🇻🇪 Venezuela's Exodus: Forced to flee | Talk to Al Jazeera

[@javiersosa3368]

I'm Venezuelan, I left my country in 2004. In that year it was a "socialist paradise". Many people like that woman in the interview called us trash traitor because we didn't like Hugo Chávez way of ruling. I was humiliated by people like her because I was anti-revolution. People like her voted for Chávez once, twice, many times. Everybody knew Chávez was anti-democratic and was destroying the economy. But nobody cared about it, because he bought their awareness with petrodollars. Not mine, I had to leave my country when all they celebrated when Chavez stole prosperous and wealthy people, they were his partners in crime, not his victims.

[@hengyan6232]

Smart man

[@martymcfly5423]

you were smart.

[@darktraquillity2841]

respect and peace for venezuela people,from IRAN.

[@x12danx]

The biggest tragedy is that Chavez died too soon. Died a martyr while the times were 'good' and never had to face what he failures of what he built.

[@manjelos]

@Michael Maya Yep, and now is Maduro forced to sell country to Chinese and Russian because the country have so much depth and they can not import not even meds and food...

[@karmadontforget2589]

@johan alejandro Just war on his own people.

[@jennypai1776]

@Michael Maya The rise in GDP was just due to oil and government spending, not investment and private consumption. That's why when the oil prices fell, so did the GDP. Extreme poverty was still at 30% despite Chavez social programs and high oil prices. Now, it is 90% Interestingly, crime skyrocketed during Chavez years and high oil prices

[@hardcandy7112]

Bankers in the USA , where happy for the Revolution in Venezuela , over 100 BILLION was stolen by the Venezuelan elite and deposite into FLORIDA AND NEW YORK BANKS ., OVER NIGHT.

[@paulmatters2641]

No sanctions? CIA troll

[@MNcreampied]

Ugh that poor woman. I hope she prospers and finds what she is looking for.

[@velvet-kiss333]

I hope these reporters take care of the people they interview.. I could never have someone explain there pain to me and not try and help them!! Take care of each other ♥️

[@levinbarrios272]

Venezuela was a country of prosperity before Chavez, with problems but a place where you could study, work and prosper. Now is a country in a complete disaster due to the wrong system and people managing us to this chaos. I ask my Venezuelans brothers to react and free themselves

[@oldredcoonhound2182]

Now coming to a country, LIKE CANADA SOON.

[@freespeech8030]

Well, stop voting for Socialists.

[@TuAmigoElMorrocoy]

@@oldredcoonhound2182 Geez right wingers who think that Canada is socialist or that the liberal party of Canada is socialist are just as stupid as left wingers who think the same thing. When justing Trudeau threatens to nationalize the banks, oil industry and other major companies THEN I will call Canada socialist and give you the right. For now you're just a bored dude whose first world problems are not dramatic enough to keep you entertained so you just exaggerate them.

[@TheKahim]

You are wrong, during Chavez' era , the oil price was high, after his death it happened that oil price went dramatically down which affected the country since they rely solely on oil revenue and their economy is not diverse.

[@freespeech8030]

Rahim Before Chavez, the economy was doing just fine, under Capitalism. Then, Chavez got elected and started arresting his opponents and driving money out of the country. When Chavez's gov't confiscated businesses and property, it made other business leave. Chavez then gave those confiscated business to his corrupt cronies, who drove them into the ground. Keep in mind, Chavez was trained to drive a tank, and Maduro drove a bus; they know nothing about running an economy.

[@gorflanxx8786]

This is very well done. My compliments to Al Jazeera.

[@namansingh234]

Oh my god.. 🙏help this country 🥺

[@srb_keepthechange]

Friends of ours in southern Chile brought from Venezuela almost an entire family to help them with their family business. They paid for the family - a mother with a daughter and young baby, and later the husband, to stay in Santiago and their internal transportation to get south. They gave them jobs and food and a place to live. Late last year they let them all go because they were stealing money from the business. Almost the whole time there they complained about how bad their lives were. Many people are leaving because they knew neighboring countries were going to tighten border restrictions. Many have stayed and do not want to leave.

[@raytvmy]

With socialism, every person becomes millionaire. Thank you Marx.

[@SuperSimpleasthat]

With inflation

[@PP-vf1kx]

Ray Tek ... I got US$ 2.50.US$2.50 equals one million Bolivars.I am a millionaire!

