World's Most Dangerous Cities: Caracas - BBC Stories

[@bbcstories]

Ben's next film coming next week is from Papua New Guinea. Watch this space.

[@aghaali8172]

Visit Karachi. I will take you to lyari personally. The most gang war place in whole of Pakistan

[@mrclsful]

BBC Stories thank you so much for a great documentary.

[@bbcstories]

Thanks for the suggestion. Ben actually visited Karachi a while back. Here's the film kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6emhZ2we5l4lbM

[@percy5050]

Now I see Why Rondon don't go back home that frequently

[@jorgechiubomberos]

Cool. I wonder if ben will like to come and ride with me on the gangs territories in Guatemala. Kind of what stephen fry did with me on his episode of guatemala being in central america

[@pcdave2925]

This place makes Chicago look like Disneyland... Thanks for all the likes ,respect

[@niel022]

hum! Americans!

[@alanquevedo9050]

Hahahahahahhahaha wtf

[@andrelaurent9607]

Rio Oconnor obviously caracas is the capital of a socialist country

[@AaronSilvaMusicOfficial]

Rio Oconnor Chicago it's nothing

[@13Kain13]

You don't have any idea

[@salokin3087]

Thanks to Ben for having overwhelming balls to go here

[@jeremyjackson8196]

Salokin seems more stupid then brave.

[@easetres8664]

no actually. brave

[@mthomas280]

That guy on the far left during the last interview was a scary looking dude

[@sfrealestatedealmaker6001]

Really S T U P I D for going there 😵👎🏼

[@samhoughton5636]

but how would we know this is happening or the level of details these guys were able to capture, considering its technical illegal to film for journalism purposes there.Thats is the whole point of journalism

[@CDRNY25]

Ben is so brave, I was nervous for him. I feel bad for his family who has to worry to death about him but I'm sure they're also very proud of him for exposing the ugliest side of this planet. He deserve all the recognition in the world for his risky job! Im a fan.

[@beth-bi9yv]

I know I felt like I was holding my breath during that entire interview.....

[@helsinki]

A 200k ransom negotiated to just 3.5k. Goddamn, that negotiator dude is definitely the best in the business.

[@marcuslarwa9098]

helsinki lmaoooo

[@norbertperez4813]

its better than nothing haha

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

he's partnered with the kidnappers. Are you new?

[@mjsherzoy4071]

Next time i'm shopping for a Lambo i'll take that negotiator with me

[@maxwehrle1693]

Prob all they had unfortunately. More than likely there life savings. Most people make ten dollars (u.s equivalent) a month

[@bestgreystar35]

I see the “commander” doesn’t miss a meal.

[@boobear5272]

they have a fat ass commander

[@gabrielkiprono]

😂😂

[@fairfour3914]

in a country where the average amount of weight lost per person, in 2018, was 13kg...ouch

[@josechirino287]

so funny how this guy is so against to capitalism, but you can easily see that expensive motorcycle behind

[@feshmonger8903]

like every commander in "socialist" community, all of them fat.

[@raychukk]

One of the bravest journalist I've seen so far in this decade, thanks Ben, God bless you

[@bbcstories]

raychu85 Thanks. I’ll pass on the message to Ben.

[@SCOOBYBLACKA88]

Jesus Christ loves you. If you repent and turn to him you will be saved and your sins will be forgiven.

[@sandyaraujo5222]

❤😊🎉❤

[@nombuldog4231]

I lived in Venezuela 15 years, almost my entire life. It saddens me watching this video while knowing that things became much worse since this was documented. I suffered from kidnapping and theft in my own house. My country's economy was even more devastated by communism since Chavez. But then I came to the U.S., where I'm currently studying with the opportunities opening right in front of my eyes. I'm extremely thankful, I can't express how much I am. Many people take things like proper education and jobs for granted, but the feeling of not being able to go to your country without constant fear is ineffable, and it will hunt me forever.

[@dr94279]

then don't vote in the same policies please

[@unfreundlich7168]

i lived there too....10 years. iam so sad and in tears.....

[@thewoodmilladmin8789]

are you 16 years old?

[@davidsgoliath1628]

What actually happened here?

[@jackwatts9030]

Corruption and an entire economy based on petroleum. When prices dropped it led to an economic catastrophe that still continues.

[@saturatedfat6424]

This place makes Pyongyang look like paradise.

[@mangguodaren7366]

People can be safe if they obey the order of the supreme leader.

[@generalscience101]

Exactly.

[@325133]

That's because it is a paradise. U jelly?

[@CHern_1153]

325133 Y E E T

[@krnpowr]

Pyongyang is paradise compared to any shithole in Latin America or the Caribbean.

[@isaacbakan1295]

"We've only met. You're risking your life for me" "It's no problem. I'm Venezuelan". Quote of the century

[@chrsfavel5506]

when Iran and Iraq have higher tourism and more tourist than Venezuela.....Thats when you know your country is finished.

[@necromax13]

chris Favorite Precisely. Here's an interesting example that sums up Venezuela: An Egyptian tourist was murdered within minutes after stepping foot outside the Simon Bolivar international airport three years ago.

[@ichhabdochkeeahnung]

Iran always has been safe for taveling. At least as European.

[@davidmoghadan]

I don’t know what you think Iran is like, but I can assure it’s much safer than central and South American. Iran doesn’t fuck around with criminals the smallest crime can get you executed.

[@KA-iq2ko]

@@ichhabdochkeeahnung Really? Iran has tourists and it's safe to travel? That's crazy.

[@yashasvi8984]

Print Dollars from Thin Air Iran is actually great for traveling lots of history and great people.

[@ImAndreaRomero]

Thank you for coming and show the reality of Venezuela, this place it's upside down, and everybody needs to know it.

[@alperene8528]

Andrea Socorro Do you live in Venezuela

[@ImAndreaRomero]

Yes, I live here.

