Posted on 04/26/2017 6:07:14 PM PDT by blam
After enduring shortages of food and medicine for years, as well as a total collapse of their currency, the people of Venezuela have had enough. Last week it was estimated that 2.5 million people marched against the Maduro regime, which had previously tried to strip away the powers of the opposition-led parliament. It’s estimated that as many as 6 million people may have taken to the streets to protest throughout the country.
In the lead-up to the protest, which had been planned for weeks by opposition political parties, President Maduro issued an alarming proclamation that didn’t receive nearly enough press. He promised to expand the nation’s armed militia, and hand out firearms to as many as 400,000 loyalists.
The Bolivarian militias, currently at approximately 100,000, were created by the late Hugo Chavez to assist the armed forces in the defense of his revolution from external and domestic attacks.
Speaking to thousands of militia members dressed in beige uniforms gathered in front of the presidential palace, Maduro said that vision remains relevant as Venezuela continues to face “imperialist aggression.”
“A gun for every militiaman!” he cried.
If you know your history of communist regimes, you understand what comes next. Maduro’s response to millions of hungry pissed off people, is to arm his die-hard supporters, who will be able to purge the starving masses that dared to cross him. They may not face much resistance, because in 2012 Venezuela banned private firearm ownership.
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The resistance should become loyalists for a day!
Venezuela is Schumered....
All it takes is a few stolen guns, then the revolution begins.
Surprise. Surprise. Surprise.
Genocide to start in Venezuela, followed by revolution.
Ping.
Didn’t see that coming. /sarc
On the lighter side... expect a large number of boat accidents soon among as many as 400,000 loyalists.
Jimmy Carter provided oversight to their elections a decade ago and assured us that everything was proper and just the way a Democracy works. Sean Penn has been down there making sure everything seems right and the people are really in control.
I don’t think anyone should be worried. The Democrats in the US have this well understood.
So which side is the cia or mccain arming?
Statements like this just hurt my head, both of these people should not even be quoted. Not saying that to you, just saying
The solution is to take the guns from the government
by any means necessary.
This great nation of South America has been ruined by socialists. Now, their destruction is joined by their avarice for power and refusal to leave power in failure. That charts a revolution and blood bath with another decade of ruin.
I’m sure those in the west that praised this regime as legit will get right on fixing it.
Why has the US government been so quiet about this ?
Do you really have to ask?
'Twasn't all that long ago that all manner of Federal agencies were getting armed up.....and then there are the police who will just follow orders.
We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.
Barack Obama tried to set up what Venezuala is doing now.
No problem
This is South America, after all
Ak 47s are a dime a dozen.
Genocide to start in Venezuela, followed by revolution.
With Socialism, it always comes down to mass murder in the name of the common good.
With Venezuela, it’s just shocking that the country has held out so long.
They have strung the degeneration of Venezuela out for almost 20 years.
People who last visited Venezuela, once the showplace of South America, in 1998 would not recognize the place today. Zimbabwe is better off
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