The crisis in Venezuela

[@sagatuppercut2960]

The people of Venezuela did that to themselves. They need to fix it instead of coming to America and giving us more problems.

[@bofetada6841]

I think you are confusing and not acknowledging many things. Obama starved the people with sanctions. Many Venezuelanos have fled two other South American countries. And pushed their citizens out. The Biden administration s well the Mexican cartels have done human trafficking across the world. Finally Venezuela has emptied their prisons and have sent them to the USA, as an invading force. And a favor for the sanctions of Obama

[@dixonthot4405]

I don't know too much about Latin American history as it is pretty complex and they don't really teach it in schools, but I'm pretty sure the US did involve themselves in some way with Venezuela that contributed to how their country is right now. Not saying US is 100% at fault, but they may have played a part.

[@josephtafur]

@dixonthot4405 No the people of Venezuela voted for Chavez and when he came to power, the country went in a Downward Spiral.

[@Quackmire1]

I have watch latino video where group of men are harbouring corpsr in soccer stadium Very terrifying

[@robd2287]

Trump helped with his failed coup d'etat in Venezuela. He wanted Juan Guaido a nobody over what the people really wanted Maduro. Get informed not misinformed.

[@GKP999]

This is a tale of caution. There is no lack of corruption and bad politicians. This could happen to any countries, even the US.

[@josephtafur]

It is already happening in the US

[@nghtwtchmn129]

@@josephtafur The only sign of hope I have seen this morning is that ABC just reported that a majority of BOTH Harris and Trump supporters are dissatisfied with their choices in this election.

[@mariahenrich9602]

It did in 2020

[@Marvinmartion]

Like trump!

[@luisponz]

@@mariahenrich9602 Actually, it happened in 2016 when a right-wing Hugo Chavez was elected.

[@astargmoneynevaendz999]

Venezuelan people need to handle thta in their home country

[@gaylandbarney2231]

ah , such an innocent view....imagine the u.s. could allow countries to govern themselves without help , sanctions , coups , etc. this kind of propaganda is disgusting

[@astargmoneynevaendz999]

@gaylandbarney2231 imagine

[@PokeMaster03]

How do you suggest they do that? They have no resources. Their hands are tied. there's nothing they can do.

[@absentmindedshirokuma8539]

​​@@gaylandbarney2231US sanction mostly for politician. Company still allow to do normal Business with Venezuela, but they simply chose not to. Their own state owned oil company face 0 sanctions, yet give almost 0 profit. Venezuela government simply too corrupt, just because they are against US, doesn't mean they are good guys.

[@itypethetruthnobshere8975]

@@PokeMaster03 not our problem

[@JohnnyAngel8]

This also happens when the military backs a person, not a constitution.

[@keys1420]

​@@byefelicia123 tds is strong with this one

[@keys1420]

​@@byefelicia123 biden and kamala are trying to take our right away 24/7 but trump hurt your feelings so you want to destroy America by voting for someone whose done nothing for Americans

[@Chicago48]

Exactly. The military is just as corrupt as the leader. I don't understand how the country can still pay the military if it's broke. And none of those Venez leaders were "educated" in finance.

[@28ebdh3udnav]

The government changed that if they back the constitution, they have to fight for the party first and foremost

[@28ebdh3udnav]

​@@byefelicia123enough with the anti Trump rhetoric. It's people like you that are hurting this country. Anyone but Trump even if you are starving like people in Venezuela and Trump was the opposition, you would still say no even if you couldn't make it to the poll from starvation

[@Jamesjenkis-jh8jw]

This is not the United States problem! Those people need to fight for their country AND stop running away from THEIR problems!!! Keywords, THEIR problems!!!

[@troywest1724]

Then that means all of the Western Europeans.

[@P2Feener305]

No it doesn’t Troy

[@ms.e1827]

Exactly! We have our OWN problems that's what I say!

[@norakat]

It directly affected us - many have fled to the US.

[@andyroubik5760]

@@norakat I think he wants cheap eggs

[@SchmittyMagoo]

Venezuelans need to stay in their own country and fight to correct Venezuela not spread their crisis to other countries.

[@amijack421]

Better brace yourselves, it's a precursor of what is to come to the rest of the world

[@brettfinlay7447]

No the United States government needs to stop doing terrorism in Venezuela and pretty much all of Central America and South America.

