[inkling]

Marcial Rivera, a 30-year-old business graduate, packed his bags and left for neighbouring Colombia this week.

You know your country is circling the drain when people are fleeing to Colombia for prosperity and stability.

[Brilliant]

"government supporters deny that anyone is leaving"

[ndt]

"You know your country is circling the drain when people are fleeing to Colombia for prosperity and stability."

There are some sentences that you have to repeat to yourself a few time to make sure you heard it right.

I'm moving to Colombia for prosperity and stability. I'm moving to Colombia for prosperity and stability.

No, still does not sound right.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

You know your country is circling the drain when people are fleeing to Colombia for prosperity and stability.

I'd flee to Colombia too - for, uh, other reasons: