How Maduro Has Clung Onto Power In Venezuela (HBO)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has had a tumultuous 2019.
He's been locked in a power struggle with 35-year-old Juan Guaidó since January, when the young opposition leader declared himself Venezuela’s rightful interim president with the backing of 50 countries, including the U.S. He's faced several rounds of sanctions that have crippled the country’s oil sector and sharply exacerbated an already disastrous crisis, making an economic recovery all but impossible any time soon. He's overseen one massive power outage after another, leaving entire neighborhoods without running water for days or even weeks at a time.
In spite of all this, Maduro has managed to hang on to power. He’s done so in part by maintaining control of key political institutions, especially the military, through a combination of patronage and intimidation. But he also counts on a hard core of support among the population, which has less to do with Maduro himself than with the legacy of the man who was president before him: Hugo Chávez.
Over his 15 years in power, Chávez became a national hero of near-mythic proportions by lifting millions out of poverty: He reduced hunger and extreme poverty by half, nearly wiped out illiteracy, and transformed Venezuela's barrios by supplying them with proper housing and basic goods and services, organizing them politically in the process. And while the catastrophic economic breakdown Venezuela is currently suffering has badly weathered support for Maduro among the poor, many still have faith in the larger chavista project, and don’t see the U.S.-led opposition as a viable alternative.
“Yes, people are disappointed, but even though they’re disappointed, they’re not with the opposition - they’re passive,” said Olga Andrade, a resident of a Caracas barrio. “Because what exactly does the opposition have to offer? How long have they been fighting for this or that, and what have they accomplished? They haven’t done anything.”
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Loyalty to what? I'm from Chile and i really can't understand how a country that can easily be one of the richest countries in South America (as it once was) it is like it is now. It's a shame!
US sanctions
Brain bleed thanks to socialism...
Inflation, corruption, mismanagement.
@@PeterWW420
By-products of socialism which calls for total centralized power.
@@aoeu256
Socialism courtesy of Chavez and Maduro.
A 20 year debacle isn't undone in a year. Let's be realistic,people. I'm from Venezuela,and let me tell you: it's hard. Really hard.
@@eurotrashtv9663 as a venezuean I can tell you that we are not doomed but wwe are learning a lesson. The poor are very uneducated and easy to manipulate because of this and as long as South America has a education problem dictators and bad rulers will keep being elected.
@@ichbinluis2343 i just say what i heard from one of the profesors. i was always thinking - why this part of world, with big recources, good weather and full of young people dont become sercond asia. so its qute obvious that the problem is mentality of the people -like in Africa.
@@eurotrashtv9663 I think you're 100% correct, but no one will talk about that aspect
@@eurotrashtv9663 I have hope for this place.
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The fact that people are defending Maduro is insane imo
Like Russia & China & lots of Amerindians? They blame the US sanctions for the economic crisis rather than Maduro's mis-management... because its true.
aoeu256 so wrong it hurts
The fact that you are trying to convince yourself your right without facts is insane
@@aoeu256Hugo Chavez ran on pure socialism, Maduro isn’t helping either.
Is the fear, threatening the people all the time
As an American born Venezuelan it breaks my heart to see how far this country has fallen last time I went was in 2006 and things were already starting to get bad but I didn’t wanna leave I love Venezuela and always will
People, NOT ONE PERSON on this planet should have to endure these hardships!
Unfortunately, Maduro ran the economy into the ground. Things won’t improve until the Venezuelans elect a competent leader.
Nothing there will improve until they knock it off with the extremely arrogant socialist bullshit .
3:54, bottom left
The kid? LoL
spy for maduro
@@zuboy4272 More like Maduro himself :D
OMG hes so ADORABLE
This is all a result of the US sanctions. The world reserve currency is the dollar so if the US sanctions you you're DONE! US is did/is doing the same thing they did in Lybia, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and Venezuela. Look up "petrodollar", what the media doesn't tell is that oil was almost always sold in dollars. This gave the US a huge advantage in the world. All of these countries share one thing, they all came off of the petrodollar and attempted to nationalize they're oil industry and push out western corporations. The US did the same thing in Iran in the 50s, they overthrew, using a CIA coup, the democratically elected president Mohammed Mossadegh and installed a dictator. Hows that for spreading liberty!
Venezuela would be in much better shape if the US dropped sanctions. The situation will improve with recovering oil prices.
you understand the problem with there oil is that they have no workers for the oil rigs and transports right?
Fumbles really there’s no people there wow that’s nuts
There is a bigger issue. Cubans have been exporting their ideas to Latin American countries. Trying to set up totalitarian dictatorships. Allowing US enemies to come into 'our backyard'. Constantly attacking(verbally) the US.
If you go against the US we will bring some democracy to your door. We will stop allowing you to use our dollar and if all you do is keep attacking the US while being incompetent to run a country then we will set up sanctions.
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@@projectocamero7502 STFU Gusano
I don't know if it would. Part of the problem is the massive mismanagement of the revenue they earned from the oil and widespread corruption. Also factor in the price of oil is a lot less than it used to be and that they've allowed the oil infrastructure to collapse then I don't think lifting sanctions would do a great deal right now.
"our great chance to advance is to advance"
Aka, saying something, while saying nothing...
Time?
It was poorly translated, it mean that the only way forward is insist with the protests
@@Lobos222 It actually means something, bud - it means "The only way to move forward as a country is to advance in our efforts" - that obviously means something. It's not a tautology. It's a stark statement of intent. In a military context (which I'm not sure the speaker meant it, but it certainly comes off as) it makes even more sense, "The only way for this situation to improve is to advance our forces" - meaning that it is preferable to advance over standing still. Think of a beach assault - one's back is against the sea, the only hope is to advance up the beach towards the shore. Such a military context is not the purpose of the speaker but the analogy is roughly the same, minus the militaristic trappings.
