International Venezuela, The Socialist Dystopia, v2: The region's worst humanitarian crisis in decades

[Rematch]

Sunday night my friend tells me that he is depressed because his dog died of starvation.

That was a big debbie downer for me, TBH i just cant anymore, im thinking about cutting him off its only a matter of time before he is gone.

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Rod1]

As if shit wasnt bad enough.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...as-venezuela-quake-damage-latest-usgs-updates

 

[Rygu]

Wow a 7.2 earthquake. What a shitty and oddly timed one at that.

 

[Arkain2K]

Fortunately, the epicenter of this 7.2 quake is 12 miles off the coast of a sparsely populated peninsula. No deaths and major damage this time.

http://www.itv.com/news/2018-08-22/venezuela-hit-by-7-3-magnitude-earthquake/

At the end of the day, man-made disaster are still killing many more Venezuelans than natural ones.

 

[Rod1]

Here is a great video for what happened yesterday, my Venezuela friend sent it to me, it is in Spanish only.

 

[ElKarlo]

Yikes

Anyway its so noble of you to help him sending money and stuff.


Back in 2013 My online buddy from Malaysia send me $100 when my house got damaged by a storm. He also invited me years later to stay at his resort house and his wife looks deliscious.

OOC what does $100 get you hone repair wise in the Philippines ? In the US and Japan it'd get a part of a dry wall fixed at most

 

[ElKarlo]

Here is a great video for what happened yesterday, my Venezuela friend sent it to me, it is in Spanish only.

Can you give cliffs? My Spanish is almost totally gone at this point

 

[loyalyolayal]

OOC what does $100 get you hone repair wise in the Philippines ? In the US and Japan it'd get a part of a dry wall fixed at most

 

[ShinkanPo]

OOC what does $100 get you hone repair wise in the Philippines ? In the US and Japan it'd get a part of a dry wall fixed at most

It was enough to repair most of the damage ceiling and sheet metal roofing about 10-15sqm in size total. It was really nice of my friend to send that money never met a more generous person like that.

He even offered to send me another $100 USD to help me for my medical expenses when I contracted some respiratory infection but I declined since I still have my savings and I already secured a new Job.

 

[Arkain2K]

Venezuela paralysed by launch of new "Sovereign Bolivar" currency
22 August 2018

Venezuela came to a standstill on Tuesday as the country tried to deal with its newly introduced currency.

Thousands of businesses closed in order to adapt to the "sovereign bolivar", and many workers stayed at home.

President Nicolás Maduro launched the new banknotes on Monday, revaluing and renaming the old bolivar currency.

The government says this will tackle runaway inflation, but critics say it could make the crisis worse. The notes went into circulation on Tuesday.

President Maduro had declared Monday to be a bank holiday.

Much of Caracas is eerily empty for a working day. Some in the opposition called for a strike but many people are simply staying at home out of uncertainty, too concerned about what the new currency will mean for the embattled nation to venture out.

The result is that Venezuela is, in essence, a paralysed country. Confusion reigns in the oil-rich nation and, historically, such moments in Venezuela can be extremely volatile.

As yet, there are no reports of significant protests or violence, but there is an increased deployment of the security forces across the country for the roll out of the new bolivar.

President Nicolás Maduro has said the measure will be the saviour of the economy and tackle the spiralling hyper-inflation. Ordinary people however, simply don't believe him and are concerned for the future, putting even greater pressure on neighbouring countries struggling to deal with the exodus of millions of Venezuelans.

The new currency lops five zeroes off the old "strong bolivar" - meaning a cup of coffee worth 2.5m strong bolivars in the capital Caracas last month now costs 25 sovereign bolivars.

However, people in Caracas told the BBC they were restricted to withdrawing only 10 sovereign bolivars on Tuesday from cash machines.

Earlier, cities across Venezuela were virtually deserted as people struggled to get hold of the country's new banknotes.