[@otephl7255]

so it means theres internet in venezuela....

[@fourwinds9947]

Wrong, we need to make sure others aren’t dumb enough to become socialists! This is what socialism brings with it.

[@shakarobinson8928]

Look at your history it's the same as America and all the places that were colonized by countries and people that didn't care about the people teaching them their customs and languages and only extracting wealth for a small few. return to mother nature before it's too late

[@Cypher791]

That was very risky meeting that gang in the end...

[@Recep_uA]

SharkTank what kinda question is that lol

[@AlexisSpencer]

@SharkTank maybe because if he even breathed wrong they would have murdered him?

[@ash_alk_fan1]

Understatement of the year lmao. I would never have gone there to meet them, alone...

[@325133]

Can't believe this is BBC. It's actually good

[@Charlesb1]

325133 BBC is always good, that’s what this white chick told me, she loves that BBC

[@Darkest_matter]

@Aamir Patel al jazeera and RT. Usually bbc stuff is propaganda but i guys they delivered facts this time cos it's not iraq or lebanon.

[@ernec.5326]

You like BBC? Lol

[@NguyenNguyen-um6xu]

@@fake11end t

[@skrumpo]

this makes me glad that i wasn’t born in a city like this and that i should take what i have for granted

[@ImKarma10]

sad man person thats where im from, its horrible, u cant go anywhere without being worried that u might die

[@skrumpo]

SteelNinja 2005 shit i feel bad for you i hope you don’t get killed

[@lyankhaute7217]

@@ImKarma10 I hope you will live to be a 100 yo but in case you were murdered,here's my RIP in advance

[@carihudson9300]

I moved from caracas to the most dangerous city in the United States (Detroit, Michigan)

[@bri9822]

sad man person You worded that completely wrong.

[@erpol9258]

"These are not man i want to be near." "We arranged a meeting with them." Big respect for the reporter

[@nihilizmskizm]

yes his balls are made of granite

[@LePageChannel]

Even from the comfort of my living room and looking at it on a computer, I shat in my pants.

[@Barbarian1244]

I don't blame you man Caracas is pretty much the fuckin Wild West on steroids.

[@sweethomes263]

lol

[@osgkillerzzz3879]

Greatboy700 Barbarian good one.

[@silvermasktraveler1788]

hookers must be cheap there lol

[@MoneyBoyCJ]

mask gamerx yup and full of diseases , HIV for 5 cents

[@Animatrix156]

Seeing stuff like this makes me more grateful for what I have like literally months work can only buy a soda , like I have a job paying minimum wage and I complain but these guys are going through way tougher times.. people need to stop taking things for granted

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

true, but if you live in a Western country you deserve better than the minimum wage. Minimum just means lowest legal wage. Employers (especially profitable ones) need to start paying fairer wages.

[@katrinajade689]

So true

[@jowenajoycodilla7732]

This picture of Venezuela is so opposite from how we see Venezuelan candidates on world pageants.

[@kinga2382]

@ jowena that's exactly i was thinking coz Venezuelan girls are the most beautiful

[@maxwehrle1693]

@@kinga2382 si eres verdad. Mi pais pobre. Venezuela es muy triste.

[@sahpi0175]

I need to go there

[@ogiemagcase330]

Lol this is exactly what im thinking 😂

[@gone_goose]

"I'm venezuelan. I don't have problem".... savage

[@MrHQQX]

Love their health and safety policy

[@felixruiz5108]

You where there when it was paradise Go now and u would shit ur pants

[@abdillahimahamed1814]

He was just quoting the guy who gave the best out before he shot ...that's all...and hes seems comfortable enough in the surroundings...as a Venezuelans

[@pradipta9345]

We guys have 2 balls,this guy has 4 balls!!!

[@calumpage]

No, he just has the unshakeable belief that being English and middle-class he is going to be okay no-matter-what. He did not uncover any reasons behind the problems and was using the misery and suffering of others for shock tv - and then went home. The repercussions of his visit will be felt by all of those he exposed and he should have stayed there to see the outcome and plead forgiveness to their families.

[@calumpage]

There was absolutely no need to expose the vulnerable people he did, nor the staged meeting with the 'gangsters'. This is TV at its worst. Criticality and understanding reduced to an ego-ride. He'll be lapping your 'bravery' recommendation. Ask him to pat your head from his London flat. You are exact;y the audience he was spooning this into.

[@calumpage]

Sirens wail. Pull back to the vaguely ethnic/impoverished/dangerous populace. A brief discussion on 'big' issues and then lots of titillating kidnap, assault, murder footage. He puts on a vest, mentions his cock (??!!!!) and watches some bloke shoot at a car window. Exposes heartbroken people who think he is actually a BBC journalist (not just a public schoolboy using them for his KZbin feed), and he arranges a bunch of 'gangsters' who are happy to get paid 25USD to wave a gun around. And then, in a puff of CK One, he is off to the next MOST DANGEROUS CITY IN WORLD

[@calumpage]

Let's hope he can speak the language this time, but judging by the lack of journalistic integrity in not learning even the most rudimentary Spanish, it's doubtful. Journalists risk their loves every day in Latin America to expose the corruption at the heart of this suffering and he asks a bunch of paid scallywags 'What does it feel like to kill someone?' Tosser

[@bartlemy]

Calum Page mate you actually sound a tad jealous

[@adamemin8489]

Jheez. My gta lobby’s are more humane than this.