Guaido is already losing many of his supporters because of his many failures and the recent scandal of corruption. At the end of this year, he probably will be in jail.
VICE. you should show what happens when Guaido drives into the barrio.
And the fact that maduros men probably saved Guaidos life in shielding him on his way out. Whatever Venezuela destiny is, it should be decided by the people who live there. Not rich people in America with agendas
@@brandonmoreland4392 because the massive protest pro Guiado means nothing I guess
@@daftpunk886 I'm sure means something to Venezuelans but it means nothing here in texas. I still am waiting for one reason we should go to war there, people use words like freedom and tyrant forgetting that's what led to Iraq and the disaster we have in the middle east today.
1 Has Maduro threatened America?
2 does Venezuela represent a threat to America
3 Who benefits from a war in Venezuela
4 Are we winning the wars were in
5 Has regime change ever actually worked post WW2
6 When is our govt gonna help the American people
@@brandonmoreland4392 PREACH!
@@brandonmoreland4392 "Whatever Venezuela destiny is, it should be decided by the people who live there" Yeah, tell this to ruskies.
Military , food and fear
And he turned off the electricity in opposition areas.
That is the way every other country is governed on the planet. LOL
illiam Christian thats true. At least some people realize that. Thanks for your comment.
That explains his sudden multitude of followers here on youtube all of a sudden. Nobody liked maduro in 2017, suddenly all these little starving Venezuelans are in full support of him. wtf, they like starving i guess 😂. apparently he's handing out free food at his rallies, probably why he has so many supporters all of a sudden. if youre starving and someone hands you food, youre gonna support em even if theyre a socialist dictator or not. haha
SilentKilla574 ... you have no clue, what’s going on and you just believe the narrativ of your corrupt and criminal (US) government.
People like you belong there.
In Venezuela we are about 30Million inhabitants, 20Millions vote, Chavismo resolved to defend the Plan of the Bolivarian Socialist Homeland we add about 8Million, the opposition does not reach 7Million among all 6 parties named, but each with its own candidate. The popular classes most benefited by the social policies of the state are the most vulnerable and the middle-upper class social classes support the opposition or reject chavismo. In Venezuela there is a class struggle that has been resolved with the strength of DEMOCRATIC VOTE. Our economic crisis would be solved without the interference and continuous sabotage of the United States regime. We are determined to remain free and sovereign. We will not surrender because of hunger, nor because of fear, nor because of tiredness, and less because of false propaganda and false promises of the genocidal empire of the United States. If they bombard us, we will multiply with more strength in numbers, in votes and in friends, because we would be joined by other free and sovereign countries in defense of the largest oil and gold reserves in the world. It would start a 3rd world war. Are you willing to live with it in your consciousness?
Venezuela will soon be free from u.s imperialism
another delusional hugo supporter blaming your economic crisis on us sanctions
I like how Juan just dodged his future strategies and that people may get sick of him
They are already sick of him, look at the sizes of the crowds.
Yeah, that was a pretty sneaky dodge lol he wound up not saying anything about anything, except that the people are upset. Populism is fine if you have a plan but like, these people running all over the world using the public's outrage to win power, without having a strategy going forward, are kinda dangerous. Idk if he has a plan, maybe he does, but in general we're getting more and more populist leaders around the world without one.
Whatever happens, best of luck to Venezuela. I hope they can get this sorted out. The country was doing so well, not even that long ago. A shame what's happening.
Juan and the great and powerful Trump have run their course. The US puppet is not governing anything but some rallies to keep people stirred up. Even the UN warnings have all gone unnoticed, as well as all the universal support from the US ass kissing nations. This has been as entertaining as the other US coup in Turkey.
Because Guaido is also a socialist. So, it wouldn't be a real change at all.
@@otavianiluciano7397 Yeah man, searched about him and his party, his party Popular Will is described as just an progressive social democracy party but also is part of the Socialist International, an socialist organization, it's obvious he wasn't going to say he's going to base his government in socialism when the current government is another failed attempt of the same ideology. The opposition has an awful ideology just like the government.
Those Venezuelan armed forces defectors should go back and form the backbone of the opposition’s forces to challenge Maduro more. Form the opposition’s army with US support in Colombia before crossing back under the pretext of Guaido’s power to pardon.
ask the kurds hows that deal coming along. lolz.
US support in Colombia eh?
You have to admit even if you don't like the guy but Maduro is smart to be able to stay in power in a situation like this
true that
No. He is clearly not a smart person when he can barely talk his own language. The Cubans are the smart ones here, they have infiltrated deep into Venezuelan institutions. Helping him stay in power and protecting him.
@Jonathan Rose Maduro is both smart and ruthless sir! But the good ol' USofA is far more ruthless! Remove maduro and return to a "marke style economy" isnt all that smart either as the whole system rests on a foundation of sand. So much for nations right of self determination, preached especially in the US but never actually practiced unless a country goes along with america like a step and fetch it!
Maduro's days are numbered. All he can do is just to prolong his regime a bit more. But he can't avoid what is unavoidable.
Yup, the illegal American invasion is right around the corner.
@@Sun-Tzu- If American invasion (which doesnt exist) is illegal so who makes russian invasion legal?
@@LTUGang Russian invasion of where? Crimea? They had a vote and they voted Russian.
