There can be a huge gap between reality and propaganda, and between what Venezuelans experience on the ground and what leftist Americans or Canadians can say to confirm their own preconceptions. What does Venezuela’s Roscharch image say about you?
The war against Venezuela is now “electric, electromagnetic, cybernetic and psychic,” according to Maduro. It doesn’t matter how many types of war are fought against us, CORPOELEC will still be “restructured”. It’s highly likely that the Russian missiles were damaged during the blackouts.
The electric crisis has turned the massive infrastructure that Caracas needs to pump water, utterly useless. After a month without water through the pipes, the consequences of this man-made drought may soon outweigh those of blackouts themselves.
The constituent assembly illegally strips Guaidó off his parliamentary immunity by request of the Supreme Tribunal. Guaidó ignores them. Protests for electricity and lack of water continue despite repression. The National Assembly declares chavista armed groups as terrorists and asks the OAS and the UN to do the same. Desperate Venezuelan citizens break through the National Guard's blockade at the border with Colombia.
On a mandatory broadcast, Maduro blamed an electric coup. Motta Domínguez was finally fired. Venezuelans have kept protesting. Guaidó was cool about Maikel Moreno’s threats and about the colectivos that tried to scare him and protesters away in San Bernardino yesterday.
At first, it was temporary, but on March 28th American Airlines announced the decision to suspend all flights to and from Venezuela for good. Just how trapped Venezuelans really are?
A Venezuelan scholar based in Ottawa explains how different groups of leftist activists are coordinated by the dictatorship and allies like Russia, to agitate and spread lies at universities, media and the streets of North America.
Losing power doesn’t mean Venezuelans lose the will to protest, even if colectivos and not security forces show up to open fire against protesters. Classes will remain suspended and shorter working days were decreed by chavista authorities. The Russians that arrived last week are mechanics, they said.
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