José Muertó
7th December 2010 |
Hola, el nombre es José Muerto.
Yo estaba aburrido s esto es lo que estoy haciendo.
Escribir dados. |
The Frog
7th May 2010 |
I need to do a project on venezuela anyone can help and give me facts? |
SARAH
14th March 2010 |
WHAT ARE THE RELIGIOUS COSTUMS IN VENEZUELA? |
SARAH
14th March 2010 |
WHAT IS THEIR RELIGION LIKE,AND WHAT COSTUMS DO THEY HAVE? |
pooyesh
5th June 2009 |
i wan to know the marriage rate in 2009 and how much tendency to build a house?the rate of construction?how many plastic factory?how many sanitary wares manufacturers?how much need for propylene and poly ethylene raw materials in venezuela? |
Sylver (Thailand)
18th July 2008 |
"As for poorly running his country, Venezuela has one of the highest inflation rates in the world. The economic genious which is Chavez has simply said that he will chop off the end digits off the currency, so a 5000 bolivar note will simply say 5 on it now.
WOW, WHAT A FANATASTIC WAY TO MANAGE AN ECONOMY!" John.
Quite frankly, given the state of the US economy at the moment, your bragging rights are a little restricted, don't you think?
Yes, the inflation rate is high in Venezuela, but what really matters is the trend. Are things improving or worsening? A quick look at historical graphs for CPI and PPI inflation in Venezuela will show you that inflation has been steadily declining in recent years. Venezuela used to hold the fifth position in worldwide inflation in 2004 and is now number 221, which is a marked improvement.
Now about this "chopping of the end digits", well, I have traveled to quite a few countries and my personal opinion is that while it is nice to see my bank account indicate a balance in millions, having to drop a large wad of cash for a steak dinner gets old kind of fast. Chavez chops useless digits? While it doesn't change much, economically speaking, it does make a fair amount of sense. |
ammu (India)
6th December 2007 |
I need to know all South America National birds and flowers |
Allen
18th November 2007 |
I just wander how much money is he pocketing since he came to power. If he for the people what does he change the laws in favor of himself to stay in power. He is wolf in sheep clothes. I really don't think he has done anything better than previous government and he is as corrupt as they were. I just hope that we can take him out before it gets out hand. |
Tim (Cabimas, VE)
23rd October 2007 |
VE is poor, for sure but has the fastest growing economy in LatAm, and that includes in industrial sectors. Even boys from the rightist IMF agree its doing great things http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/2719
The political polarisation is enormous to the dispassionate observer. The opposition in English speaking sites is vociferous, but scarely representative - educated, rich (owning computers, often ex-pats) - these are not representative voices.
The government isn't perfect, show me a country that is? But the racist, lunatic opposition are incomparably worse. VE has one of the worst income disparities in the world, and that is not Chavez, that is your beloved opposition. Things are changing, and thank god. Were it not for this government, there would be no nationwide emergency health care, continuing neglect of schools, literacy - the list is endless.
What you see here are the rich, seeing privilege, nepotism and advantage taken away from them, and finally having to pay taxes..