[@jesse86jesse]

Imagine if the colonials left instead of fighting against England. They'd be no 1776, no USA❤ fight

[@amijack421]

@@jesse86jesse empires comes,and goes , we need to get use to speaking Russian and Chinese , the new empires ,

[@idontdohumans5950]

Lol really well didnt the Europeans do the same thing and came to the Native people land Genocide and took thier land 😮

[@PhilHaddad]

They are sadly going to mirror Cuba, wonderful people, horrible government.

[@josephtafur]

It already mirroring Cuba but 10 times worse.

[@Treemonieee]

Wonderful ppl😂😂😂

[@Idrcawptam]

wonderful people…

[@syxx242]

sanctions are killing them

[@alexsheppard3319]

More like 20 times worse, lol😂

[@macmiller1678]

This why you should never let your government take away your firearms.

[@jeanscph3328]

Hm overweight Americans who think they can cosplay the 1776 war if a crisis happen. What do you think will happen if a normal person fights the military?

[@southgpfi]

So your guns going stop a Tank 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@macmiller1678]

@ ask the Vietcong and the Taliban

[@chrisubias7135]

I bet you didn’t know there are plenty examples of democracy that citizens aren’t fixated on giving guns more rights than women, children, seniors, disabled people.

[@ReRe-kr1ht]

They'll never admit to being bamboozled & so naive they actually believed the very tyrants who disarmed them actually cared ab them. Only we understand dying on our feet before we live on our knees.

[@winslowbrewer821]

Never let your government disarm you.

[@chrisubias7135]

@@winslowbrewer821 I don’t know if you have ever traveled outside your the US but there are a lot of countries that enjoy democracy with no fixation of guns.

[@stevelangstroth5833]

....until..... the government turns evil. You are so naive.

[@chrisubias7135]

@ So how many countries has this happened in let’s say since 1960 that democratic style governments turned evil. Also, , I traveled many times since 1996 before Chavez. The wealthy lived in walled cities. A Pied Piper promised the peasants a bigger slice of the pie. The country was already oppressed in a different way. The wealthy are the ones that fled. As a ship engineer traveled there for work and got to know the people, rather than via social media. I am not naive, you are just extremely paranoid by giving more rights protection for guns than women and children.

[@barthanson3043]

How's that working out for america?

[@chrisubias7135]

@ I don’t know for sure but: Germany 🇩🇪 known for their cars. Swiss 🇨🇭known for their chocolate. French 🇫🇷 known for their wines. Canada 🇨🇦 known for their maple syrup . And America 🇺🇸 known for their school shootings. 😢

[@Sirius39170]

This is exactly why Americans rejected Kamala.

[@Federico-ht7ks]

Dumbest statement ever! We rejected Kamala because she was horribly incompetent and a phony.

[@spazzinvader9083]

Not really, lol You guys are still restarted

[@DeanKaehele-xq1iz]

Watch Trump make it happen here.

[@claytonmorada]

So they could become Venezuela? Trump has stated multiple times that the military should be able to be used by the US president on the American people. So, I guess we are next.

[@donlou1977]

Exactly. Trump will not only revive the US but his administration will also help free countries from their disastrous governments. FJB & FKH!!

[@joannasanteliz1522]

Look closely what is happening in Venezuela. It is a bad example of the dangers that democracy is facing...this can happen anywhere!!

[@bitcoinpirate3905]

Well thank goodness for you're voice of wisdom. America is saved now.

[@adg5456]

This isn't democracy this is socialism.

[@Chicago48]

But Venezuela wasn't a democracy.

[@joebloe4374]

No to Socialism

[@Agent-57]

Pretty sure socialism is why Venezuela's economy fell

[@Himalaya-z6y]

Why venezuela people living so poor. There have no light, no food, no water in venezuela. But their venezuela President living very luxurious life with his wife and children.

[@matthewona]

this is fascinating example of economic mismanagement. a country without a hot war, no natural disasters, blessed with natural resources and amazing people yet somehow still had one of the worse economic disasters in the world

[@ManChan-w5p]

The people are weak.

[@christinet6336]

That is because it is directly due to the United States, political and financial interference in their country and our ridiculous sanctions that punish the people more than the politicians. Don’t get it twisted.

[@luistpuig]

this is what always happens when leftists take power....

[@luanamuldoon]

Not so amazing people, otherwise things would be better there.

[@jzotto7971]

California policies in place.

[@desertink6007]

Politicians are playing games with people 's lives.

[@barthanson3043]

Once things reach a tipping point things only go downhill.

[@xy6634]

GREEDY Dictator. May GOD save the people of Venezuela.

[@frcluc]

Venezuela is just a snapshot of Latin America in the last 200 years. The whole region just refuses to learn.