[@jasminejeanine2239]

Not if the US can help it. They don't allow socialism to happen near the US bc then Americans might get "ideas". Thus ANY country in South America that doesn't allow the US to pillage their natural resources the CIA will arm, fund, and train their opposition just like we're doing in Syria, Afghanistan and like we did with Iran, and Iraq. as US secrets have come to light namely that the US would rather have a dictator in place then a democracy and they are absolutely terrified of socialist governments and do everything possible to make them fail so that Americans don't get any "ideas" about the gov taking care of the ppl OR holding corporations accountable. Thus we destroy democracies way more frequently then create them and we've been trying for the last 20 YEARS to control Venezula.

[@gary-david1769]

YOU CAN'T BE THAT STUPID?

[@shauncameron8390]

Just ask Zimbabwe.

[@justicemigos4681]

So what happen to Guyana 🇬🇾 30,000 thousand Venezuelan living here and y'all not mentioning about it way ????

[@saviitwaru6302]

It is more now... They're everywhere

[@teutonic2020]

Thank you for making this video. Really well done. These are regular, middle class people that were going about their daily lives and unaware of the economic calamity that was to befall them. One cant help but feel empathy and wonder how to help? This is happening in our world right now.

[@teutonic2020]

fox on the run You are exactly right - I totally agree.

[@rosssmith173]

We should get all these people to move to Canada. They have one of highest murder rates in the world. It would be a booming business for law enforcement and jails. Economic growth.

[@rosssmith173]

@@teutonic2020 depends on how you look at crime rate. If your city has 15 murders one year and the next year 20, they may say the crime rates down. How? If the population goes up

[@TuAmigoElMorrocoy]

I used to be a regular middle class venezuelan myself. My family caught up very early that Chavez was crazy lol... My family has been speaking agaisnt the chavismo since 2001... But we never thought it will get THIS bad... Many of my family members have died in the past couple of years whether it is because of crime, or bad infrastructure or lack of medication. These sort of conflicts to me used to be things that you will read about in National Geographic! Like in a north Korea article or a USSR documentary... This is crazy that we find ourselves in our situation. Me and my close family was able to scape, but many of my cousins, uncles, friends are still in venezuela. And you never know who is gonna die next, I don't visit often, with that crime is very dangerous.. I am very aware that every time I visit venezuela I could die, special since when you live abroad people think you're rich and you become a target for kidnapping. And many times they kidnap people and they kill them, even if they pay... The police in venezuela doesn't work, so criminals don't care because they know they can get away with it the police doesn't do anything and is corrupt, specially if they know you don't like the goverment. Sometimes the chavistas themselves get paid to harrass the opposing civilians

[@Haz3dNightfall]

Venezuela is feeling the Bern.

[@digitalsuperman]

this so sad. this is a humanitarian crisis.

[@0dyss3us51]

Has been for a long time unfortunately

[@ariari4133]

Humanitaire !?

[@bonnyathome]

Millionaires in poverty.

[@bobbylancer4553]

The millionaires in usa dollars are doing fine they can still buy food and supplies and hired bodyguards

[@biancadive1]

soon they will be billionaires in poverty and trillionaires in poverty

[@jossiemachado4154]

At first I thought "oh man they chose the worst people to interview", but maybe, this is the people that are left in my country.. It scares me and depresses me... This is not what we are, I swear to you there are educated and informed people in my country that are aware this is much more of chavez's fault than maduros

[@nancicusimano6569]

These people in the interview are just as important as doctors and lawyers I hope that young people can reunite with their family.

[@MrOtoppenberg]

Viva the people of Venezuela, don't give up! Don't ever give up!

[@rafaelrodriguez1933]

So this woman still defends Chavez? When he was the major architect of this disaster.. For me as Venezuelan it is painful to watch this kind of thinking.

[@Goodkidjr43]

sometimes Al Jazeera drives me crazy with its biased reporting. BUT, this documentary is excellent and the reason AL J is one of my favorite sites. A Catholic and US citizen. God bless, Michael

[@kaziahad8960]

I feel so bad for those people.Because of bad leadership,they are in this miserable situation.

[@shauncameron8390]

They voted for said bad leadership. Let them live with the consequences.

[@omrams5657]

Poor guy, it is not cool to be sick. I hope he can get a sponsor for his medication.

[@lucieds6085]

Actualité

[@MrNaysh]

If the economy is that bad why flee. Option B could be going back to agrarian roots and start growing food and raising livestock and trading and bartering. There are thousands of villages and societies around the world that still operate this way and survive and even thrive.