Are they angry? You bet! |
Steve
5th October 2007 |
Well, it's true that there isn't a fair chance for the opposition. Because the opposition is incompetent, while Chavez is moving the country forward. |
Alex (Venezuela)
11th August 2007 |
Even though 'democraticaly' elected he, (Chavez), has certainly ruled as a dictator. Some of the radio and Tv stations have been closed down. The newspapers are controlled and any criticism of the goverment is swiftly blanked and menced with sanctions. They, the government, have the so called; circulo Bolivarianos’ whom, are basically a group of trained thugs that go around controlling the people in the diffrent comunities. Anything that they don’t like is quietly dealt with. The armed forces which, could have objected to certain policies, have, either been bought off’ or the ones that present or hint of any opposition are harassed or given alternatives that would not be convenient. All in all, a dictatorship that has the backing of regimes to likes of Cuba, Iran etc. Incredibile that a 'socialistic revolution, which had, as one of it's objectives, ward off any corruption. In fact it has become a den of the worst type of corruption namely, the government itself. |
Morty (Norway)
2nd August 2007 |
Andrea , its with irony I read your line "unless you have had the chance to live through what we, the Venezuelans, have lived through." What is that? You yourself have the chance to go to the states, and go back and forth as you please. I dont think you have a bad life, it does not seem like that. What has happend to you, is that you probably have seen what problems Venezuela have had for a long time. Chavez has brought them into the light, and now you see proverty. What is it that Chavez has done to you that is so bad? Please, tell me. I am all ears. No answer or meaning is invalid, that is a fact you should start learning just now. |
Venezuelan (Venezuela)
13th April 2007 |
Chavez is bringing us Latin Catholics of Venezuela down along with the Arab Muslims in the country. Some within my community are members of La Cosa Nostra and in some people of the Arab community are members of al-Qaida. Chavez supports them both under his corrupt regime. |
John (NYC)
24th March 2007 |
"The whole notion of Chavez as a dictator or poorly running his country is nothing but good ol American propaganda at work. "
Oh really Adam? So Chavez grabbing power to now rule by decree, bypassing all other branches of government isn't dictator like?
As for poorly running his country, Venezuela has one of the highest inflation rates in the world. The economic genious which is Chavez has simply said that he will chop off the end digits off the currency, so a 5000 bolivar note will simply say 5 on it now.
WOW, WHAT A FANATASTIC WAY TO MANAGE AN ECONOMY! |
Daniel (Venezuela)
12th February 2007 |
sarah
1st June 2005 What countries are on the River Orinoco?
Venezuela and a small portion of Colombia...
By the way, chavez rules.. he's far better than most venezuelan politicians, but anyways, he's got some bad sides too... |
Xavier Araque (Venezuela)
2nd October 2006 |
Greetings to all. I can say more of guessed right way than anyone of the Venezuelans who have commented previously, I have been Venezuelan and alive in Venezuela for more than 30 years and have seen as the things have changed, the politicians that directed the country before Chavez had good things and bad things, but can say that the previous governments did not leave left could raise their voice to it, the governments repressed the leftists and many were acecinados, my father was leader of AD in the times when Democratic Action was communist my father was communist of that epoca and saw with much disappointment as Democratica Action I betray its those in favor, so that Action Democratic tapeworm like flag the Comunism. My country a calm country of a very full town of love by its customs and their history, our maximum Simón leader Bolivar was an incomparable man, of a blood of brave like no, who I help to release to 5 countries that now are 6 "adding to Panama". Continuing with the subject, from that 4 of February of 1992 when present president Chavez and other military give a coup d'etat 90% of the Venezuelans were in agreement with which they overthrew the Government of Carlos Andrés Perez, but was not thus, Chavez was imprisoned next to the military coup participants and from the that then Venezuelan town it was on the awares and it could see the possibility and the necessity of a change of policy, arrive the elections of the 98 gains Chavez by an overwhelming majority and from the that then Venezuelan Revolutionary Process it has noticed throughout of the world, like no! one knows that there are errors in the Governments until an insolvent coup d'etat got to do to him to Chavez, and many of which today are with Chavez make it single by personal interests, people which they rob corrupt in himself, by which the Government cannot be described as Chavez, those are the people that him makes bad to this process, Above says that Venezuela is a country that has raised its indices of drug consumption and is possible from year 1998 to 2006 has increased to case 10 million in its population, but that country is the greater consumer of drogras, everybody knows later that it is the USA, of the victory of Chavez in the 98 Venezuela is another one and it did not let be it, our country is a beautiful country that will follow ahead and nobody will stop it. |
CarloMagno
31st May 2006 |
its no fair chance for opposition, false when tv channels spend all the day talkin and talkin things against the president, the fact is opposition have no more than 30% of the people, and they cant live with it, i voted 7 times against chavez, cus i dont like the left, but i must admit venezuela is growing with chavez, who have been reelected BY the popular will. and by the way, this is an educational site, not tv show when u go and yell like old women political stuff. |
maria
17th November 2005 |
When will the sex slave business in Venezuela be brought out on world news? Chavez is aware of it, he most likely uses it. |
Adam
22nd October 2005 |
The whole nation of Chavez as a dictator or poorly running his country is nothing but good ol American propaganda at work. |
James
1st October 2005 |
Responding to George. It is easy to say a country is 'worse than Cuba' or something similar by pointing to bias media.
