Venezuela is heading into chaos...

[Quiet]

Yesterday, the Venezuelan Government enacted a media blackout and started taking down internet connections in order to prevent their subjects from reporting what's going on.

Afterwards, the Venezuelan National Guard rolled in and began shooting protesters.


http://youtu.be/vxbdzBYjAug

[lunchbox]

Socialism/dictatorship at its finest. Didn't they ban private gun ownership just two years ago (??), just two years and the government has the national guard out shooting people in the streets. I bet the anti's gunners were saying "it could never happen here" and "think of the children".

[Caeser25]

Socialism/dictatorship at its finest. Didn't they ban private gun ownership just two years ago (??), just two years and the government has the national guard out shooting people in the streets. I bet the anti's gunners were saying "it could never happen here" and "think of the children".

And yet, use this as an example to any anti and their answer will be, "that would never happen here!"

[TiroFijo]

Socialism/dictatorship at its finest. Didn't they ban private gun ownership just two years ago (??), just two years and the government has the national guard out shooting people in the streets. I bet the anti's gunners were saying "it could never happen here" and "think of the children".

There are restrictive rules in Venezuela, but plenty of private gun ownership.

What is more pathetic than the chaos in Venezuela (which has been slowly brewing for many years under Chavez, the Castros and now this clown Maduro, for anyone who is not living under a rock) is the silence and hypocrisy of the region. Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia and Ecuador are supporting Maduro for economic reasons and political affinity. Many of these populistic and pseudo-democratic regimes are not doing exactly the same in their countries (taking all the power available, leaving an empty shell of democracy) just because their cannot currently do it, not for lack of wanting.

Edited to add: I'm paraguayan and live in Paraguay, know the region well and travel often.