[@destroyedtelephone4124]

dont you mean less

[@signity5540]

@@destroyedtelephone4124 no

[@MultiHeheboy]

GTA npc are more safe than them

[@pppppplll780]

This is awful. Humanity can be awful. I wish i was a tree in the middle of nowhere

[@amrayoub3508]

true

[@Vlogs_Dharma]

Real problem is lack of Spiritual Knowledge

[@LongLiveChino]

ppp ppplll u can be a cat in the cage n live a safe life or a lion in the jungle living free

[@Jesse804]

ppp ppplll Has

[@dde5151]

Chris Borraccia I fear my city Tehran, it’s slowly becoming like this. The economy is becoming ruined, and people are resorting to extortion

[@ninoZA3]

Meanwhile people think london is a warzone

[@edd6820]

It's all relative, I don't think we should be comparing London to a 3rd world south American country.

[@yahulwagoni4571]

It is. It is ground zero for the Islamic Jihad against Eruope.

[@SocialistFinn1]

London is a RELIGIOUS warzone, Caracas is just a basic "criminal-because-of-poverty" warzone, like Chicago, Detroit and Compton in the 1980s

[@Heo_Ashrafenko]

Don't say that cuz the alarmists will get triggered 😂😂😂😂

[@Earth098]

Those who say London is a warzone are either totally brainwashed idiots or propagandists like Katie Hopkins.

[@fakeworshipbeats3959]

FUN FACT: Maduro was a bus driver before becoming a politician.

[@athnuachan119]

That explains a lot

[@mauror2023]

Well the man must be doing something right if he made it out of bus driving to leading a country 🤣

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

Trump was a corrupt actor and business man lol...i rather trust the bus driver

[@Batman-wv5ng]

Memish Edgelord He is a good man.

[@YouGottaShootEmInTheHead]

@@The-Heart-Will-Testify Then move to Venezuela.

[@karllowry488]

We take going to the shop for granted we dont know how lucky we are.

[@Pendoza84]

Im watching the Walking Dead series at the moment. Life is better there than in Venezuela.

[@SowetoBluez]

Venezuela was doing a whole lot better before Chavez got offed...this guy is kind of a shill but hes brave tho...

[@BlitzOfTheReich]

Don it really wasn't. There were already shortages and the violence level was already very high.

[@aryastark3694]

High as sattelite right now and Im laughing so hard ty friend

[@theresascott8525]

That's what this reminded me of! .... The barred community with its own currency, it reminded me of the Alexandria, or the Governor'so community...

[@367miguel]

I am Venezuelan , Sadly but it's true.

[@gsqmedia]

Great documentary, and very brave journalist. I felt for him when he was around the kidnappers, tense and very real danger.

[@FreshtexBlackman]

The BBC couldn't pay me enough to go to Venezuela, much less interview that gang!

[@tpowell3776]

Currently, the US's CIA is working over time in the background funding the destabilization of Venezuela....more regime change so we can steal their oil...

[@peterkobor5470]

So who is steeling the oil in the moment ?

[@derekriethmeier4366]

I'm sorry, but that is a ridiculous conspiracy theory. We have always imported oil from Venezuela. How on earth are we going to safely get oil at a low cost if we completely destabilize their country?

[@tpowell3776]

Derek Riethmeier ...You're joking, right?! We allowed our corrupt government to Illegally Invade a sovereign nation and declared WAR in Iraq....partly for their oil.. Due to complete drummed up lies, which amounts to war crimes....Currently, we are "active" in 7-8 countries...Bombing, siege warfare, undermining and destabilizing democratically elected governments...You can't be this naive.

[@bl1nd-]

Imagine being the translator, the bbc guy gets all the fame and money and the translator doesnt even get his face on tv lol probably did it for a small sum like 2k$

[@uklyricsvideos4502]

this is sad to see especially the clip of the kidnapped woman

[@alexandriaDMR]

Elvin deSouza are you heartless? Regardless both are really sad imagine if that was your loved one. Have some sense

[@Gyvulys]

+@@alexandriaDMR And you think the same does not apply to OP's comment? Why does he highlight the "kidnapped woman" as if the cop, who suffered even more, did not matter here? Have some sense yourself.

[@alexandertorres6749]

Well what comes around goes around. She was probraly up to some bad stupid shit. OR! she was just killed because they wanted to

[@merizor]

I kinda found this hot

[@bycycle2358]

this isnt sad. i see this every week. Juarez valLey is worse then caracas. we cant go outside without a shotgunn. ive killed someone . when i go outside i cary my flamethrower,

[@gmngvlogsmore2013]

Theres lots of poverty, people have not eaten for days... *6 minutes later talks about fully armouring cars*

[@sohype6827]

That girl was so beautiful... it really breaks my heart to see a 16 year old to be so tired of her life

[@seppoharkkonen5766]

this is going on in many other countries as well, in much worse way even.

[@egg-iu3fe]

@@seppoharkkonen5766 caracas has the most murders in the entire world so it's actually one of the worst places on earth, only places that are worse are places with active war going on

[@bartlemy]

Ben you deserve a medal for this documentary. You have entered the premiership in journalism imo

[@hellothere4599]

He's got some balls for the kidnap gang interview

[@muhammadakmal2421]

It's like everyday is a purge day here.. damn..

[@sitdowndogbreath]

Cuz it exactly way of looking at it

[@gogetassjdios1004]

I lived there

[@danielletovar7014]

i'm Venezuelan and i'm still living in Venezuela and things are like this and even worse.

[@shizzlepie]

Buena suerte. Espero que pronto puedas salir, si eso es que quieres

[@chanyeol6228]

Come to South Korea. We welcome you n will find you a job to have a better life

[@IntoTheMindlessAbyss]

I am terribly sorry to hear that. I hope you and your family are safe.

[@danielletovar7014]

@@IntoTheMindlessAbyss we're safe but our life quality sucks

[@IntoTheMindlessAbyss]

danielle tovar are you living within the Caracas district?

[@fiona9912]

Back in the 50’s this was my fathers home as a sea captain he said it was the most beautiful place on earth

[@sonamjordanma452]

Poor economy means more crime.

