RE: Forget what you've heard about Venezuelan socialism and watch this.
Stalin was payed by the bankers as was Hitler, Lenin, Trosky and KM and FE to write "Das Kapital". For me to learn this was a shock, I come from Cuba, I was a socialist/communist my complete life til I arrived to Germany and have the opportunity to look for free information by myself. So... Socialism, Comunism, Capitalism... I really do not care about it because they are all ways created (in my opinion) to separate us as a people (what is happening in US, Venezuela and many other places).
At the end everything is about power and money, nothing more, nothing less
What is happening in Venezuela is a mix of many things, do not think just because the Comunism or Socialism (called how you like it, because honestly I do not know what really is what they have... I was there in 2012) is all this situation formed. They are powers in both side playing since the Chavez time. Btw Chavez was a charismatic leader... Maduro has nothing to give to the people and is one of the reasons is getting worst there. But as I say, it is a play between the 2 powers that in this case are separate, the govermment and the money holders(rich people). And who pays the broken plates? The normal people :(
Pd: as far as I know the photo of the market is not right, was since the times of Chavez online in the "spanish" Facebook and is a fake one ;)
Ppd: It is nothing against your post, it is just my opinion of what I saw and see happening there and becasue I was there filming a documentary about the elections last time Chavez won. I saw part of the development of all this situation because some months later Chavez die and Maduro took the power.
Thanks for giving your firsthand account of what is happening there.
The second video linked above proves your assertion that the supermarket picture is a fake. Abby goes to several markets and all of them seem well stocked. Her interviews also back your assertion that the wealthy people are subverting the system in their power struggle with the government. Thanks for commenting.
You are welcome! Even if was some years ago (almost 5) I do not think it has changed a lot when we talk about the powers in conflict and who get the punchs. I will check Abby, really do not know her...
... honestly, as far as I have seeing and this is a comment apart, many of the people (mostly from US) have to really check two times before doing things or saying things about the conflicts in Latinoamerica... I was talking with someone from BitNation (do you know the project?) and told me that they were working with the govermment of Honduras and started to tell me how good and advance this govermment is... They even did not knew that this "advance govermment" is killing farmers activist there.. since last year more than 5 woman leaders of activist groups to help farmers and aborigens were killed... And this is just an example. Can you see what I mean?