[@erickgomez7775]

That way of living cant sustain large numbers because of its low productivity so you are suggesting the dead of millions of people

[@MrNaysh]

This was the way people were doing for thousands of years. Hunting, fishing, gathering then onto agriculture and livestock. If your argument is correct then none of us would be here, all our ancestors would've died long ago.

[@nito85]

Those people do not know how to work, they got used to the government giving them everything, that is why they are having problems abroad, they want that the governments give them everything, some even ask that they give them houses, free medical services and jobs when they did not even enter legally, that's why many also steal and no one wants to receive them.

[@karinefonte516]

Many have tried, but in order to start having crops you need seeds, proper pesticides, soil correction... and knowledge on how to do it, otherwise any investment could be lost on the first year. Farming is no longer as simple as it once was, or as widely commonly known. Very few succeed, and those who do end up having the little they managed to cultivate stolen.

[@wheatontisoy8047]

Franco R I agree with you. Although I believe that city dwellers will be hard to convince to become farmers, the government should be able to help relocate and teach how to farm. Unfortunately this government seems impartial to their problems.

[@jinu66]

their is no meaning of being oil rich , if there is no buyer

[@TWE_2000]

Venezuela sure does have a lot of oil... time for some American Freedom. 🇺🇸🦅

[@dancinglikecrazy5510]

🤣🤣🤣🤣no yall stop

[@gusalthorp6138]

A military industrial complex corporate troll.

[@gantmj]

Gus, it was obviously satire.

[@gusalthorp6138]

+gantmj Many actually hold this viewpoint

[@gantmj]

Yes, but no one who thinks that would phrase it in such a way.

[@mdjay1000]

This is so sad, what has the goverment done to this country. I hope this will come to an end soon

[@bandersnach5565]

Most of the damage was made by Chavez though.

[@agurod-k7p]

While I agree with you, chavez was the leader and it is on him. The people who followed him are as guilty too.

[@shauncameron8390]

Exactly.

[@cundie1]

CAN SOMEONE GIVE AN UPDATE ON HOW IS ANTONIO JOSE PRIMERO IS DOING??...IT'S SOO SAD TO SEE HIM LIKE THAT....ANTONIO IF YOU READ THIS PLEASE GET IN CONTACT WILL LIKE TO HELP OUT AS MUCH AS I CAN

[@domitilla10_-]

The problems in Venezuela did not happen overnight. We are SEEING the outcome of what was in the making BEHIND the scene for years. When you plant a seed, it does not grow up overnight. "And when the times were fulfilled X happened." Everything happens in the fulness of its time.

[@otiebrown9999]

Excellent. Yes Chavez-mo promised everything. Then he Nationalized productive work - and production slowly ceased. Now - everyone suffers. Run-away inflation is a permanent consequence. Self inflicted wounds, you can not recover from.

[@mariadavis3797]

This lady at least recognizes that it’s their own fault.

[@wendynoto4726]

I used to live in Caracas for your from the US I feel so sorry God bless you you'll be all right I hope I pray

[@arran1977]

Any Venezuelan lady that wishes to marry and grow a family in New Zealand, more than welcome to say hi

[@tirsak6480]

@Salvador Garcia hi

[@sikhtraveller8860]

come to India I will welcome u

[@hemantrana301]

@@noobplaysyt5991😂😂😂93% india acess toilet 2018 october 2019 100% indian acess toilets

[@mikhailvarkovsky4150]

Pooperpower by 2020

[@Cam-pt9ex]

Not even a dog would like to go to Shitdia

[@dadanifit]

Nuke Pakistan!

[@kazemroudsari8131]

What a brave lady

[@garrysekelli6776]

They should big up on walls down there to keep the trash contained to one region.

[@theklrdudeoo9173]

well , that socialism worked exactly as expected ! work all day for half a block of soap .

[@veronicam2942]

I feel most sorry for the children, because Venezuelans elected Chavez and Maduro. They didn’t care when they were confiscating from the rich, and others that worked hard for their things, so they could get the benefits of it.

[@lonewolfnh89]

I swear the tone of these interviews are as if a giant meteorite is coming to end their civilization.

[@pradeepsinghmaurya5961]

socialist utopia?

[@jeremias93m]

Lol

[@trexkiro9200]

Typo.*dystopia*

[@mikebtko]

There's no such thing as Socialism, Capitalism, Communism anymore, those are all )ew Academia Construct relics from over a century ago. We've excavated, raped, pillaged, bludgeoned earth to its limits. It's a finite world. Everyone needs to grow up, no ideology is sound from the past. We live in a Resource based economy now. And we're teetering on catastrophic disaster! Look at those destroyed wetlands in the Gulf Coast. And they poisoned those Bayou people and their food supply, their crawfish...