[@andyroubik5760]

Not true. Venezuela is having much more trouble than most of the countries down there.

[@frcluc]

@andyroubik5760 Yes, more than the rest but the region refuses to get rid of their massive corruption, drug production/trafficking, and superstitions. And whenever money rains for whatever reason, they spend it all in television screens and parties. Every Latin American country has done this and continues to do it to this day. Retrograde region.

[@yeirebracho7208]

Venezuela needs to be Free!

[@maryannwaters339]

Nunca va a ser libre. La China, Rusia e Iran estan afincados alli, gracias a Huguito y Maburro.

[@amazon4716]

This nation could have been wealthy... they could have developed their nation. The people need to rise and take back their freedom. 😮

[@alcarasjosehiram3184]

Take care of the homeless in the USA NOT IN THESE PEOPLE

[@Che-Guitarra]

I'm sorry this is happening to Venezuela, but they should stay/go home and fight to fix their own countries, instead of taking all their stress and poverty to the doorsteps of citizens of other countries who actually hold their politicians accountable.

[@MarquisDonaway]

Totally agree 👍

[@kennedypresnell2991]

If they live that bad in their own country why do they go to other countries and start destroying them. They are given a chance for a better life and all they want to do is destroy.

[@Ph.40Lowks]

Preach

[@o_0malik]

@@Che-Guitarra lol. Since when does the US hold politicians accountable? The new president tried to over throw the government and got reelected. That’s exactly what a banana republic is boo-boo.

[@Che-Guitarra]

@@o_0malik Go move to Banana Republic Venezuela then, if you want to act like its government is as good or better than the USA's then, "boo boo"...

[@o_0malik]

“It rained money. They spent it, wasted it, and stole it. It stopped raining and the people went hungry.” America, you ready?

[@Baebon6259]

America got away from the edge of abyss when they elected Trump. Phew.

[@lcc-1974]

@@Baebon6259True.

[@mgreg8134]

@@Baebon6259 That is where we are headed.

[@feamatar]

@@Baebon6259 Trump had a huge defficit last time, and he will do the same thing again. The tax cuts will be finances by debt, it is the exact same program like last time.

[@mad4hats797]

We won’t deal with that now since President Trump won!

[@margieerwin5798]

My heart goes out to the Venezuelan people and pray it never occurs in this nation.

[@BobRooney290]

i'll ask the question nobody will...why didnt the US remove Nicky from power?

[@rabbit251]

@@BobRooney290 We don't do that anymore. But we have imposed sanctions which is crippling the country.

[@rabbit251]

Most people fleeing and coming to the US should automatically be granted asylum. The US is partly responsible for creating this situation.

[@earlofmar7987]

@@rabbit251 Why, because we made them an oil rich nation?

[@earlofmar7987]

@@BobRooney290 Maduro was leaving. Trump had negotiated for him to leave. He was taking the gold and going to China. But Kamala tore all that up.

[@Arrowhamburger1]

Not a single mention of socialism? Strange…

[@richstex4736]

Please elaborate.

[@USMCCGAGNG]

Like THAT'S the problem. A dictator is the problem. They didn't share the wealth too much. The government has been gutted, like ours will be with our dictator.

[@amelianywhere]

If people were aware of the current reality in Venezuela, they would know that, in practice, there’s not much left of the socialism from Chávez's era-probably because it’s now a bankrupt country and there’s no money left to distribute. In fact, the gap between the rich and the poor has increased significantly.

[@notanomad9320]

Yep, ironic many are risking their lives to come to a "capitalist" country.

[@stoundingresults]

Glad to be back after "Commenting paused to protect the community" banned me. I made fun of Pooh Bear

[@MA-tz4qq]

Need to go home now.

[@Grace-f2x1e]

Long live Venezuela ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@joebloe4374]

No to Socialism

[@barthanson3043]

What about benign thoughtful democratic socialism. Roads, the Internet, Air and Sunshine are all things that are equally shared. I think it's the way it's administered that's the problem. Capitalism is still in the experimental stage you know.

[@VictorSanchez-ji3wu]

They look happy, I don't understand why they're coming to USA???

[@charmainealexis7516]

Cause your government that put an embargo on them and choke they economy so now you deal with the consequences of your government decisions

[@ms.e1827]

They probably watch too many social media videos and want the lifestyle lol

[@skillet6870]

...to get free stuff. That's why

[@MBinDenver]

And what role did the global oil cartel have in pinching off Venezuela's oil from the global economy and thus cutting off money to Chavez? You skipped right over that part completely.

