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Woman, 80, trampled to death in Venezuelan supermarket stampede
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/11832443/Woman-80-trampled-to-death-in-Venezuelan-supermarket-stampede.html ^ | By Reuters 5:16AM BST 29 Aug 2015 | By Reuters 5:16AM BST 29 Aug 2015

Posted on 08/31/2015 6:28:13 PM PDT by Kartographer

An 80-year-old Venezuelan woman died, possibly from trampling, in a scrum outside a state supermarket selling subsidized goods, the opposition and media said on Friday. The melee at the store in Sabaneta, the birthplace of former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, was the latest such incident in the South American nation where economic hardship and food shortages are creating long queues and scuffles.

The opposition Democratic Unity coalition said Maria Aguirre died and another 75 people were injured – including five security officials – in chaotic scenes when National Guard troops sought to control a 5,000-strong crowd with teargas.

“Due to the shortage of food … the desperation is enormous,” local opposition politician Andres Camejo said, according to the coalition’s website. It published a photo of an elderly woman’s body lying inert on a concrete floor.

Camejo said thieves had also attacked the crowd, members of which were seeking to buy cheap food on offer at an outlet of the state’s Mercal supermarket chain in Barinas state.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Society
KEYWORDS: communism; economy; venezuela
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To: Kartographer; metmom; SaveFerris; xzins; cuban leaf; 2ndDivisionVet

They are finger printing anyone who buys food. This is the coming Antichrist system people.....right here.


21 posted on 08/31/2015 6:42:07 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Kartographer

I’m amazed the power’s still on.


22 posted on 08/31/2015 6:42:09 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Democrats and GOP-e: a difference of degree, not philosophy)
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To: Kartographer
socialism doesn't work

The democrats want to turn the USA into Venezuela. and they are importing leftist immigrant voters to do it.

If we don't stop immigration to the USA then The USA will be to the left of Venezuela and here's why. The democrats are setting the races against each other so that's another dimension the socialists didn't have in Venezuela.

Note that blacks vote at 92% for democrats. And note that every democrat politician voted for obama care. Then look at what they did to California with illegals and immigrants. So then you will see where the USA is headed.

23 posted on 08/31/2015 6:45:13 PM PDT by Democrat_media (obamatrade is a Trojan horse for unlimited immigration to the USA)
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To: Kartographer

Revelation 13 does not seem that far off.

24 posted on 08/31/2015 6:46:11 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: 867V309

Yup, I got the spices. And somebody makes a smoke flavoring that’s quite good.

At least I know when it happens I don’t have to fear anything coming at me from downwind!


25 posted on 08/31/2015 6:48:01 PM PDT by djf ("It's not about being nice, it's about being competent!" - Donald Trump)
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To: Kartographer

But this can’t be... communism works!


26 posted on 08/31/2015 6:49:29 PM PDT by Ray76 (When a gov't leads it's people down a path of destruction resistance is not only a right but a duty.)
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To: djf
Yup, I got the spices. And somebody makes a smoke flavoring that’s quite good.

Care to say who that is?


27 posted on 08/31/2015 6:51:40 PM PDT by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: 867V309; Kartographer

In a crisis, the grocerty stores are gone within 72 hours.

If cash is worthless, or there is very little to use, I keep trying to imagine a scenario during a dystopian America where I would drive to some "meeting place" or black market at 2 am to exchange silver or pieces of gold for food, ammo, medicine, water, machetes, knives, gasoline, lamp oil, candles, batteries, etc.

Not a very inviting scenario.

And what if, via Executive Order, Obama declares all gold ownership, sale, or transfer to be illegal, just as FDR did in 1933?

28 posted on 08/31/2015 6:54:15 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: 867V309

I had to dig through my supplies.

It’s called Wrights Liquid Smoke flavor.

They have I think 3 varieties, I have the Hickory and the Applewood.

If you are on the West coast, try Winco foods, they have it.


29 posted on 08/31/2015 7:01:59 PM PDT by djf ("It's not about being nice, it's about being competent!" - Donald Trump)
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To: 867V309

Ammo. It’ll get you anything you want.


30 posted on 08/31/2015 7:05:04 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: SkyPilot

They are finger printing anyone who buys food. This is the coming Antichrist system people.....right here.


Where? You mean when we swipe our debit card?


31 posted on 08/31/2015 7:05:56 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Kartographer

No worries.. in 30 days, or less.. the world will notice and send aid... to arrive in 40-60 days.


32 posted on 08/31/2015 7:08:21 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!)
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To: Kartographer

Now take 1,000,000 poorly educated, low skilled Chavista Venezuelans and import them into the USA.

What do they want? Freedom? Self Responsibility? NO.

They want a socialist government that is better at providing free food, free medical care, free housing better than their own corrupt government was.

And with the world’s reserve currency and a Federal Reserve that can print up all the money it needs and with unlimited US gov’t debt - the USA can do just that (for the time being anyway).


33 posted on 08/31/2015 7:09:14 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: silverleaf

Just like Hitler they voted for it but gerrymandering and fraud has helped them to win elections ever since. They would lose now and only cancellation or massive fraud in the legislative elections scheduled for December 6th would keep them in full power.

I’ve read speculation those elections will be canned on some excuse like the ‘threat from Columbia’ ginned up by the regime.

Anarchy is a distinct possibility, too.


34 posted on 08/31/2015 7:12:21 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: demshateGod
Ammo. It’ll get you anything you want.

That's the spirit!

Threaten. Steal. Kill if you must!

Much better than preparing.


35 posted on 08/31/2015 7:13:16 PM PDT by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: 867V309
You can whine all you want about the injustice, while you watch your children starve, and watch my children get fed, and someone else's kids eat your food. Personally, I'll continue to consider being well-armed a very important part of preparing.

You have no concept of how bad things will be.

36 posted on 08/31/2015 7:17:38 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

37 posted on 08/31/2015 7:18:52 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: laplata

See post #24


38 posted on 08/31/2015 7:19:25 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Teacher317
You can whine all you want about the injustice, while you watch your children starve, and watch my children get fed, and someone else's kids eat your food. Personally, I'll continue to consider being well-armed a very important part of preparing.

You have no concept of how bad things will be.

Get a grip. My comment was about preparing vs. theft, and you know it.


39 posted on 08/31/2015 7:20:00 PM PDT by 867V309 (Trump: Bull in a RINO Shoppe)
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To: skeeter

The sad but predictable end result of “absolute government”.


40 posted on 08/31/2015 7:27:40 PM PDT by corlorde (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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