[@samslow8989]

Ok? Capitalist utopia?

[@nicfor1]

goldmine tele a "socialist utopia" would be Denmark, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Finland, France, etc. You Right Wingers stay ignorant!

[@ryanrodrigues6127]

Wow! I am the 121st viewer.

[@nohopeequalsnofear3242]

They wanted Maduro, they got Maduro

[@nosugarnocream8465]

That's just sad, and imagine those too sick to leave

[@millandoobay9635]

ANY COUNTRY THAT REFUSE TO GIVE IT'S RECOURCES TO THE FEW WHO RULES OVER HUMANITY WILL SUFFER THE SAME. HERE IS A CLUE ( RATCHILD AND CO)

[@nayinayi1]

"President Maduro said by 2020 Venezuela would get through the crisis"... If he only knew that the year 2020 isn't for any country to get through any crisis but to enter into many crises. The issue is that Venezuela entered these crises a decade earlier.

[@maitane6703]

This breaks my heart

[@witness4jesuschrist572]

TRUST IN JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR...NOT MERE HUMANS...AND REPENT! "In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and rescued me. The Lord is for me, so I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me. I will look in triumph at those who hate me. It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence in people. It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence in princes...The Lord has punished me severely but he has not handed me over to death...Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever." (Psalm 118:5-9, 18, 29 NLT) "For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child....No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening - it's painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way." (Hebrews 12:6, 11 NLT) So sincerely "...Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38) He will teach you, comfort and protect you, and help you follow in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ, even in the face of death, so you may receive the crown of life. Your destiny is to become like Jesus Christ (a true child of God). God’s purpose is to make those He chose like His Son, Jesus, so you can live with Him forever in the Kingdom of God, bringing Him eternal glory and happiness (Romans 8:29).

[@nayinayi1]

Am I reading this right - she earns 5 - 7 million Bolivares (which is about $500 000 to $700 000) a day? Why on earth are they poor again if they can make that much money?

[@amazonwarrior7126]

We in Guyana look at the crazy things going on there,but you all voted for a taxi driver, I think the UN should take over the country, as they are incapable of ruling them selves and blame America for all the troubles.

[@grahamt5924]

There, but by the grace of God go I.

[@Cidanandas108]

With the help of the earth, water, sun...put seeds in soil....and harvest after! Why flee to other country? Live in rural areas and be happy!

[@shauncameron8390]

That is not sustainable. Plus in Venezuela they run the risk of getting their crops seized.

[@markmitchell7974]

Not America's fault! Don't care about the rest! Make America Great Again!

[@lemonadelemon1960]

Good for the people who left. I’m not saying that the people who stayed are stupid...but, you stayed....LEAVE! RUN!

[@colombianflag717]

They should stay together and fight the regime.

[@mastermind0981]

I am bilingual, the Venezuelan want the USA to go and liberate them from Maduro. After saying we are the worse rats in the world. I would not allow my son to go fight and die for those cowards who until this day are communist

[@kavirryanmaharaj448]

Such pain

[@melchorhernandez3941]

The young leave and the old stay to fight for Venezuela Ask me something wrong I personally think

[@CrazeCreativesHQ]

Rather have Venezuelans than Rohingyas or Bangladeshis in my country any day

[@meibolsandoval9674]

Free Venezuela . KAIRÓS.

[@annm.7176]

I read where they got trucks blocked in the way so the people can't get out of Venezuela.

[@joseantoniofuentes7101]

No maltrate a venezolanos, solo queremos que nos mantengan. Esa la idea de la revolución.

[@videoworks7731]

I can help but feel their are unseen hands involved...... problem reaction solution

[@philipjfry1383]

socialism

[@andreanacalhoun7791]

Silvia yes it is.

[@raytvmy]

Oh gosh, of all people, they chose to interview someone that plays game for a living?!

[@karinefonte516]

It's the only thing the guy can do from home, since me most simple of injuries could end up killing him. He stays at home, looks at his computer and says "How can I make a living from this, having incomplete formal education?". I actually sighed in relief he had some sort of income.

[@cliffordmatson9566]

Guess the US will just have step in and save the poor LATINO's. In a pigs eye, South America's problem let South America solve it.

[@andreanacalhoun7791]

Clifford Matson no we dont its their problem..

[@reallybadaim118]

Viva Maduro!!!! May he rule Venezuela for a thousand years!!!!!