[@ronaldckrausejr7762]

Not at all true. LexisNexis very effectively tracks crime on a worldwide level; even more so throughout the united states. Just as much crime occurs in the wealthiest places in America; and those same exact numbers occur in the poorest communities. The only difference is the levels of crime, and the amount of violent crime. Ask any police officer in any major city; there is more money in the ghetto than there is in places such as Wall Street. But the amount of violent crime in the ghetto is through the roof. Which is why the prison population is the way it is today

[@Anthonydu01630]

Ronald C Krause Jr there is more money in the ghetto than there is in place such as wall street 😂😂😂😂😂😂 WTF man you know what ghetto mean ?? And have you ever lived in a ghetto ?

[@lildissapointed1062]

@@Anthonydu01630 Hes pulling shit out his ass,without any valid refernces.

[@Ucuz_]

Not true, a lot of poor asian countries still have lower homicide rate than latin america

[@s.a.8548]

Even African countries have lower homicide rates than latin America. I mean..wtf is going on there??

[@petercarlson811]

The suffering of this beautiful nation is the result of politicians not having a clue how to run a country. I feel so sorry for the people living through this nightmare.

[@ga8986]

Thank you for believing the lies told by western media. I promise you if USA and UK steal this country then you will see videos about how great the people are and Venezuela is a paradise. The thing about BBC news is you don't get both sides of the story- only the side the BBC wants you to believe- and you fell for it! A coin has 2 sides- just like every news story.

[@NotKimiRaikkonen1]

@@ga8986 I knew there was going to be a reply blaming USA. It's too easy to blame others for your failures than it is to accept that socialism doesn't work.

[@YouGottaShootEmInTheHead]

@@ga8986 How is it that Venezuelans killing each other for their own profit due to their own inherent malice the US's fault?

[@stib6782]

@@YouGottaShootEmInTheHead Exactly..

[@sarac.3568]

@@ga8986 What are you talking about? Is the footage we saw here fake? Don't know about you but to me, a country where kidnappings and murders happen every day is a country I wouldn't want to live in. No conspiracy here, just facts.

[@Tukinico]

this guy has balls of steel to do that interview at the end.

[@invicta9415]

I applaud your courage sir. Great piece of journalism. Thank you for putting your life on the line to inform the rest of us. You journalists ( true journalists, not the cowards like Fox News) are unsung heroes, that wage war against ignorance. As a marine I am honored to see you as brothers in arms

[@adamlone3271]

Fox news is biast

[@tittentei7331]

BBC and JOURNALISTS?

[@bycycle2358]

bruh you hatin on fox news you saying that you hate us nazis?????????? bruh thats messed up

[@IntelligentHorseworldofrandom]

And what about CNN? Do you praise them despite their incredible bias they have? How is Fox News cowardly? Lol dude you’re a joke.

[@chrisbannu7443]

It's amazing how such a rich in resources (oil to be specific) country can be so poor. It's stupid and sad.

[@gusdee4844]

Because places like America benefit off oil... while destroying the countries that have it.

[@MrOnion13]

?? This is because the dictatorship Venezuela has, not America.

[@kevinl8440]

No Gus you dumbass, it's because of moron bus drivers that feel they can lead countries. The largest producer of oil in the world is America. America is an EXPORTER of oil.

[@glengruber5466]

FTS!!

[@gubroojatt]

Venezuela is not suffering because of its stupidity. Its suffering coz USA and its allies want it to suffer. In case you dont know, Venezuela has the largest oil reserves much bigger than Middle East but the only problem is Venezuela doesnt want to be a client state to the Western hegemony.

[@cosmincarp153]

My friend was living in Caracas 8 months ago. He said that he never went outside, he was afraid of walking to school with hes friends and at night you could hear a gunshot at least one per hour.

[@h.a.2410]

I have been to Caracas 3 times in the 80"s, when it was still a safe and prosperous country. It was incredible. A night in a Hilton suite was 8.00 U.S. You could get a beer ("Polar") in a nice bar for .25 cents U.S., and an entire bottle of very good rum was 1.00 U.S. Dining in very nice places was also very cheap, and very good. A group of friends and I went to one bar that was not very nice. There was a boy, about 10 years old, who kept trying to sell us balut (pickled fertilized chicken chicks still in the egg). We weren't buying any of that, but we all gave the kid some money so he could go home and play the rest of the day. I don't know exactly how much we gave him, but it was probably about half a year's income for his mother. Thanks to the idiots who overthrew the government and installed Hugo Chavez, things got bad fast. The communists ruined the entire country in no time flat. There were 100 times more poor people and 100 times less hope and opportunity under Chavez. Were there poor people there who should have had a better life? Sure there were. But with Chavez, things were much worse. Now that Chavez is dead, even bigger scum-bags are running the place. Now there is no hope or opportunity. This video is a sad commentary on human stupidity and cruelty.

[@Pokarupotato]

Balut? That's Filipino food wtf

[@egg-iu3fe]

socialism/communism is such a dangerous ideology, it has destroyed so many countries. And yet still there's ignorant 14 year old westerners praising communism, it really is disgusting.

[@kimyjoyclavite4528]

I'll pray for Venezuelan 💙

[@eh910]

Security: don't do it Guy: does it

[@fanofanggun7895]

Should have blurred those people face. I am concerned about their safety after this documentary

[@PARCE93]

Fan Of Anggun Which people? The family or the journalist?

[@MeowyBrigade]

I think all who was shown in this video

[@PARCE93]

QKVooDoo Because I was going to say, the journalist will be fine once he leaves Venezuela. I dont know about the other people though.

[@necromax13]

Fan Of Anggun the journalist is probably with the government. The shop owner is actually at a higher risk owning a store than doing this appearance. The hostage negotiator is crucial in many cases, so we can say he has immunity due to his value to the already diminished and corrupted Venezuelan police force.

