Posted on 04/20/2017 1:40:54 PM PDT by Nextrush
Police in Venezuela have fired tear gas during the second day of violent protests in the capital, Caracas....
The huge protests in Caracas and western Venezuela come amid a serious economic crisis in the country.
Opposition leaders have accused Mr. Maduro of ruling the country like a dictator......
Venezuela's opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, earlier this week called on the public to take part in anti-government protests across the country to press their demands for early presidential elections and the release of jailed politicians.....
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
There is video from Venezuela today embedded in this twitter page of opposition leader Henrique Capriles.
Remember when people like me warned you Venezuelans not to vote for Chavez and his socialist ideas?
And you laughed and sneered and gave us the finger and voted for it anyway?
Well I’m glad you’re starving now. :)
Putting down riots is now “oppression”?
Guess you really liked the Ferguson crew, they were oppressed too.
Apparently, the masses don’t know how to appreciate their freedom from capitalist oppression and enjoy their universal equality. Maybe if they get some food they’ll learn to appreciate how fortunate they are......
“Venezuela should allow Leopoldo Lopez, a political prisoner and husband of @liiliantintori (just met w/ @marcorubio) out of prison immediately”
Donald J. Trump
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article132999104.html
The violence comes from the government thugs including staged incidents of looting that are blamed on the peaceful protestors demanding elections and the removal of the Supreme Court justices who outlawed the National Assembly (Congress) of the country.
They also want prisoners released like the POTUS has called for.
We need to start air dropping FP-45 “Liberators” . I expect they’d cost a bit more than $2.10 a unit today.
Where is Sean Penn and that group?
Caracas still appears to be descending into chaos. Hard to tell by Twitter who’s “winning” or if the mobs are organized or not... but it’s messy.
The opposition is shutting down for now with plans for a “Silent March” on Saturday.
The government has been using violence and staged looting incidents and other acts of violence to blame on the opposition protestors.
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