@@Sun-Tzu- Russian invasion occured before a vote. And a vote was illegal. How do you think a was supposed to end when ruskie army was already there :D ? But im talking not about Crimea, im talking about Venezuella. Because ONLY the people of Venezuella has a right to decide and not foreign forces like US or Russia or anyone else. You think otherwise? Russia already has PMC, Mercenaries, Wagner batallion forces in Venezuella. So who fck makes those ruskies to be apart of Venezuealla???? Exactly, no one. Thats mean it's illegal. Or maybe Venezueall will have a so called "vote" like in Crimea with a russian forces already there???
@@Sun-Tzu- Actually its very interesting how all those youtube "experts" always see only one side, blaimng US for EVERYTHING and EVERYWHERE while ruskies get away clean.
Venezuela watch the experience of Lybia, Iraq and many other countries, democratized by USA. Better crysis, than civil war and losing independence and resources
Wow4ik4ik oh yeah? And what about panama? And Japan? Did the USA claimed power in japan after the emperor surrendered? And where’s Israel today? After +60 years of democracy they are even having space programs today. Venezuela it’s definitely not having the same future as Iraq. wtf? We’re peaceful people. Our independence it’s lost already to Russians and Cubans sucking our resources just to maintain Maduro in power.
@@luisvillalobos8962 The USA did claim de facto power in Japan after 1945. They literally occupied it. Douglas MacArthur, the American general who was largely responsible for defeating Japan, became so powerful that he was jokingly referred to "Emperor of Japan" in place of Emperor Hirohito, for whom US advisers wrote a "declaration of humanity": basically a declaration stating that he was not a divine, supreme ruler but just a mortal human being. Not to mention the influence that America had on Japan's economy and political system (basically "rebuilding" it as an American colony), there were also thousands of US troops stationed in Japan (there still are 50,000 as of today, nearly 20% of Japan's total armed forces). This occupation lasted until 1952, during which some aspects of Japanese society significantly worsened.
From Wikipedia: "[During the US occupation] [a]lcohol and drug abuse became major problems. Deep exhaustion, declining morale and despair were so widespread that it was termed the "kyodatsu condition" (虚脱状態 _kyodatsujoutai_, lit. "state of lethargy"). Inflation was rampant and many people turned to the black market for even the most basic goods. These black markets in turn were often places of turf wars between rival gangs, like the Shibuya incident in 1946. Prostitution also increased considerably."
Even worse than Venezuela TBHIMO.
As for Israel I'm not sure what your point is. America did not "democratise" Israel; they helped to build it and now supply it with money and weapons to massacre Palestinians (and ironically also suffer terrorist attacks in return).
As for "sucking resources" I suppose it's a question of who you want your country's resources to be sucked by. USA will not be better than Cuba or Russia, because by the time Venezuela has collapsed the US oil companies will probably pay even less for your oil.
Psychic Croc dude you should resume what you want to say. I’m not reading all that, I swear, it’s too much. I’m just going to ask you again. Where’s Japan now? Where’s Israel? Panama? And other good results of USA interventions
@@luisvillalobos8962 The point isn't where Japan is NOW, but where it was THEN during the US occupation. According to Wikipedia, "alcohol and drug abuse, prostitution, declining morale and despair" became major problems during the US occupation. "Inflation was rampant and people turned to the black market for even the most basic goods." By your logic you could say that Hitler invaded France in 1940, now look how good it is in 2019.
@@luisvillalobos8962 And I don't think Israel is totally "successful". Being embroiled in an endless war with its oppressed Palestinians and neighbouring Arab countries is not the definition of "successful". That is the definition of a belligerent country that is at the risk of entering war with its neighbours at any minute. Because it has a space program doesn't mean anything. North Korea has a space program too.
had a conversation with an uber driver yesterday, been in America ten months had to learn English and I told him he spoke well, he said he had to leave because his life was in danger, by who I asked, "the government" but why? he showed me three books he had written that were published in Venezuela they were about the lies and secrets the government had been committing , he says that Maduro is a dictatorship and they were trying to kill him because of what he wrote so he escaped with his daughter here, incredible to see the news but even more to meet someone experiencing it
glad he was able to make it out safely
I'm glad he made it out alive and safe.
I’ve read and watched so many of these types of stories over the years. Things are supposedly getting bad enough for Maduro to lose the support of the barrios. Maybe next year...
An nothing has change brother
Dammm VICE your leaving out a lot from your story...makes me think twice about all your stories now 🤔🤔🤔..maybe under same company CNN and FOX is ..
You are right, they make Maduro look like he has a lot of support when in reality we Venezuelans despise him, and hope he dies; they give no mention of colectivos, political prisioners, sebin, faes, and how he oppresses the people; they make him look too good.
@@egonzalez4294 long live maduro death to that western puppet of the opposition!the west wants the oil nothing else....do you really think the west really cares about the people no they dont look at syria libya afghanistan....stop being puppets of the west they only use you
I'm Venezuelan... Why don't you hand off Venezuela instead... You western ignorants...
@@egonzalez4294 "Why don't you hand off Venezuela instead... You western ignorants..."
So you don't want U.S. military or CIA to intervene and overthrow Maduro in a coup and prop up the opposition? Great! Agreed!
Yes it is. No different. Same propaganda.
what did the socialists use before they had candlesticks ?
Electric Lighting : (
Anthem though...
@The Liberal Excalibur Warrior i don't agree with socliasm but your comments are pretty ignorant. capitalism can be just as bad. the US has more people living under poverty than the entire population in venezuela so using your own logic, elected officials in this country aren't humans either, they are the worse scum on earth
Indigenous people have always made sure no one went hungry
Powdered Toast Man you’re joking right? Venezuela has over 60% poverty. The US has a fraction of that.