[@FernandoV1000]

i dont t hink the journalist is with the government, vzlas government tries as hard as it can to hide the current state of degeneration

[@AkaRastaOficial]

"In a place where crime its the only thing that pays, who can blame them?" Poweful.

[@eloy40x]

Impressive documentary. I hope a lot of people can see it. Unfortunately, the situation here has become far worse since the filming of this video.

[@michaeltakudzwadzvimbo7837]

Eloy bro can I please talk to you privately maybe whatsapp or something? I plan on visiting Venezuela to meet a girl I have been talking to for a few months and I need some help with a few things

[@ruanfernando]

Michael Takudzwa Dzvimbo Do you want to be kidnapped and robbed of all your money? Because that's how you get kidnapped and robbed. Pay for her to go to your country or something

[@plantecsmiths1622]

This was filmed in the last few months?

[@sebastianorta77]

@@michaeltakudzwadzvimbo7837 you are crazy my man. De pana

[@eloy40x]

plantec smiths The minimum wage according to this video is a million bolivares, so this was filmed around april 2018. Currently, the minimum wage is 180 million bolivares. Not that it makes any difference, as due to the insane inflation, that amount of money is around 9 USD.

[@ElCanalDePepe1]

No se como es que camina el periodista, sus huevos pesan mas que la inflación.

[@PedroGarcia-tw1kf]

Mucha suerte tuvo mi amigo. Estos periodistas son devueltos a su país cuando en su llegada se enteran que vienen hacer documentales o algo por el estilo.

[@21pdceo]

Es tan podridos son un asco de piojosos

[@felipecaredona91]

accurate translation.

[@purgatorio100]

Quítale la cámara, el dinero que paga a los entrevistados y dale anonimato. A ver si tiene esos huevos tan grandes... Cómo os gusta idealizar a estos miserables que hacen dinero a costa del sufrimiento ajeno.

[@zionquijano3872]

@@21pdceo j

[@elidasehgal8418]

Most teenagers like myself nowadays in America claim they’re not afraid to die and that they can go through anything but they’ve never actually been held at gunpoint like that poor woman

[@121MARKsman]

I remember my parents telling me how bad communism and socialism was when they were living in Poland until 1985. Some things I couldn't believe, like how a used car was more expensive than a new one, or how the state controlled much of your life like where you lived, where you went to work/school and especially what you were supposed to say. I remember my mother cursing the USSR for all of their propaganda lies when she moved here to Canada where she found out for herself how much better North American's have it in comparison to Poland and other Eastern Bloc countries. Whenever I hear/see people praise a communist system I know right at that moment that they don't know what they're talking about.

[@Discotekh_Dynasty]

communisim isn't all socialism man, don't lump the syndies and the social democrats in with Stalin

[@TheIvankuz]

Just imagine how life was in the USSR itself, if in the USSR it was believed that Poland had a very high standard of living ... My mother lived in the USSR and Poland during the Soviet era, and she said that compared to the USSR it was a paradise ..

[@davidroberts7282]

@@TheIvankuz The only Eastern Bloc country that had an advanced, highly industrialized , advanced economy with skilled, intelligent workforce and diverse industries was East Germany and even they, economically, were far behind their West German counterparts in production, efficiency, profit revenues, overall annual GDP, overall basic living standards of its citizens. By the early 1980s, East German mark was worthless outside the country's borders, and needed fresh infusions of cash, credit, and revenue from West German government and West German industrialists to stay afloat and retain its international credit standing.

[@jerico112002]

@@hildegardvonbingen9092 unfortunately very true

[@MhxanobiosS]

@@Discotekh_Dynasty Saying communism is not like socialism is like saying diarrhea is not the same as shiet. Yes they are not exactly the same, but both are still a form of shiet...

[@kennethnugent8255]

I visited this city in 1984 on my way to the middle east. I really enjoyed myself and found it to be a nice, friendly place. It's terrible what has happened there. I still have pictures.

[@tigercry5177]

I believe that the USA increasing sanctions starting in 2011 and covert actions of the USA has destroyed this country I haven't read much but I remember a utube about how Argentina was destroyed by US and European banks. Venezuela owns oil. It doesn't make sense that a country that used to sell oil and still has oil is living like this except the sanctions.

[@Carlos-hk8sd]

Except socialism. You mean.

[@stromitzkymash9668]

Chavez played it wrong. He and his party spend incoming taxes on improving standards for the poorest percentile nationwide,at the same time he imposed sharply raised taxes for all international businesses operating in Venezuela extracting natural resources . The business went away, and the Oil price /Barrel went down . A double Whammy. The sale of Venezuelan oil on the global market couldent support further public spending, and after the big Corp went away , its all about the diminishing price oil/barrel .

[@arthurias7693]

Tiger Cry Haha sure, it's ALWAYS the USA's fault, isn't it? You don't blame the shitty leaders, the people in the country actually contributing to it's downfall. No, it's just the USA's fault for every little problem in the world. That seems like the easy scapegoat argument, to blame it all on the capitalist USA, but every one living in that shithole would still rather be in the USA.

[@virdeo9152]

USA likes to mess with EVERY country in the world, their loss is their win

[@danielsaez6864]

Thank you for sharing some stories of my homeland, I pray that the situation will get better sooner than later. Even though there isn’t much light at the end of the tunnel, I know god will give us, Venezuelans, a chance... a new start🇻🇪🙏🏼 #pray4venezuela

[@TripleFede]

It's really crazy watching this documentary because it has been nearly a year since I left Caracas, now I live in Spain. And it's really crazy because I can't believe I lived in a city like this since I was born, so many times I could have been kidnapped or murdered, and all because of corruption and loss of morality.

[@yeamf2546]

How did you get out? (I don't mean to pry) Also, I'm glad you got out and I hope things change for Venezuella, and SOON.