This is something that is very worrying. Propaganda distorting truth and reality. Who do we believe; Chavez Internation Bugle or G W Bush Independent Enquirer? etc., etc. And anyone can say something like, 'I have lived through Chavez's actions' (no disrespect at all, Andrea, I trust you are being honest). But how do we know that someone else can come along and lie?
What I am getting at is anyone can lie and distort truth and reality, so where can we really find objective media?...
http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/ENGAMR530082002
Anybody have a basis to refute and counter this link? |
Alejandro
30th August 2005 |
Jorge, what are you talking about? You call yourself a Venezuelan and you call Venezuela the USA's Backyard? very nationalistic of you. Venezuela is not the backyard of any nation. Our ancestors didn't fight for our independence so that now we can go ahead and label ourselves as some other country's backyard. You can still achieve everything through hard work in Venezuela. That you decided to leave has nothing to do with Chavez. I live in England and I see the improvements he has made? What are you pissed about? That he is feeding the poor? teaching them how to read? Allowing them to get educated? that he is giving them free good health care? That kids get fed in public schools for free? Before Chavez millions of Venezuelan's didn't know how to read nor write. They could die for no access to health care. It was the presidents BEFORE Chavez that allowed the poverty level of Venezuela to get to what it is now. Or are you now going to say that before Chavez there were no slums nor ranchos in Venezuela? There is a fair chance opposition, but Venezuelans are no longer going to fall for the fake promisses from the opposition. The Venezuelan opposition made way too many mistakes and played with too many lives. They expect Venezuelans to want them back after everything they have done? There is more democracy in Venezuela than ever before. What bothers you is that the Government is focused on the people who needs help (the poor) instead of giving them more money to the rich.
Debbie, I agree with you, that comment does not belong here and it is completely biased. Also, the unemployment rate of Venezuela has gone down A LOT thanks to Chavez this last year. That needs to be corrected.
Any one who wants to know about Venezuela, its democracy and its people has to spend some time researching online and not to listen to the bias dominating networks.
By the way, Chavez just offered free health care and cheaper gas to the poor people of the USA which is his strongest oppositor. A third world country offering free health care to the richest country and supposedly the most democratic of all. Something the greatest and richest democracies of the world have never done for the poor countries. |
cienfuegos
22nd August 2005 |
cuba running venezuelan intelligence? working with iran for nuke's? Sounds more like desperite excuses because you don't have any better. What's wrong with giving petro dollars to the poor. If the so called "educated" class want to go, go ahead, your free to, like in any democracy. Even the poor have the chance to have an education, but ofcourse it's understandable why de bourgoise in venezuela doesn't want this. It is a simple fact that chavez has the majority of the people behind him and the majority is poor, so if he has there wellbeing at heart then you couldn't blame him. The only way chavez will be gone if the US does the same to him as they did with salvador allende and other south-american leaders that didn't have US interests at heart.