[@Federico-ht7ks]

Exactly! Western media in the US and Europe are the propaganda stooges for the global elites. Sweden, Norway, Finland and Germany are all socialist countries. What's the difference between these socialist countries and Venezuela? Three words: US, Western sanctions. Stop the lies about Venezuela. Venezuela failed because of US sanctions when Chavez nationalized the oil industry to get better deals advantageous to the country, and stop the West from taking their oil at ridiculously low prices, from deals negotiated by US puppets who ruled the country before Chavez. Sanctions, virtually overnight, cut off Venezuelan oil exports, the life blood of its economy, and they were locked out of the swift banking system. The US and its western allies threaten to sanction any country attempting to do business with Venezuela. Sweden, Norway, Finland and Germany are all socialist countries with free healthcare, schools, including university, housing subsidies. If US sanctions like the ones done to Venezuela were put on these countries they would collapse also. For decades, the biggest bully in the world has been the US government, threatening any country that refuses to bend to its will. Eventually, the bully gets punched in the face. Along comes BRICS, and countries are clamoring to join and get from under the US thumb.

[@karleighcharsports1]

Notice what this story isn’t telling you.

[@ozy.mandias]

So why don't you tell us what it is?

[@qi1gl]

do you mean the US sanctions?

[@United-States-of-Africa]

Don't come here please

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

Democrats have let a million enter illegaly already !!

[@James-to7pi]

Russia?

[@cherylp9963]

Please stay nd .fight.

[@cherylp9963]

Non of them stay nd fught.....

[@AntonioAlves-wm8ie]

Being from Brazil and it’s the second largest immigration after Colombia of Venezuelans comming to my country , we welcome them and as we have a difference of language barrier of Portuguese and Spanish . We hear stories how they cross to my country . I’m In São Paulo , and I have met and hear their stories of comming to my country

[@ButteredPecan17]

Trump should send the TDA gang members to Brazil since you love them so much lol

[@goodpalmer186]

Keep them in Brazil.

[@skillet6870]

Being from america---i say STAY HOME!

[@28ebdh3udnav]

Not a mention of Socialism but when Western countries go into recession, it's a blame game on Capitalism and corporate greed... I mean, i do agree, corporate greed is an issue but not capitalism

[@barthanson3043]

I'm not buying it.

[@28ebdh3udnav]

@barthanson3043 but I bet you live in the here in the United States so therefore you are buying it

[@clydedenby1436]

​@@barthanson3043we see what you did there...

[@DeanKaehele-xq1iz]

Corporate greed is a direct result of capitalism. And inflation is what follows.

[@barthanson3043]

@@28ebdh3udnav Wrong, I've never even visited sorry but I do see how everything has been reduced to having a monetary value in the US. Some people know the cost of everything, but the value of nothing. There's lots to admire of course but if folks in the US think their political or economic systems are superior then they are deluded (sadly).

[@puravida9302]

It looks a lot better than our inner cities there.

[@jo-didthatbeatdirty182]

This is happening in Trinidad and Tobago as well

[@Hieronymus1450]

so how did she cross the darien gap without even having 500$? Its expensive to do that let alone with 8 family members, she is lying

[@c.conga11]

When you're desperate enough, anything is possible

[@DeanKaehele-xq1iz]

She walked.

[@raycenteno7698]

Let this be a lesson to all. When you vote for a president don't listen to rumors or listen to social media. When you vote don't use heart. USE YOUR MIND. It all went down hill when this man became president.

[@jenniferc218]

I say this daily, as I shake my head at former friends who believe the lies & don't adhere to facts. It's sadly so baffling.

[@lauranydb7979]

Nope, the man before.

[@GlobalCitizen_y2k]

No, Hugo Chavez started the economic cf in Venezuela.

[@joebloe4374]

💯👍 Especially women Your voting for leader of free world Not homecoming queen !

[@enderclasscraft6411]

​@@GlobalCitizen_y2kEveryone voted for him because of his problems and because he was considered a revolutionary martyr of the country, although somehow I don't understand how they let him run when he had attempted a coup d'état.

[@Abelcable_]

When uneducated citizens choose an uneducated candidate as a president

[@dulcerivas9286]

Like Trump and maga lol

[@enderclasscraft6411]

​@@dulcerivas9286Nobody voted for Maduro except the allied political groups, the army and the dead. It was a complete fraud, Chavez was seen as a martyr for the inequalities presented With previous governments, this caused them resentment against the rich.

[@chrisubias7135]

@@dulcerivas9286😂👍

[@JJ-cw3nf]

Bernie Sanders

[@chrisubias7135]

@ Bernie Sanders is not president. Why on earth would you be so confused? This must be one of those “When uneducated citizens “ examples.

