declared all protests illegal then a few hours later called for his supporters to protest against his enemies. This guys is literally destroying a nation. I agree with you on Argentina but Brazil is probably a different story - not as corrupt and not as crazy. Peru and Ecuador are much closer to Venezuela's and Argentina's situation. The amazing thing is how long these situations can go on. The combination of the survival skills of millions of people and their desire to avoid civil war along the lines of Syria mean this can continue for a very long time.
- fiatjaf 13y ago
  Nobody would thought Argentina was on the brink of it 2 years ago. Brazil is a mess.
  - rbanffy 13y ago
    Argentina has been courting disaster in one form or another for at least 20 years.
- hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
  > not as corrupt and not as crazy I've lived in Brazil my whole life. I think the situation is moving towards it. It's just as corrupt and politically unstable. It's just humming along because the economy hasn't tanked (yet). Economy is everything.

rafaelm 13y ago

Unfortunately this is not the first time this has happened here. We've had worse protests with many more dead and nothing happens. Maduro is just reading the script Chavez left him for whenever anything goes wrong. There's this automatic solidarity among these latin American countries where they will cover each other's back as long as they help each other out. The govt keeps giving away our oil, so everyone stays quiet. The more desperate ones like Kirchner in Argentina immediately make loud statements.

hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
Unfortunately, because of our past experiences with authoritarian regimes in latin america (I'm in Brazil), we're now stuck with incompetent leftist leaders who believe are heroes of democracy (ironic), and the people, from the poorest worker to the PhD, has been brainwashed into accepting ideologies above real results from the government.

spikels 13y ago

Maduro declared all protests illegal then a few hours later called for his supporters to protest against his enemies. This guys is literally destroying a nation. I agree with you on Argentina but Brazil is probably a different story - not as corrupt and not as crazy. Peru and Ecuador are much closer to Venezuela's and Argentina's situation. The amazing thing is how long these situations can go on. The combination of the survival skills of millions of people and their desire to avoid civil war along the lines of Syria mean this can continue for a very long time.

fiatjaf 13y ago
Nobody would thought Argentina was on the brink of it 2 years ago. Brazil is a mess.
- rbanffy 13y ago
  Argentina has been courting disaster in one form or another for at least 20 years.
hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
> not as corrupt and not as crazy I've lived in Brazil my whole life. I think the situation is moving towards it. It's just as corrupt and politically unstable. It's just humming along because the economy hasn't tanked (yet). Economy is everything.