But we don't live in the 70's anymore and there is no soviet union anymore, there are no ties to al-qaeda to south-america so i wonder how the neo-conservatives are gonna pull this one off. |
Ender
16th August 2005 |
Never in the history from Venezuela a president had arrived with the objective of improving the quality of life of the more needfull. Ask it to the people of the districts, to the poor that have lived this history in own meat if they received so much resources for the health, manners or social development of other presidents. Perhaps the system is not perfect, but it is the better democratic period that has enjoyed Venezuela. |
Agustin
25th July 2005 |
A nation lacking political pluralism, minority representation, strong independent institutions and check and balances is not really much of a modern democracy. Venezuela's democracy had many problems prior to Chavez but even then it was a better example of a modern democracy. Chavez has shown no willingness to seek compromise. It is his way or no way. I am a Venezuelan from center left yet I have found many left wing people from outside Venezuela to be rather dogmatic and undemocratic. I wonder what they would say if in their countries they had the same lack of political representation that we have in Venezuela. As bad as the George W. Bush Administration is perceived just imagine not having a Senate with a filibuster or an independent Supreme Court or a trusting military while also been called unpatriotic, maggots, coupmonger and other like qualifiers by the head of government. Even if the last election is to be trusted, 40% of the people wanted him out. That is not a small minority yet we have no representation. Chavez is just another caudillo. It is his way or no way. Venezuela has many problems but Chavez is not the answer. As long as the Venezuelan people remain divided and Chavez continues to enmity and animosity instead of unity there can be no sustainable progress. My hope is that the hangover be not as bad as I for see. Peace. |
sarah
31st May 2005 |
What countries are on the River Orinoco? |
jorge
29th May 2005 |
Chavez has destroyed the country. Despite the fact that it has always had corruption and poverty, in the past Venezuelans could acheive anything through hard work. Now the only way to get ahead is to be a party member. Chavez is militarizing all branches of government and is arming the slums with AK-47s, the weaopon of choice for the Colombian Guerillas, which he is supporting. Meanwhile he and his cronies are looting the country and driving away capital investment and reducing the ability of the Venezuelan economy to produce anything at all by driving out the entire educated sectors of the economy. There are over 30,000 cubans in Venezuela, running the Intelligence services, manning road blocks in Venezuelan uniforms and training the people who live in the barrios in military tactics. This is worse than Cuba. This is Cuba with Oil Money. In the USA's backyard. He has already stated plans for working with Iran to develop nuclear weopons. This portal will lead you to information on both sides of the political spectrum so that you can formulate your own opinions: www.venenews.net. |
Andrea
29th May 2005 |
I agree with both Jose and Pablo. Being a Venezuelan myself who is now living in the USA after Chavez's democratic election, I have lived through what Chavez has done to us. Being able to travel back and forth, and watching from the outside while still having the chance to go back and live through it myself, I can say that Chavez is bringing Venezuela down. Being an economics major at a university here in the US, I am currently finishing a term paper concerning Venezuela. I am sad to say that not only do we have more poor people by the month (poor meaning less than $2 a day), but our national economy, our GDP growth is now at 10%. Debbie, your criticism, I am afraid, is invalid unless you have had the chance to live through what we, the Venezuelans, have lived through. |
jose
22nd April 2005 |
I have to agree with Pablo's statement "there's no fair chance for the opposition". It is the truth and all people have the right to know. Chavez is more of a dictator than a president. I understand that left-wingers tend to "like" the ideal behind the Chavez regime, but understand that Chavez does not have his countrymen's interest at heart, he'll do anything to stay in power. |
debbie
3rd March 2005 |
I have to strongly criticize this site for the previously mentioned statement about "there's no fair chance for the opposition." Would the same be printed for the alleged democratic structure of the United States? Please correct your obvious conservative bias. |
Pablo gomez
17th February 2005 |
Venezuela shares its oil with Cuba (approx 53000 bpd) in exchange for Cuban profesionals. |
pablo machado
14th January 2005 |
In your venezuelan entries, it says that despite a democratic goverment there's no fair chance for the opposition. Are you referring to before chavez, or after? It seems to me that this is very subjective point of view for a site that dedicates itself to such an objective matter as statistics.(doesn't matter if it's pro or anti government) |
Sparky Russell
8th November 2004 |
u should add landforms to your list of things |
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