[@HypatiaMuse]

Lift the embargoes

[@boisterouspanda]

"Political violence and an economy in tatters plus a dispute presidential election" Thought she was describing USA for a second!

[@micclay]

They gotta go home. We have our own problems.

[@ac43childz]

Crazy and sad. All the Venezuelans I met here in aurora co is coo. Accept a couple bad apples. I hope they can turn their country around one day for the better. 🙏🏾

[@clydedenby1436]

Just not here. Time for them to pack their crap and roll out.

[@stephenB49]

​@@clydedenby1436how about your migrant ancestors, clyde?

[@norakat]

I guess it has nothing to do with interference from other countries?

[@andrewthomson870]

Chaos on top of huge oil reserves? Nah, the CIA would never be involved in anything like that.

[@christinet6336]

Exactly

[@joebloe4374]

Fun fact Maduro was a bus driver

[@Raven72]

Still is driving his country into the ground.

[@GaryDelabate]

The U.S. was on the exact same path.

[@Abcdef-xt2tl]

Why does this program give a crap about Venezuela?.. All they say is negative things about venezuela and Cuba... They should talk about their own problems. Instead of focusing on other countries, problems and criticizing them

[@jlorde8838]

Because they are all our problem now.

[@cherylspencer3662]

Hey, current news applies to whomever is interested.

[@pete7935]

Well there criminals are Here in the USA and they're All living good lifes. For now!

[@nghtwtchmn129]

"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." Attributed to Margaret Thatcher.

[@josephtafur]

Exactly

[@GKP999]

@nghtwtchmn129 Socialism like Capitalism needs to be balanced. The Nordic countries seem to have a good working system.

[@Marvinmartion]

Not so! The rich are always rich!

[@cynjhern]

Margaret Thatcher destroyed her country just to mak a few people very wealthy.

[@GlobalCitizen_y2k]

Perhaps, but Venezuela had plenty of its own money due to oil, esp during boom in early 21st century. Too bad Chavez/govt were clueless abt setting aside capital reserve, as well as funding infrastructure maintenance.

[@pushslice]

And to think that Colombia’s current president is explicitly modeling his policies after Venezuela’s recent track record?? Wow. A sad race to the bottom.

[@leoalbppri80]

Vote for Scumala, and the 🇺🇸 will be another 🇻🇪…

[@USMCCGAGNG]

LOL, Delusion much?

[@jimbobfisher8904]

Thank goodness trump won 👍

[@williamhenry9705]

Thank God Brazil left its border open a decade ago. It kept millions of Vennies out of the US.

[@stephanielau1705]

Amen!! 🙏 Biden signed the DED legislation to allow Vennies to stay in the USA for up to 18 months with work permit

[@Laura61035]

They don't talk about sanctions that that country is facing.

[@enderclasscraft6411]

They are only for politicians, but the United States accepts their oil and trades with China and Russia.

[@luissantoyo27]

Why would they? Sanctions are irrelevant to the discussion.

[@ronnelacido1711]

Venezuela went into a 'spend-borrow-spend-borrow' cycle during Chavez' rule by leveraging their huge oil reserves at a time when oil prices reached its peak. Instead of diversifying its economy, Chavez chose the easy path by concentrating on one commodity that Venezuela has lots of for less effort. When the price crashed, the country found itself with just a fraction of its usual income with a huge debt. It was poor fiscal management and corruption that got it to where it is right now. You don't need sanctions to crash a country which had long been crashed by a corrupt government.

[@enderclasscraft6411]

@@ronnelacido1711 With that and the fact that out of nowhere they expropriated everything that was farms, shopping centers, factories, and even small grocery stores that had just opened. Which were then driven to bankruptcy by a poor administration.

[@elgusaniiiodeljuego6823]

Venezuela was sanctioned 5 years ago for rigging the election. The first country to sanction Venezuela was actually the UK, followed by the EU. The recession and the diaspora started in the early 2010s. Stop the "sanctions" excuse.

[@DontLoseYourVoice]

people dont have $500 and somehow travel across countries?????

[@luanamuldoon]

That’s why you see so many really well dressed migrants. Some seem spoiled. They actually had an opportunity to become a great country, but they prioritized having good looks and partying. Venezuela was once the biggest consumer of whisky. The people there got used to receiving benefits from the government and wherever they go they leave an impression that they don’t want to work.