[@PARCE93]

Ape man Commeth I bet you’ve had plenty of foreskin in your mouth.

[@katnip6289]

It saddens me to see such a scene from hell. In the 80's my mom and dad went on a cruise ship in the Caribbean islands but could not go to Venezuela because of the violence was so wide spread and so extreme.

[@DrewsAdventuresGo]

So very sad Federico and glad you are safe now and hopefully your whole family.

[@samuelparilli7873]

Al parecer, estas fuera de la cruda realidad del mundo, abre tus ojos

[@SonOfOdin777]

Bruv, that's my city, and that took a MASSIVE amount of balls. Much respect.

[@GamingSkiid]

SonOfOdin777 I can offer you work bro . I can pay you and you family USD . I live in America . Add me on Snapchat (Daniel-mk) idk what your lifestyle is like there but I can help you and your friends if they want to work for me online . If you don’t have Snapchat , add me on Instagram (hellowelcomeagain)

[@GamingSkiid]

SonOfOdin777 if you get me a lot of workers , you can be their manager and I’ll pay you double maybe even triple to keep them working .

[@SonOfOdin777]

I ain't livin there no more, but I still got people there, what line of work do you need to set up? I was thinking about something too but it'd take too many connections or contracts before starting up. DM on IG @chuyachaki

[@GamingSkiid]

SonOfOdin777 SonOfOdin777 we can just use PayPal , no taxes or no traces . We’ll talk online and do the talking about how we’ll work and what the work will be . And we have to find someone with PayPal that will be able to pay the rest

[@SonOfOdin777]

ok, I'll wait for you to DM me.

[@karmaqu4352]

"i'm venezuelan i don't need a armor against bullets" I died xD

[@austincraig8711]

My close family friend is Caracas. This isn't an exaggeration. If anything, it's even worse because we can't understand how terrible it is (even through video). They have lots of money & their 80 y/o dad is still living there. They can't do anything to get him out. I'm for the idea that as America, we shouldn't let everyone into our country but when you watch this & look at it as a human, not an American... these people need help. Someone needs to do something & fast.

[@chanyeol6228]

America is the most powerful Nation.. Please tell your president Trump to send the military forcess and killed those Gangstars since the Venezuela govt. has no guts to clean up those Gangstars. I hope the president would do something upon it.

[@zaved2008]

The gangster guys asked a philosophical question "If your life depends on it,wouldnt you pull the trigger?"..Yes,Its all about Survival..

[@aminechei8509]

U don't make sense

[@zaved2008]

amine chei Only a person with common sense will understand what sense I made in that comment..But common sense is so rare now

[@aminechei8509]

Only a person with brain desease say that shit

[@zaved2008]

amine chei Only a person with no brain won't understand a simple comment..

[@zaved2008]

amine chei FYI,I am an professional Troll part of a large team working from SE.So Your call..wana keep doing this mate?

[@Siddhartha02]

And this is the nation with the largest oil reserves in the world, that's like being born with a billion dollars and still end up on the street. Only true socialism could accomplish something like this =D

[@Tukinico]

Poor man sitting In a mountain of gold

[@user-bn5lw2zu3z]

@Tim Anders they actually have shitloads of oil,all goes into pockets of the corrupt,just like africa

[@seppoharkkonen5766]

@@user-bn5lw2zu3z but it isnt the largest

[@user-bn5lw2zu3z]

@@seppoharkkonen5766 hmmm..actually they have the largest oil reserves lol,go look it up in wiki for yourself

[@ahhitskatie9094]

Siddhartha02 In before all the people claim they “did socialism the wrong way”

[@cheskacsk]

Que pena con la visita

[@amartyasensei1129]

jajajaaj

[@milyrodrigueztorres9129]

Jajajajajajajajajajaj de pana 🤦‍♀️

[@sofiagonzalez7187]

Él vino aquí para reportar sobre el día a día, no a mostrar los paisajes o a viajar como cualquier turista. Él sabía en que se estaba metiendo.

[@Isrartist]

maldito maduro y maldito chavez

[@myra961]

it is funny how that 'healthy' commander kept blaming the capitalism. hahahaha

[@nickaron007]

And printing their own higher value currency, lol.

[@alejandragodoy5317]

22:42 - 24:11 I applaud you for the fact that you actually show what is like to speak with an advocate chavista, this feeling of absolute helplessness when you try to smack some commmon sense with questions but in return, always having this generic spech of chavism full of self victimizing, blaming others for your sufrement. Now when they ask me why i left my beloved country, i'll show them this

[@aceous99]

seems the Chavistas are hoarding the goods as well not the Columbians like their goovernment always blames

[@hakunamatata4984]

Después de ver esto no voy a agradecer la buena vida que tengo ............ porque siempre pienso en los queridos venezolanos y en su sufrimiento , siento una profunda tristeza ! Deseo que algo urgente pase y saquen a los tiranos del poder. Siempre preocupada por ustedes queridos venezolanos y también por mi gente en Argentina . Ojalá esto pase urgente , esto es muy triste para sobrellevar . Mucho cariño de parte de una argentina

[@epicsamar3609]

This is TRUE JOURNALISM!

[@nehuenbec]

it's wrong translated some parts. for example the kidnaper said he killed 14yo kids, not only girls.

[@ACms-zn9ni]

And it would have been better if they explained the real reasons, aka the USA putting corrupted ppl as leaders of those countries. They don't S.A countries to become powerful bc if they did they would link Russia and China (aka US's biggest enemies )

[@rjflores438]

I have to say that I respect Ben for having the cohones to interview a kidnapping gang in Petare, the most dangerous hood in South America in a city like Caracas that is one of the 5 most dangerous cities on the planet. There is no way in hell I would go tona place like that, and I am currently studying to be a journalist at the moment. Having said that, Venezuelan people are some of the friendlist people I have ever met, I had a couple of Venezuelan friends when I lived in London, such warm ans open people.