@@PowderedToastMan965 well if we didnt have all these fucking leeches from other countries pouring in for free food housing medical welfare and schooling we'd be just fine.
never give up for you future ..for your childrens future ..you have that brave heard...you will be very reach if you don.t give up
By being rightfully elected and having a huge chunk of the population that supports him?
if you don't know shit about the situation in venezuela, don't presume to know and write dumb ass comments like this. thank you ian
LifeOfTheParty i know Venezuela's elections are more legitimate than America's, and I know Maduro won his, so I will post dumb comments tyvm.
Oh boy my country was so lucky the economic crisis only lasted around 1 year, the people rioted together and the dictactor would step down without any significant blood massacre.
Indonesian?
Hugo Chavez was better believe it or not. Chavez had Venezuela still eating. Maduro got them starving.
Why is this titled How Maduro has clung to power without going deep on the vast contributions to the people by Chavez and Maduro despite the mistakes and corruption THAT ALL COUNTRIES HAVE?
This is just another slick regime change viddie.
Chupalo Maduro!
Chupalo Maduro!
Chupalo Maduro!
Yes the situation was very bad but come on it was solely because of the US imposed sanctions country is in chaos. Similar story in Yemen , the capital fell into the hands of rebels but it was the US backed Saudi coalition that killed thousands of innocent souls !
C caymer that's an actual fact, USA has frozen most of their assets , plus it's not only oil, when the neighboring countries were not allowed to sell anything to Venezuela so people will starve and then send them trucks after trucks of human aid just to show the world what a poor and useless country Venezuela has become
@@miladmzz The only sanctions on the Venezuelan economy where made this year. Since 2012 my country has been experiencing inflation. Why are you repeating these obvious lies?
I'm Venezuelan, and I got to say that our population has lost 40 pound of weight in average in the last 3 years. 10% of the population has left the country. There are not even antibiotics on any pharmacy, people are killed while waiting 3 days on lines to get a gas tank filled. There's no hospital attention, 79% of the new born in Venezuela don't have access to vaccines. My family is still living in San Cristobal, a city at the Colombian border in Venezuela, they're now living with blackouts 12 hours a day, they only have running water a couple of hours a day, and once a week they go several days with no water at all. Venezuela was the richest country in Latin America. For more than a decade Hugo Chavez had all power in his hands, both popular, economic, military and political power, and just like Maduro, left-wing politics slowly turned Venezuela into a place where nobody wants to work because the government pays for everything, from education, to electricity, housing, gasoline, cars, computers, the government gave everything you might ever need for a period of ten years. After that even the biggest oil reservoirs in the world cannot satisfy tens of millions of non-producing citizens. Chavez nationalized around 85% of the private companies, and 100% of all those companies are now either broke or producing less than 30% of its capacity before the nationalization. I'd estimate that 98% of all venezuelans love what Trump is doing for us. Calling Maduro's regime a dictatorship, since he went to elections without the opposing politic side, has applied sanctions, and above all he's a true Right-wing politician, exactly what we now understand is the only way to go for humanity to have a sustainable future.
dominic k Nope. I lost my car and everything I ever had there. I left Venezuela for the US and now I own a very successful company in nanotechnology. In Venezuela the average joe doesn’t have a car, the ones who do can’t fill their tanks without either paying the military under the table or waiting in line for a very long time. I’m not inventing these issues, they’re all very well known, just google it.
That's the way Venezuelan.
Never give up your dear mother land to your predator.
World support you.
How has this man "clung onto power"? By getting the most votes in a free and fair election.
LOL the elections where he bought thousands of votes? Or was it the election where he had the tribunal dissolve the national assembly? Ya know as he fought for the constitution to be re-written so he could illegitimately run for office?
@@estebangomez7955 You're not going to get that coup. So the opposition's paymasters in Washington will have to fall back on their old tricks. Abrams ran terrorist operations in Nicaragua via the "Contras", and that's what he and Bolton have in mind for Venezuela- a long, bloody, U.S. backed war of attrition against Venezuela. But Venezuela isn't in the militarily weak position the Sandinistas faced. It just won't work this time. Incidentally, it's become obvious that after the abysmal failure of the last coup attempt, Guaido has more value to the Trump administration dead than alive. If he should meet with an unfortunate accident, this would be seized on by Washington as a pretext for further escalation and aggression. For his own safety, I suggest Guaido be placed under protective custody by the government of Venezuela. As you value his life and leadership, I'm sure you'll agree.
Finish the title: "... Despite Our Best Efforts."
With US embargoes ... it's what is crippling Venezuelan economy the most !
Exactly!!
No, Venezuelans are lazy non producing shits because of socialism. They ran their country into the ground. Maduro has all the power but has given the citizens nothing. Russia is evil and has helped ruin Venezuela. 90% of Venezuelans want US help. Venezuelans have lost 40 pounds of weight on average in the last 3 years. US embargoes is not the issue, and the US doesn't need to support anyone they don't want to. Stop blaming others for a failed government system. If anyone is to blame it's shitty ass Russia
Long live venezuela
Translation: Long Live Food.
Yeah why don't you go to
Shit infested San Francisco
&
to ANY U.S. cities' SKID ROWS
and say that....
@@pedrogallegos9545 What does that mean?