[@danielgriffin8132]

That black gold is a plega on the country now how could a leader of a country allow this to happen to these people I will pray for them in a world of plenty We have this it's horrible and all them children so sad horrible

[@anthonysanders6838]

the 59 years old chavista complaining about the Venezuelan Castro communist government. also stop complaining because you are not getting free food any more.

[@shockingblue8069]

The interviews were too long.

[@ferryanolin6707]

People are dying, no food. Hyperinflation.

[@os2958]

Very sad. Not the fault of the people or the leaders. Basically it's the oil thing on an international scale. Perhaps it would have helped to build an economy that was not just based on oil. They need economists. Elderly people left behind need to live together

[@oluhamilton2121]

This is no accident.

[@curtisdeible]

the country was a lot better off till the US lifted its ban on exporting oil is this a coincidence

[@anuyahawah3056]

I wanna knooooo who whoo RESPONSIBLE ??????

[@g6kwan]

So scary !!it can to any country

[@anuyahawah3056]

Why why why

[@0dyss3us51]

Such a waste such a beautiful people and country, driven off a cliff by the bus driver

[@aaap3875]

Wow full on Socialism is great!

[@gary-david1769]

LET ME TELL YOU NOW! COWARDS RUN FROM THEIR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM! DON'T COME TO AMERICA! WE DON'T WANT THE WORLD'S COWARDS! YOU STAY AND FIGHT FOR FREEDOM! MEN DIE FOR THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR FIGHT FOR FREEDOM! THEN YOUR SONS & DAUGHTERS LEARN THE VALUE OF FREEDOM. COWARDS HAVE NO HONOR AND ARE NOT WELCOME IN AMERICA! THE LAST CARAVAN HAD 7,000 COWARDS! THAT WAS A LARGE ENOUGH ARMY TO FIGHT, BUT THEY WOULD CHOOSE TO RUN. WHY WOULD WE WANT YOU HERE? DISGRACEFUL COWARDS SHOULD KILL THEMSELVES!

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

Venezuelans are Israelites. Blacks,hispanics and native americans are the real 12 tribes of Israel.

[@shauncameron8390]

A lot of Hispanics are half-European.

[@zinoodizy9759]

If you can make it come to africa you are all welcom tot Stay...

[@robertmalofsky3386]

Its there money its there oil give back what this country has STOLEN

[@bruskydu]

All the beaty queens are welcome.

[@nerkerasaunders2328]

So sad

[@carlosdavids777]

Need a coup ASAP !

[@robertmalofsky3386]

DEUTERONOMY 33:24-29,,, READ!!!!! THY LORD IS WITH THEE VENEZUELA VIVA ASHER A.K.A VENEZUELA!!!!!

[@ishikawagoemon4397]

Man and I thought North Korea was Worst country to live in

[@YVO007]

What should be condemned is the language we are programmed to use when being manually manipulated as the only crises is the freedom to put larger and larger groups of peoples on the run... Then by the language we use we give our victimizers a get out of jail free pass by

[@victoracosta770]

Sra.yo espero que Este delinquente para el 2020 ya Este preso.

[@donnah5378]

They are also going to GUYANA.

[@shauncameron8390]

A country that had socialism and its own Chavez/Maduro in the 1980's in the form of Forbes Burnham.

[@deathheads]

What happen to growing fruit and vegetables and raisins farm animals doesn’t it’s rains more than the sunshine

[@lala5202]

12:05 LOL

[@omrams5657]

la la What's funny?

[@mehmetaydn7408]

@@omrams5657'lol' League of legends . It is game on PC

[@TuAmigoElMorrocoy]

That a venezuelan hipster lol

[@bobatking7985]

Very sad indeed. People there should fix their country. Please dont come here to my country

[@landscape674]

Yeah no kidding. You and your mother both voted for Chavez. You got what you voted for.

[@lee-kh3nj]

and trinidad is not a place to go, too much crime, labour extortion, no real job, no real housing.

[@maureenjanousek9088]

Socialism doesn't work! Thank you President Trump for protecting our homeland from massive invasion of illegals

[@peterbradshaw8018]

OMG those people setting the migrants things ablaze horrible.

[@PuranSingh-mm1yk]

So sad 😭😭😭 Venezuela people full in Guyana too taken away Guyanese job

[@nohopeequalsnofear3242]

Oh the socialistic paradise of venezuala.

[@lochinvar50]

How come Hugo Chavez arrived? Was life miserable before the arrival of this charlatan?

[@donald.3896]

Don’t wait for food to come to you. Plant for food at least for the family consumption.