Venezuela's black market in dollars was even frozen by the currency shift amid confusion and economic uncertainty.

The government announced several other key economic changes to accompany the new notes, including raising the minimum wage by 34 times its previous level from 1 September, raising VAT and cutting generous fuel subsidies.

President Maduro also said the sovereign bolivar would be tied to the petro, a virtual currency the government says is linked to Venezuela's oil reserves.

But the US has banned its citizens from trading in it, and one cryptocurrency site, ICOindex.com, has even labelled the petro "a scam".

"Anchoring the bolivar to the petro is anchoring it to nothing," economist Luis Vicente León told AFP news agency.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45262525

 

[ElKarlo]

It was enough to repair most of the damage ceiling and sheet metal roofing about 10-15sqm in size total. It was really nice of my friend to send that money never met a more generous person like that.

He even offered to send me another $100 USD to help me for my medical expenses when I contracted some respiratory infection but I declined since I still have my savings and I already secured a new Job.

Ok wow. That's good that he helped and that amount was enough to set you right.

 

[cottagecheesefan]

Here is a great video for what happened yesterday, my Venezuela friend sent it to me, it is in Spanish only.

Sorry for the minor thread derail, but what is your avatar? Looks like prince Arthas from Warcraft and NPC's from the single player.

 

[Rod1]

Can you give cliffs? My Spanish is almost totally gone at this point

Its a Venezuelan economists blasting Maduro's last economic plan, the interesting part is that it shows that the Venezuelan government is in panic at this point.

It also of course points out that its going to fuck up everyone again.

 

[Rod1]

Sorry for the minor thread derail, but what is your avatar? Looks like prince Arthas from Warcraft and NPC's from the single player.

Its Homer training for whacking day with Arthas from Warcraft and the civilians from Stratholme you need to kill.

 

[cottagecheesefan]

Its Homer training for whacking day with Arthas from Warcraft and the civilians from Stratholme you need to kill.

awesome, forgot that exact mission, but that makes sense.

 

[ShinkanPo]

Its a Venezuelan economists blasting Maduro's last economic plan, the interesting part is that it shows that the Venezuelan government is in panic at this point.

It also of course points out that its going to fuck up everyone again.

"Venusuelan government in panic at this point"


It took them this long to panic?

 

[Loriquero]

Here is a great video for what happened yesterday, my Venezuela friend sent it to me, it is in Spanish only.

Last 10 seconds were gold.
"and the last thing; local oil prices are going to reach international prices, and we are going to keep sending 50 thousand subsidized oil barrels to Cuba? Venezuelans paying real prices and the Cubans get better prices than Venezuelans? thank you so much.

 

[ElKarlo]

Last 10 seconds were gold.
"and the last thing; local oil prices are going to reach international prices, and we are going to keep sending 50 thousand subsidized oil barrels to Cuba? Venezuelans paying real prices and we Cubans get better prices than Venezuelans? thank you so much.

Thanks. None of it makes sense anymore. It's gotten beyond strange, almost avant-garde in how it continously unfolds

 

[Rod1]

Venezuela paralysed by launch of new "Sovereign Bolivar" currency
22 August 2018

 

[TheFirstEMP]

https://www.argentinastar.com/news/...-fails-desperate-venezuelans-buy-spoiled-meat

MARACAIBO, VENEZUELA - In a city once called the Saudi Arabia of Venezuela for its vast oil wealth, residents of Maracaibo now line up to buy spoiled meat as refrigerators fail amid nine months of rolling power outages that recently got worse.

Some people fall ill eating the rotten beef, but at bargain prices, it's the only way they can afford protein as the country's crisis hits bottom.

"It smells a little foul, but you rinse it with a little vinegar and lemon," said Yeudis Luna, a father of three young boys buying darkened cuts at a butcher shop in Venezuela's second largest city.

Venezuelans are enduring the worst economic downfall in the oil-rich country's history. Basic services like running water and electricity have become luxuries.

Socialism, lol.