U.S has the same system, it s called welfare
Misleading title. Maduro is not "clinging" to power. The video never mentions that Maduro was elected by the majority of the venezuelan people and to this day still the majority support him. It doesn't mention that in the last election the opposition (Guaido's party) decided not to run in the election on purpose because they knew what the results would've been. Although Maduro has its flaws he still more popular than Guaido in Venezuela. Not even a mention of the the US sanctions that are the real cause of the mess in that country.
Not true tho, the elections were a sham. There's ample evidence of cheating and they were illegal in the first place as they were never approved by congress and the electoral college had swore fealty to Maduro earlier that year.
What about the rampant inflation? Maduro controls the currency-this crisis was caused by him. Is the US printing bolivares? Lol
@@PeterWW420 Although Maduro is not perfect (due to relying heavily on oil) what the US has done in conjunction with Saudi Arabia is one the primary reasons for the situation. The Saudis deliberatly dropped the price of oil so much so that venezuela couldn't compete with it. It wasn't viable due to Venezuela's economy relying on oil production primarily. Plus, tag along any sanctions that the US has impose on them making it harder to maintain said economy. To my knowledgeable these sanctions go as far back as the Obama era. By the way, the inflation is of specific products whom owners happen to align themselves with oppositon party(Guaido's party) and they are doing it deliberately. This situation has been orchestrated by both CIA in the US and the right wing oppositon party in Venezuela.
@@ssach7 The carter institute who has been surveying elections around the world has said that Venezuela's election are actually quite fair. The oppositon party has at the behest of the CIA tried to manipulate them. They decided not to run in the last election on purpose. Maduro encouraged them to do so but the opposition decided not to.
Why don't you make a story about how the us sanctions effect their country
The economy were and still is sustented on the money the state oil company brings to the country. But the government missmanaged and steal almost a trillion dollars during the oil high prices. Maduro also refuses to accept a loan from multilateral organizations like the FMI or the World Bank. Essentially the sanctions are irrelevant.
José Basanta and why exactly are you defending the sanctions?
Tell that to the over 500,000 people who showed up to support maduro while guaido was attempting his last coup. Which he had what 2000 people at? Or did you not see that? Of course you didn't cause they don't show that on the news. The bottom line is get you greedy fucking oil hungry nose out of other people countries business. Blows my mind that people don't see that and still believe the msn about everything. If maduro was this evil dictator who from a phrase I heard on msn 'mows down people in the streets with tanks' then would guaido be allowed to keep having his little rallies?
@@kellysebzda5899 Even before the sanctions the government ruined the country. At the beginning of the maduro presidency, the inflation rate was 22% per year. Now is 10 million % a year. the GDP has fallen dramatically. And the public services (Electricity, Water, Transport, hospitals) are in dire conditions. The oil and money sanctions put pressure on the regime to left the power or at least to negotiate a true fair elections.
“Chavez became a hero by lifting millions out of poverty.”
Maybe temporarily. The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money. The millions starving today have Chavez and Maduro to thank.
lol im not sure you understand what socialism is. Sooooo tired of seeing that Thatcher quote strung around like an actual argument
The problem with capitalism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
@@acutechicken5798
Capitalism generates its own money. Socialism doesn't. It's interesting how socialist countries don't start prospering until they adopted capitalism.
@@lewiswoolf5466
Apparently you don't either. Socialism/communism = the state or some other centralized authority own the means of production. And Venezuela is right on cue.
@@shauncameron8390 Venezuala only has about 30% state ownership. Also your definitions are wrong.
all i know is I wouldn't want to stand next to either of these guy's while in Venezuela.. one of the two probably won't make it till 2020 it's sad but it surely will come to violence
Venezuela is so rich and Maduro has his people starving. It is estimated that for each Venezuelan citizen, there is one million dollar worth of oil under their ground.
CIA sock puppet
Please read about venezuela situation from no biased media before making this assumptions theres so many people suffering its only fair you invistigate first to realise who are the true villains here
These guys are crazy. I'm from Zimbabwe and I can tell you that most people in Venezuela only support maduro either because they are afraid, benefit directly from supporting him or are just not politically conscious . The only way maduro will fall is from within his own government . Until people have truly suffered people will continue to support him.
Hands of Venezuela End sanctions on Venezuela now
Not to oversimplify, but Venezuela needs solar power.
Nuclear Is waaaaay better
@@egonzalez4294 Oh, but when nuclear goes wrong, it goes _very, very_ wrong. I'm much less anxious about solar, hydro, and wind.
"Chavez Lifting millions over poberty" Yeeeah right,
If that had been true, he would have lost the 2006 elections. Chavez needed large amounts of poverty and illiteracy to maintain power. Most people with complete secondary and / or university studies did not vote for Chavez. What does that tell you?
@Giancarlo Cininni Wealth redistribution?? . Before Chavez in poor
neighborhoods the basic services like Gas, electricity and water was subsidized by the government by a 70% and if you dont pay they will not cut the supply, but you will receibe a warning. Now, dosent matter if your pay or not (Its free) but you will not have the basic services, cause all the infrastructure its destroyed. Thats the Wealth redistribution that you defend?? .
hands off venezuela
few ignorant criminals are quoting bolton on democracy!! la viva maduro.
Lets not invade them though, if thats okay with you vice.
invade who? i wonder if victims of the holocaust would have viewed US intervention as "invasion" too. why don't you let us venezuelans speak for ourselves, we can formulate our own opinions. thanks
@@blocpartyrocker I am listening to them. NOT VICE. Meduro is not murdering his own people. The economic situation is largely due to American sanctions. The only reason people in power want to commit a coup, is because they can privatize the venesualan people's oil, and sell it to America for cheeper. Do not start a war that close to home for something that fucking stupid.
