[pp.int.general] Opposing austerity

[Charly Pache]

Isn't that a proof that people have more money if they can afford to buy
more guns? :/

I've been there 5 years ago.. the dangerous parts are well known,
especially in Caracas, otherwise it's a quite safe and friendly country,
with wonderful places.

What Chavez did has the effect of more money staying in the country,
instead of going out through many US and european companies, or as interest
for debt to FMI or World Bank. At the time, 20% of the population lives
like we do in 'industrialized' countries (have a car, go to supermarkets,
live in a good flat, go to restaurants, work for SAP ;) ) and 80% have
nothing and struggle for their life into poverty, I saw a lot of people
risking their life to sell things on the highways when the traffic was
dense.

I saw opposition political rallies (from the historical italian community),
they were free to do it, but it's clear the political tension is higher
than it is in Europe.

I really think it's not all because of Chavez, one can't change a society
so quickly.

But I agree they should do more against violence.

On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Daniel Riaño <danielrr2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you find any interest in actual figures about the issue, you can
> see the evolution of criminality in Venezuela (now several times the
> rate of deaths of Irak) in Ana María Sanjuán (2008) "La revolución
> bolivariana en riesgo, la democratización social en cuestión. La
> violencia social y la criminalidad en Venezuela entre 1998-2008"
> Revista Venezolana de Economía y Ciencias Sociales, 14.3, p.145-173
> <
> http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?pid=S1315-64112008000300008&script=sci_arttext
> >
>
> 2012/5/17 Jan Lettow <janlettow at gmail.com>
> >
> > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Daniel Riaño <danielrr2 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > you must be joking.
> >
> > John Pilger made an excellent movie about this. If you ever agreed
> > with the NYT on a foreign policy issue, it's probably time you take a
> > look.
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gep4kgTflVs
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