[@marcitos_9329]

This. Everything was subsidized by the government; food, education, fuel. Most of the Venezuelans coming here who are older have college educations but their degrees are useless the minute they crossed the border. They expect the country’s government they move to to pay for everything because “woe is me”

[@Treemonieee]

And they come to the United States and are given more free money..

[@MrDinglin2694]

Exactly. They’re all over Texas and Florida living off our taxes. Trump will send em back

[@ms.e1827]

They're lazy!

[@ivanerodriguez7758]

Yea they’re bad workers!

[@rogerwhitten5784]

These people need to stand up against this corrupt leader. Running away from your country does not solve your problems.

[@qi1gl]

They have been standing up and fighting for more than 20 years. It's easy for you to talk and judge when you're not in their position.

[@modestmouse2889]

THANK JESUS, that Trump won!

[@Chris-cx6wl]

Now we have our own unrestrained want-to-be dictator 🤦‍♂️

[@bretrodrigues475]

This is why America voted for Donald Trumo to support democracy and not Kamala Harris, who would have turned the USA into Venezuela like she already started to America dodged a huge bullet voting for Trump instead of Harris. America would have been no more.

[@AceTheGreat999]

Venezuela has one of the largest oil reserves in the world, why is it broke? USA Sanctions. Which is why Venezuela is in the works of joining BRICS. The USA did the same to Nicaragua.

[@terrenceligon8977]

Wrong. Cant blame USA for everything. Even if we sanction them they can still trade with china or russia. Venezuelan crime is being csused by venezuelans. Venezuelans are killing venezuelans. Its not americs hurting them. They hurt theirselves

[@voicecommunities4810]

​@terrenceligon8977 Not wrong. He's absolutely correct! Economic hitmen have been destabilising this country for years and are trying to own and control their oil supplies.

[@Jaykmane]

The downfall started with hugo chavez. any country that relies solely on 1 natural resource usually ends up in bankrupty if not managed correctly and hugo decided to go on a spending spree.

[@christinet6336]

Thank you for saying it.

[@adriaNotfun]

that map of Venezuela is missing a part of its country in the right side.

[@enderclasscraft6411]

It is a disputed territory with Guyana

[@keysautorepair6038]

Fix your own problems America is a broken country also people don’t understand how bad it is here also inflation is out of control.

[@Yang-th7gy]

Oil rich country devastated economically due to US sanctions and meddling.

[@yihuda7459]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 u luck knowledge

[@bizee9119]

@@yihuda7459you lack basic spelling

[@magnifiedharmonica2902]

Wow these people are the embodiment of desperate

[@stoundingresults]

Everyone forgot their protest 2 years ago? When the street thugs on motorcycles was the govt. Control and the electricity was shut off at night with curfew.

[@enderclasscraft6411]

Even 2 months ago this was repeated and it was much worse, they even started harassing embassies where people were seeking asylum.

[@ericbond5276]

This will be coming here if the gov't clamps down on our democracy. We have too many people in gov't that should be ousted.

[@riro1177]

No talk about US sanctions and the drawbacks that has brought. US policy is also responsible for this crisis, not only the bad actors in Venezuela.

[@pushslice]

I’m sorry, but that is BS. The sanctions were a reaction; quite the opposite of a trigger as you allude… and if I’m honest, they came even later than most Americans would have wanted. We gave Venezuela a lot of slack. But when the government starts going after our own citizens working over there, what would you have done??

[@tommyt1971]

Ain’t the first time it’s happened in So America: look at what Nixon & the CIA did in Chile in the early-mid 1970s. Overthrew Allende - who was no prize himself - and installed a fanatical authoritarian who promptly made over 3000 people disappear.

[@Robert-eg2oy]

Use to be one of the richest countries in the world, then came the corrupt politicians.

[@Ivory0102]

And the promise that socialism was good. Good for whom? The few, the elite. Rules for the masses but not for them. Same issues with oligarchs that rule in the USA.

[@BrooksieHussle]

Damn bro got taken to jail on a bike sitting between 2 cops 😅 that’s wild

[@cherylalt101]

Seriously, wild and they've got all that oil...you'd think cars for cops would have been a no brainer lol.

[@leonardchristopher9473]

Close the border

[@donaldjohnson-e8f]

I like Christmas, too, but you can't just skip 2 months on the calendar.

[@xtremeaudiovisualaudiovide5940]

didn't the usa imposed tough economic trade sanctions on the Venezuelans..mainly because they won't open up their oil market to the greedy oil firms? hadn't this embargo strangled their economy and caused hardships on the people? no mention if this in the news report

[@NYC250]

Ohhh this is a smart person with facts.