@@blocpartyrocker Sorry "we/our" do you want the young man in your family back home to be conscripted into the venesualan military so the young men in my family can be sent there to shoot them? What the hell do you think is going to happen when we invade?
Really hoping Venezuela overcomes Maduro.
Viva Chavez! DaleDuroMaduro! Bolivarian Revolution! 2Hell2Guido
There is no clunging, venezuela people love maduro and recognize him as his president besides all the north american bshit. Brasil and other south american countries open their legs easily but not venezuela.
And their people are starving to death, killing each other in the streets. How's that pride working for all of you.
The only Venezuelan people that love Maduro are the poor, needy and illiterate.
Someone call Rico Rodriguez
frost knight oh yeah yeah
@@Buttersausage oh yeah yeah oh yeah
Viva venezuela!
Ever noticed that for a starving country with no food, it always looks like the biggest health disaster in the country is that of obesity whenever videos from Venezuela come out. Hardly a starving nation. What isn't a lie is manufactured by USA.
David yeah. Cause you’ve def been to Venezuela and know how it is from RUclips
@@omegaman6193 Just stating a fact, on every news outlet that provides videos of the situation in Venezuela, the people are all overweight - it's just a fact - however uncomfortable to hear.
David Lol on every news outlet. What are your sources and how recent because any thing with obesity and Venezuela I find is from 2014 and a comment from a single
www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-food-idUSKCN1G52HA
Bernie Sanders will make USA look just like this!!!!!
Judo Lover According to faux news and all the rest of the right wing fear mongering morons yes
@@peter12246 Liberal ass
I mean seeing the US impose sanctions on themselves would be a sight to see
@@kameradkircheis8426 Dumb comment! Venezuela PREACHED HATE against capitalism, so now are you trying to say that they're not allowed to play capitalism is the reason they're failing? SMH!
Long live presidente Maduro!
dacealksne Moron.
Maduro should negociate with Juan so they can work out ways to relieve their people from suffering. If they really love their countrymen
Guido is not a man of the people. He’s a man of us interest. As soon as he gets in the us will have a field day taking what Venezuela has and and splitting it amongst American interest groups.
And the sad thing is. It probably be better for Venezuela for a while because the us will do everything to make him look good once he’s in.
Then he will stop being supported.
And Venezuela will collapse again.
We’ve seen this a couple times in South America alone.
Guaido doesnt want.. Coz America told him so
Another horrible propaganda piece by Vice.
Renier Van Rensburg vice is pro-guaidog, they’ve made it pretty clear already.
soy de venezuela , y todo bien gracias , ahora he tenido que venir aca en colombia
The MIC Assasinated Hugo Chavez
bigbabyzubas how??
RUclips comments aren't usually the best platform to start dialogue, but what do yall think the US should do in regards to Venezuela and justice for it's people? (or is our influence rather intrusive/ to what extent do we play our role as a capable alley.
Not sayin we're not at any expense really, at helping out but.. when can we & can't step our foot into foreign politics and humanitarian crises.. what do abide by then.. how does reflect on us at a global scale to other countries.. just some shit on my mental (please drop what you think, you know they wanna hear it 🤔
The U.S. should let them all in and give them welfare and free college.
Those poor souls... I know America has its flaws, but those of us who live here are still quite blessed.
Kelly And Sam Seed it’s taken for granted what a pedestal we stand on
@@evanw2195 Indeed. I've been known to rail against the establishment, the dysfunction of Congress, how corrupt our Presidents always seem to be, money in politics, America acting like the world police sometimes, lack of accountability for government officials' wrongdoing, mass incarceration... yet, when you see these other people suffering so badly, it really makes me not want to take for granted how I good I have it here. America is indeed a good country to call home.
Anyone here saw Once Upon A Time in Venezuela?
My full respect to hugo chavez' people!
FORZA MADURO..FORZA VENEZUELA....!
may i have more kool-aid vice?
This video should be considered propaganda for the worlds biggest drug, oil, and gold traficking organization. Este video debería ser considerado proganda al cartel de petróleo, droga y oro más grande del mundo.
Hands off Venezuela
from Cuba, Russia, and China ofc.
Tell that to China, Cuba and Russia
@@svartorivigt5016 They were invited,so tough luck,they will be there as long as needed,maybe you should tell the US to remove its troops from Syria where they are not invited.
Bread lines to gas lines.....and people are still loyal. I don't call that loyal. I call it stupid and lazy.
And fearful as well.
In Syria you will find a lot supporters to the one who destroyed their homes Bashar Alassad
As American and Mexican this makes me pissed off
vice has gone so far to garbage its sad, awful journalism
I’m guessing you’re a bot? You’d have to be to make such a statement. Venezuela’s status isn’t sophisticated; it’s simply a failed state, repressing the will of it’s own people, courtesy of corruption and predatory foreign investors (China, Russia). Your comments are an affront to the truth. Find another hobby dude.
@@timw.6910 no I am not a bot.
*my comment was singular, thus, for you, my comment "is" an affront to the truth
With Chinese monitor system in place it is very hard . Everyone conversation is monitored. Remember huawei?
They need a Venezuelan Deng Xiaoping, not a Venezuelan Mao Zedong.
So Maduro needs to..... drive some tanks over some students?
@@POCLEE Well no, I mean like Deng Xiaoping Economically, meaning "don't make you're country poor", thank you for adding info I forgot to mention about like tianenmen square and the crushing of Chinese grassroots democracy. I believe in the pragmatic way, not the idealistic way because that produces only failed experiments. Even though I didn't like how Deng handled the protests, he is at least on par with Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore. Suppressing opposition is sometimes used to ensure political & economic stability, but looking at "president for life" Xi, I don't think there isn't any spark that could reach the heights of Tianenmen square as China grows closer to a country ruled by a security apparatus (Singapore is way more liberal than China).