[@mirco1205]

Reminds me of the situation here in germany in the times after WW1. My grandmother R.I.P. ( born 1905 ) once told me when she worked at her fathers bakery these times she was sent to the market every 2 hours, because the money from people buying bread had to be spent so fast because the inflation was so crazy fast that in the morning a bread cost 100 Mio Reichsmark rised to 500 Mio Reichsmark in the evening. Inflation is a risky thing, here in germany it led to the Hitler Regime and into another WW....! If people can´t eat and work is useless because you can´t afford anything with it, the become radical...wether it´s rightwing oder leftwing. They catch every straw they can get held off.

[@MarcelSterling]

Thank you for your comments. I believe it's very interesting to know the point of view of someone who is that close to the Germany pre WW2. I believe Venezuela already passed the stage Germany was before Hitler. Some analyst believe the inflation rate will close 2018 in 1,000.000%. I believe Maduro and it's government doesn't have the guts to declare a war to neighboring countries (Colombia being a direct ally of USA and Brazil with the biggest army in South America), Guyana and the Caribbean antilles are Venezuela's allies. Venezuela gives them oil and in return it gets votes in the UN.

[@mirco1205]

@@MarcelSterling yes they won't declare war on another country, but they are a blink away from a civil war and if this will accour it can easily swap over the border to Columbia f.e.! Columbia is pretty unstable too with their far right movement ( they called FARC?!?)

[@AshishSharma-yk7qr]

Where is United Nations now ? UN infact paid tribute to Hugo Chavez, the man because of whom it all started. UN feels like a big joke sometimes.

[@itdobelowkey]

27:17 "relax my friend" Ben Zand was turning white, you can see how nervous he was

[@akbarhontoshkhujayev354]

Damn. after this, I can't enjoy a can of coca-cola the same way. God bless this nation more than the U.S.

[@Rapscallion227]

My god, Venezuela isn’t even a third-world country. It is beyond that. It is human suffering personified.

[@adamlee3286]

this country suffers because it has oil, thx Obama.

[@alexm.2805]

"I'm Venezuelan, don't have problem," reminded me wayyy too much of some Russian guy in the mafia lmaooooo

[@Max-dr6rz]

Same lol

[@liscardenas1081]

*Gracias por el Documental Ben Zand, God bless You Always*

[@okashanazir2425]

Mariannel Cadenas

[@VishOnPc]

18:14 "I was bent over, slapped" Wrong part of the video to be checking out the comments lmao :D

[@InspectorSplatter]

This is one of my favorite documentaries for some reason. I’ve watched it a few times since I first saw it in September 2018

[@simoninglis7437]

A dangerous and ill advised doco, yet also extremely informative and thought provoking

[@inmydarkesthour2278]

Unfortunately Caracas has been like this for many years...I lived there for 3 years as a child, I am now almost 40 and once this guy on a scooter tried to steal my mom's necklace why still on the scooter and she managed to hit him with her groceries and he drove off...I was right there next to her...and then once we had to run away from these guys that started following us in a mall....so bad...

[@inmydarkesthour2278]

I just wanted to add that I could not bring myself to watch the whole video because it's a very sad situation and people are suffering more and more....

[@MarcelSterling]

Dear friend, you are one of the lucky ones that didn't lose a relative because of the crime in our country. I lived in Venezuela for 32 years and had to escape because of the crime. I don't know if you still have relatives there (I wouldn't wish that to anybody) but we that have still family in Caracas, pray every day and every night so they're safe among that chaos. It's like the former cop said in the video "Nobody cares" either if you're a victim or a perpetrator at the end, no one cares. God bless.

[@MarcelSterling]

Have you been to Venezuela before? What do you propose?

[@ultraultra3492]

inmydarkesthour 22: And that happened LONG before Chavez ever came to power.

[@MarcelSterling]

Things were not easy before Chavez either. It would be very naive to state that Venezuela was Disneyland before Chavez. However, it was very likely that the intention of the guy that stole your mother's necklace was to sell it to buy drugs or alcohol. I'm pretty sure that in his plans weren't kidnapping, killing or extorting you or your family just because your mom was walking around with some jewelry. That's the difference between crime at that time and nowadays. Any of those guys shown in the video are more than willing to kidnap, extort and kill for a few dollars, jewelry or anything they can sell. Hunger, either them or any relative, motivates them and feeding the population is the government's responsability.

[@friedmule5403]

If USA is fighting for freedom, why do they not go to such places and clean up? Imagine what they could do th remove criminality all around the world!

[@louie97ation]

I have bad news about the last several decades

[@Guy_de_Loimbard]

Because if we tried, we'd have hordes of people like you wagging your finger at us for being warmongers and meddling imperialists instead of wagging your finger at us for doing nothing. If we're going to earn the world's scorn either way, we might as well take the less expensive option.

[@friedmule5403]

@@Guy_de_Loimbard Thank for your answer. What make the rest of the world "wagging a finger" is when USA goes to war against a country and leave a mess that gives refugees the rest of the world has to help. Take Iran who had equal rights for men and women, had a western style culture but was not pro USA, Take Korea that ended up in North and South with millions suffering, take the Irak war that removed a dictator who hated terrorists and replaced him with theorist cells and take the war right now. USA has a major war every 20 years or so, but do often leave a mess that make it to a bad country. Why not repair instead of making mayhem? :-)

[@Guy_de_Loimbard]

Thank you for making my point for me.

[@chloet182]

DroverChicago 👏👏

[@325133]

Anyone ever play mercenaries 2 world in flames?