[@enderclasscraft6411]

They export oil to the United States and it is even cheaper than doing so with Mexico.

[@jamesharvey8838]

Here is a great example of news propaganda. Why don’t we go back to how this all started? This started when Chavez took back their oil, gas, gold mines, infrastructure from the greedy corporations who bribed previous administrations for their sweetheart deals. Chavez demanded their gold back from Germany, Germany demanded their gold back from the USA. Ouch! The major corporations leaned on their country governments to punish Venezuela. The USA put heavy sanctions on them, stopping them from exporting their oil. When this did not work, they along with a few other countries backed a plan to suck all of the paper currency out of Venezuela. They did this by smuggling black market items into Venezuela, they were paid in Venezuela currency for these items and took that currency out of the country. This caused hyper inflation. Venezuela is not the bad guys , the greedy corporations who bribed previous administrations to steal the wealth from this country are the real criminals. Yet no one talks about the truth. This is a great example of powerful people and their quest for more money at any cost. They laugh at crushing this poor country.

[@Holdmybeer777]

We’re going to ignore all the obvious corruption from within the country “government” and blame US smh yall really disillusioned

[@elgusaniiiodeljuego6823]

@@NYC250 Here is the actual fact: Venezuela was sanctioned 5 years ago for rigging the election. The first country to sanction Venezuela was actually the UK, followed by the EU. The recession, diaspora, protests and political persecution started in the early 2010s. Stop the "sanctions" excuse to support totalitarian dictatorships.

[@catmandu2875]

Pay attention Americans, coming to a state near you!

[@raycenteno7698]

Please stop coming to the States. And please stop going to other countries in South America.

[@scotts5886]

Well. You're going back shortly, ladies. Trump 2025!

[@chandoniachandonia1995]

This is what happens when you have socialism. Too much power in the government and not in the people.

[@BellaFirenze]

Nicolás Podrido.

[@sundari555-f2g]

The people need to fight for their country.🧿

[@halclayton3048]

Get ready America. SMH. I'm afraid this will soon be our reality. Greed is the undoing. People who have too much simply wanting more than too much. 😢 Shame it's all just a shame

[@b.aorellana6079]

It's not the end times yet this year especially 2025

[@b.aorellana6079]

It's not the end times yet this year especially 2025

[@b.aorellana6079]

It's not the end times yet this year especially 2025

[@sparks1792]

Bro shut up lmao

[@billscott1601]

Amazing that CBS is criticizing leftist.

[@nghtwtchmn129]

5:43 No English and four small children? This woman will forever be a tax burden.

[@jamsohnson8579]

What would Jesus do?

[@williamhenry9705]

Surprised??? They can't read and write their language.

[@nghtwtchmn129]

@@jamsohnson8579 Send them food and contraceptives in their own country?

[@ssshar2176]

A hard worker. Majority of Cubans in miami barely speak English yet you go hard for their vote.

[@JohnnyAngel8]

It's easy to dehumanize, isn't it? smh

[@robertpolanco1973]

Personally, I truly felt that only corruption on nearly all levels of Venezuela and its society have made things so difficult there, BUT, it cannot be attributed only to the PHILOSOPHY of socialism and I blame both Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Muduro for giving socialism a very bad name in the end instead.

[@emilianogabriel9613]

Decades of crisis

[@re8746]

Harris / Obama are leading us this way.

[@EllBeeCUSoon]

The military was wrong for that.

[@Baebon6259]

This is a great example of the "Dutch disease". In this case, the energy sector made so much money during high oil price that it overshadowed and completely eliminated many other sectors in the economy. However, when oil price craters, the energy sector can't no longer generate enough revenue to maintain current spending. Usually, in a diverse economy, other sectors would absorb and soften the economic crisis but they ain't gonna be there in Venezuela case. Russia is also another case of Dutch disease but that is for another time.

[@gregrogers3203]

Glad you covered this story

[@charlesritter6640]

I wonder where the Americans are going to move to when the USA goes down.

[@josephdao5762]

Go to Venezuela

[@ErrollMortimer]

MARS!!😅😅😅

[@Manuel-c5w6q]

@@charlesritter6640 Canada. Just joking but I've wondered that myself

[@charlesritter6640]

@@Manuel-c5w6q currently I'd say Mexico.

[@azulaquaza4916]

Americans would never leave the land we’ve survived hard times before but some would to other historical and culture like minded countries so Canada, Australia, New Zealand and UK

[@scarecrow6741]

It's not our problem. It's their country.