Back to Venezuela, it has been confirmed countless times that the statewide control aspects of economics (communism) has failed miserably both in improving human lives & continue technological progression, a very impractical way of managing a nation's economy. but I will not forget about the completely Laissez faire aspects of economics (neoliberalism) that failed to bridge closer the divide between classes and also cost the very same people of their lives through the exploitation of their resources and the oppression by the system. So I suggest a social democracy akin to Scandinavia that could adapt and syncretizes into Venezuelan society & culture and it is not a simple solution. In other words, I would hope other countries in Latin America just follow what Uruguay is doing, keeping in mind that its a different context because of geography, political & socioeconomic history, etc. They could at least try to be principled in the belief of a republic and of a democracy.
Why Venezuelans should take those 2 leaderships as examples?, Venezuela is fighting for democracy.
@@observer2410 they're just examples which popped up on my head and there are many types of leaderships in this world like Clement Attlee, Mandela & FDR's time in office. Well think what democracy they're fighting for, the British model? The American Model? Or the Swiss?
Democracy is already flawed.
it is just inconceivably corrupt and vile to just get 1 good leader and then elect the next worst one continuing this cycle of chaos. reforming the political system is a must and if anyone can persuade the Generals, Civil Servants & Politicians (from Maduro's govt.) to oppose Maduro then there's a chance to set a new standard/status quo (transition govt., elections, etc.) , a govt. not obsessed with ideology or too stupid & arrogant in the management of certain economic realities. I vehemently oppose this dictator along with Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping, Trump, Salman, Netanyahu, Erdogan, Assad, and Putin but nothing in this world could be perfect. This could as well end as another "Cuba-US-USSR" cold war in Latin america.
#Republicanism
#Democracy
Chaves didnt ligt millions out of poverty... he took out their ability to sustain themselves
lmao, Venezuelan and russian bots are in full force in vice comment sections
for people who dont experienced to livepoor in a third world country people there get used of what life had handed to them in other words they dont rebel much or create a mob. or dont have a Charismatic leader like 1st wordl country had that will lead them to revolt
He offered free college and promised to tax the rich
People can't concentrate on studies when they're starving.
That's what socialists always offer. Rob the rich and give it to the poor. It only works until you run out of other people's money.
@@americandream74 it's a great idea, they just botch the execution. It's not robbing, it's wealth redistribution.
Ignore what they offer and ask what they do.
He didn't self-declared president, stop repeating that, he was assigned as interim president of Venezuela by the constitution (because he's the president of the national assembly) due to the lack of one (Maduro's last election -a year ago- was declared invalid), that's why more than 60 countries (the most significant ones) accepts Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela. Also 8:08 "...this little shit Guaido..." isn't properly translated, "Este carajo, Guaido" is more like "this guy Guaido" not this little shit, come one...
less than "60 countries" out of almost 200....
"(the most significant ones)" wtf is wrong with you?
What loyalty? What thousands? Those are all family of Maduro's military... this is just pathetic...
Vova Maduro!
There is no exact model for a civil war. Every conflict is different. In Ukraine there is two main sides and there is actual battles in the country.
In Syria there is dozens of factions and there is endless battles.
In Democratic Republic of Congo it’s similar to Syria in that there multiple factions.
In Colombia there is a low level guerrilla war that has been going on for decades. Most of the country is stable and is not involved in a conflict but there are segments that are. The government was never at risk of being overthrown and it has American advisors on the ground fighting the drug war.
No two civil wars are the same. Every one of them is different. All that is happening is that the polarization between the two main factions is growing. No one is willing to cooperate and come to a resolution. The opposition doesn’t want Maduro in power.
I can envision two possibilities in Venezuela. A low level guerrilla insurgency against the government that will last for years.
A partition of the country in which the parts of the country that has the largest oil reserves will be fought ferociously. In Syria for example that is where the Syrian government Troops, pro Assad militias and Russian troops are eye ball to eye ball with the Kurds, the US troops and other Syrian guerrillas.
What is the latest in Venezuela , can you help us make sense of what is happening now in Venezuela ?
Colin Velox this is the concerted effort to destabilize Venezuela. Period. They turn Venezuela into Iraq if they can.
SI EL PUEBLO NO VE PODER FUERTE ECONOMICO QUE LLEGA A LAS MESAS DE LOS BARRIOS..Y SOLO PALABREIA...
AQUI NO VA A PASAR ....NADA....
When will people learn that this guy has nothing to offer them?
TAIPIZZALORD when will people learn the US did this to Venezuela on purpose for oil
@@harleyk101 Venezuela did it to itself, The US used to buy petrol from Venezuela in the Chaves presidency.
Stop meddling
They are doing it like what Philippines did back in the days of Dictator Marcos..
The only difference is someone within the opposition died, which lead to mass protest much greater than Valenzuela protest. Spearheaded by priest and nuns, even when the army came with they tanks and guns, They couldn't shoot due to the priest and nuns, kids and women, marching in peace. Until the army defected with, secretaries, congress and senate..
The biggest blow was when Marcos suspended congress and elected himself...
I hope the regime change in Valenzuela gets here faster... Just make sure who ever changes the government has the balls and isn't a puppet of foriegn powers
United States needs to GET OUT of Venezuela or Risk WW3
I doubt it starts World War 3 just more terrorist factions.