[@InspectorSplatter]

325133 Lol I'm gonna replay it know because of that comment haven't played it for 8 years

[@325133]

@@InspectorSplatter it was the best game on PS3. Not sure if it's on Xbox. Just cause is just not as good

[@InspectorSplatter]

325133 Yeah it was on Xbox I do like Mercenaries a lot better because of the destruction but just cause was good as well

[@325133]

@@InspectorSplatter did you ever use a nuclear bunker buster on an enemy controlled town? EPIC!

[@ronr.53400]

325133 damnnnn 😁🤘

[@عبدالله-ه5ه9ك]

Dude in mogdisho somalia even the police are the bad guys

[@xeno8116]

And that's exactly where I used to live thank God I got out early

[@fancylion6687]

This place makes Detroit look like Heaven! Stay tough, anyone from Venezuela reading this!

[@zaytime4156]

Detroit is a ghost town now bro a better comparison would be St. Louis or Baltimore(the new bad cities) and even those don’t compare

[@fral-homosexualrebel9888]

Thank you Ben Zand for showing the world the reality of our Venezuela. It is a pity that a country so full of blessings is ruled by corruption and anarchy. You and the world will always be welcome to the homeland of Bolívar. Greetings from Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar state, Venezuela. Gracias Ben Zand por mostrarle al mundo la realidad de nuestra Venezuela. Es una pena que un país tan lleno de bendiciones esté gobernado por la corrupción y la anarquía. Tú y el mundo siempre serán bienvenidos a la patria de Bolívar. Saludos desde Ciudad Bolívar, estado de Bolívar, Venezuela.

[@ImKarma10]

Andres Eloy Moreno Guzman saludos desde maracay

[@jonniebyford]

Ben said at the end: "It was one of the scariest that I'd done". Only "one" of? Which were scarier still?

[@wizard5300]

Maldita sea. Y lo más molesto de todo es que hay videos, imágenes y relatos que cuentan cómo estamos acá y aún así, algunos creen que estamos de maravilla.

[@manatee2500]

What teleSur English doesn't want you to know or see...

[@eliasaquino7575]

Bullshit

[@amartyasensei1129]

that's right, it's not bullsit!... telesur is regime funded propaganda (paid for with precious dollars while hundreds are starving to death, mostly newborns!)... just like RT and Xinua news , all regime propaganda that manipulate truth and outright lie to protect murderers, narcs, torturers, corrupt elite of ministers and military that are millionaires while we can't pay for food, medicines... If you believe in the garbage that telesur spouts, as a Venezuelan I despise you for being a useful idiot that doesn't live under the oppression you defend

[@manatee2500]

It's not just that Maduro steals today's money, they have stolen from future generations trying to hold onto power and ruining PDVSA. It's craziness.

[@amartyasensei1129]

damn straight! chavez relatives are living millionaire lives in the worlds most cosmopolitan and expensive cities with the trillion dollars that have "disappeared" from our public funds

[@jicraw98]

You forgot to mention Empire Files, Abby Martin and all those people paid by the government to improve Maduro's image as a "good person" around the world, those are the more disgusting ones, people that even go on North Korean style tours in Venezuela to support their claims...

[@Mr.Savage14]

I have family there and I used to want to visit and find me a beautiful Venezuelan woman but two of my uncles have been killed there and my first cousin fled to USA so he can feed his family.

[@duaasakher29]

viví en Venezuela por más de diez años, y ver como en los últimos 3 años se ha arruinado hasta llegar de esta forma me rompe el corazón, todos lo que tenemos la oportunidad hemos salido de nuestro bello paraíso. Que triste que gracias a los dos últimos presidentes nuestro país se haya ido al carajo

[@aishalulu6406]

This makes me get scared.... Which world are we living in.... Why is everything so rotten 😭😭

[@gotnoname1050]

Because humans are like bacteria

[@RaeMae0613]

Because of demons posing as humans.

[@TheRduarte333]

This place makes detroit and Mexico combined look like fairy land

[@manchuria1991]

work for an entire month just to buy a couple of coca colas? damn...

[@seanbateson3398]

No just 1 coca cola bro

[@axey7476]

I see the man-bun is alive n well in Venezuela lol

[@johncollins1783]

Hocus pocus Will NotDo ANYTHING. Only Jesus. Only Jesus Christ will.

[@spicyroads]

John Collins a man bun is a hairstyle. Good back under your rock and worship your sky daddy

[@fatimahconteh3971]

Oh god

[@gocestojanovski4241]

Welcome to Venezuela Caracas , lucky to be one million miles away from this lost paradise.....hell on the earth ......

[@singha6]

So sad to see this, I have worked in these slums so many times in the last few years and it looks like it’s gotten worse- I wouldn’t go there again.

[@healththenopulence5106]

Wikipedia: The proven oil reserves in Venezuela are recognized as the largest in the world, totaling 297 billion barrels (4.72×1010 m3) as of 1 January 2014.[1] I hope this explains everything.

[@gabbmalabor4919]

Let's support renewable energy so these will stop. Oil won't be so precious anymore

[@setokaiba7204]

Eminem already gave advice regarding oil executives

[@skullrose8985]

I love the honesty & rawness of these videos.lisa.

[@shortdog4927]

It takes balls of steel to want to interview those thugs but well done...

[@danielaprianushartono9693]

I think my pocket money in indonesia can make me life a month in there...

[@ultimativePwnage]

Great Video...but am I the only one who finds it quite ironic how right the spokesman of that collectivo was about the bbc being only focused on crime? :D I mean there's not a single word about the actual causes of the crisis, what the US sanctions and IMF have to do with it etc... The film team must have been all like "is he really trying to put all of this into a political frame?!?! He's a socialist! Run!!"

[@meis]

BBC approved the trade embargo. /truestory

[@cla57887]

As a Venezuelan immigrant outside of Venezuela, it legit terrified me every time he would speak English in public. That's a sure fire way to get immediately kidnapped.