[@ThomasGilmore-fi6gb]

Venezuela nationalized its oil reserves for its citizens and ended up with the U.S. putting the sanction boot on their throat. It's the same thing that was done to Iran by the C.I.A.

[@websitemartian]

tawn 🥱

[@TMC4589]

It's way more complicated than that,Bub.

[@ThomasGilmore-fi6gb]

@@TMC4589 OK, let's hear it, slick.

[@enderclasscraft6411]

Do you know that they trade with the United States? And buying from Venezuela is cheaper than from Mexico, and they have no problems with Cuba (for military personnel and doctors), Nicaragua, China and Russia.

[@enderclasscraft6411]

As I saw, they do sanction, but only the politicians in charge.

[@froggynzack]

They don't have temporary status anymore.

[@Treemonieee]

They are all coming to the USA!

[@margaretgreen-cs2gy]

Well if all the people leave, that MEANS THEIR IS NO VENEZUELA🇦🇲 then what's the ANSWER?

[@jaguilar11009]

MEXICO IS 🇲🇽 ON THE WAY TO BECOME VENEZUELA 🇻🇪 😳 😢😢😢

[@muhammedjaseemshajeef6781]

No it will not

[@enderclasscraft6411]

We have the advantage that candidates are not re-elected, but they are already imposing more controls on civilian weapons,

[@josephtafur]

Oh It's already going down that road

[@RebeccaJ720]

¡Venelos, Ven a Brasil! 🇧🇷🫂

[@romstar]

As usual 😢 America judging 🧐 others when wars are supported in Ukraine 🙈 with billions -and genocide/ occupation - funded by the US - in Gaza. Yet, people can't afford homes here( unless you're handed 150,000 to buy one in California 😧) if we funded the problems right here with billions ,there wouldn't be so much despair 😢

[@JohnnyAngel8]

What are you talking about? You want a capitalist economy? Well, that's what you have. Houses ... and almost everything ... sells at prices the market will bear. If you want to live in Russia, they're accepting applications for the military. Support Ukraine now or live under Russia later.

[@jarvisstradford7211]

This is sad this country is a joke

[@kona1967]

They come to USA then fly their flag.

[@fluxcapacitor1621]

Boo hoo! We're a nation of immigrants. Do you whine when descendents from other countries fly their flag? Are you that insecure?

[@susieq8924]

Many people fly the flag of their nationality or country of origin ,for example, you see the Italian flag 🇮🇹flying in many places in the United States, Danish Americans fly the Danish flag 🇩🇰to mark occasions such as weddings and funerals, anniversaries, and graduations. You see the Canadian flag 🇨🇦 flown in many places and also the union Jack🇬🇧. Many people consider this a flag of the people and not necessarily country. We are democracy and all we ask is that they respect our flag🇺🇸

[@Dividenddream]

​@@susieq8924That's the thing many don't respect the flag by misbehaving in the US

[@susieq8924]

@@Dividenddream that’s different,if they don’t respect our laws✨

[@Dividenddream]

@susieq8924 One and the same for me, not different. You don't respect our laws, then you don't respect our country.

[@GeckyL]

I assure you that there would have been a civil war here if the dictatorship had not disarmed the people in 2005. The good news is that no one who has suffered the crisis and has a minimum of humanity supports the dictatorship, rather we want its downfall! I cannot say the same about Cuba...

[@benjaminlibertarianscorpio]

this is socialism

[@josephtafur]

@@benjaminlibertarianscorpio Yes It is, and people like Bernie Sanders and AOC support this crap.

[@EverettBurger]

But, that wasn't mentioned in the story

[@luistpuig]

@@EverettBurger of course they don't...

[@JohnnyAngel8]

This is not socialism; it's a dictatorship.

[@joshuatimothy2966]

This is US sanctions

[@raybod1775]

Sometimes you have to fight to be free

[@SirAbyss]

So, the president of Venezuela technically isn't the president anymore, yet refuses to step down? That's literally what Trump tried and failed to get away with in the last election, and what he'll try to do AGAIN if he wins this one. Vote, people. We can't end up like Venezuela, or worse.

[@JohnnyAngel8]

Finally! Someone in the comment section who understands. Thank you.

[@SirAbyss]

@@JohnnyAngel8 Appreciate it. Voted for Kamala yesterday, so I've done my part. Just hope the majority of Americans vote the same way.

[@websitemartian]

@@SirAbysskamala = socialism/open border/endless war/censorship

[@JJ-cw3nf]

You must not have watched the video. They implemented socialism.

[@lindamurns1245]

Its called criminals !