The USA doesn't need to do anything. The USA is the most powerful country in the world and would destroy Russia and it's puppet states
@@culture04dc "my daddy is stronger than your daddy"- the comment
@@thesayxx America is the only super power. I am more important than you. Face it.
@@culture04dc only thing America is super is that it's super in debt
Someone tells Hilary that we in the south know that they are British
It's hilarious how some people have subscribed to Vice and turned on notifications just to down vote a video when it's posted.
Don't you see the irony in that?
rammen4 yea sure but ppl legitimately don’t like vice just going along with cia regime change narratives. Venezuela is on hard times. But so are a LOT of countries and many are worse than Venezuela. Yet the propaganda is aimed at them day in and day out why? Because of oil. It’s all about the oil baby
whats the irony?
Rather, I have been watching vice for at least 10 years and both them and I have changed. They went further and further left and partly became and sjw outlet. I remained near the center-right and realized more and more clearly that socialism/communism, which vice partly supports, always leads to a people starving and genociding itself, as we see in Very for example. For situations like Venuzuela and the leftist ideas that lead to such human suffering, I downvote such ideas because I love humanity and want to see us thrive. Many vice programs push ideas that lead to the sad report we see in this video. I am against those ideas.
aoflex you’re conflating Democratic socialism, socialism, and communism all at once. You need to research this stuff more you’re clearly under informed on what people on the left are pushing for in the US. Also Venezuela is in this dire state thanks to the US. We sanctioned them to cripple their economy then we blame “socialism” it’s OBVIOUSLY bullshit
@@harleyk101 Democratic socialism is when people vote in socialism. Socialism is centrally controlling the means of production and distribution. Communism is additionally removing religion and replacing it with the state. None of these definitions change the fact that one of the wealthiest countries in the southern hemisphere now has its citizens eating dirt because they decided to control the means of production centrally, ie. They turned to socialism and are starving because of it.
Stop for a second and realize you are supporting human suffering. Now turn around and walk the other way.
Conspiracy Theory : We are enjoying gasoline prices at a low price at the moment , if / when muduro is replaced , OPEC will increase petrol prices with the states support , Venezuela will get more income coming in as sanctions are lifted and exports can resume again , a special pipeline may be created sending oil to the north of Venezuela perhaps? , but hey what do I know .
Dear Vice, allow me to do a correction, Hugo Chavez did not lift millions out of poverty. According to the latest studies 87% of the Venezuelan population lives in poverty and this can be directly attributed to Chavez’s socialist policies. Let’s give credit where credit is due.
During the past decade under Chavez, the income poverty rate in Venezuela dropped by more than half, from 54% of households below poverty level in the first half of 2003, down to 26% at the end of 2008. "Extreme poverty" fell even more - by 72. Let’s give credit to the US sanctions for destroying another country for their own gains
Yeah that was in 2008 now it’s 2019 and it’s 87%
Carlos White yup, thanks to the sanctions by the US government 👏🏻 Apparently they want to “help” the poor people of Venezuela now. The equivalent of an arsonist coming back as a firefighter to help.
It’s not the sanctions fault. Stop drinking the chavista propaganda cool aid.
Carlos White Stop drinking the US crap they’re feeding you. Why don’t you ask some Syrians, Iraqis or Libyans how the US brought democracy after their “dictators” didn’t serve the US imperialist views. Despierta Carlos
The first sentence ignores a fact.. if you draw a check from the Maduro government for the work you do, as most of these people do, it will no longer come if you skip the pro-maduro rallies..
Sanction is a real killer.
@The Liberal Excalibur Warrior Do you think sanction help the civilians?
How?? By having the best electoral system in the world
@Seu Jorge oh yeah... guaidog supporters outnumber the chavistas in the streets of Caracas (which was not shown in ms media surprise surprise..). It is in fact the yank sanctions that keep Venezuela in turmoil and have killed over 40,000 people! But no.... I need to grow up ...laughable
this is Trumps fault
How
@@jones9467 Hello Mr Native American, or "How" if thats your thing
@@jones9467 Sanctions
David Ulanovsky Could you provide evidence on how Sanctions have caused mass inflation?
ASMarred Do you even know who a Native American is?!
I find in fascinating how many foreigners are commenting upon this topic without having experienced or properly understanding maduro’s /Chavez’s Venezuela, this is a country that is literally a failed state and it comes down to a poor administration and governance from both these socialist leaders , it doesn’t come down to the USA or other factors but chavismo itself , take it from a Venezuelan that was forced to leave his motherland ,
Don’t forget we are a political, economic and migrant crisis this is no lie and it’s a threat to the region
Estoy con el bigote
ZZ CCCP Ew
Every 6 years the same circus by the oplosition, now its Guaidó 2.0
ALL PEOPLES IN OTHER COUNTRIES WANTS PEACE !!!
IF USA WANT TO HELP OTHER COUNTRIES ????? DO IT WITH A GENUINE INTENTION !!!
AND DO NOT CONSTANTLY MASSACRE OTHER PEOPLES IN OTHER COUNTRIES !!!
This is soooo funny: a report on Venezuela without mentioning Oil .....OR even John Bolton....Looks like Shane found another deep pocket.
Well here goes the us on another field trip for oil like a kid trying to find the candy shop, they have found theirs and so it begins.
You doing drugs? The US almost never invades oil rich countries. Saudi Arabia? Iran? Russia? Never invaded...
@@margaretwilson8736 I R A Q
“How the United States is inciting a coup in Venezuela to get their oil”
A title far more appropriate that the US media will never dare to use
The people are strong😇😍
''He declared himself the legitimate president of vanazula''
Sounds like a dictator to me