This should be a sensitive topic, but instead it's seemed more like a comedy show. Unfortunately.
I say this with irony and regret. I'm referring especially to how this has been viewed from abroad, and even worse, on social media and other forms of communication.
The feeling among people inside Vzla is fear, yes, fear. They updated the official gazette and added new articles, one of which states that anyone who celebrates what happened on January 3rd can be imprisoned. There are operations underway in different parts of the country where armed individuals are checking people's phones. This is seen more frequently and intensely in Caracas.
Armed pro government groups are checking vehicles on the streets of Caracas to identify and arrest those who oppose the dictatorship.
Armed civilians set up checkpoints and inspect vehicles on the Caracas highway in the absence of the Armed Forces
Police in Mérida state announce the arrest of two people for “celebrating the kidnapping of President Maduro”.
Despite this situation, people must continue with their routines. For the past two days, the streets and shops were deserted or closed, but today activities continue as usual.
Besides walking around with your head down because there are armed people in the streets with permission to kill just because, you live with the uncertainty and the constant thought "how long will this last?"
It's all jokes, marketing, and conspiracy theories on the internet, but those who truly experience reality and its consequences are us ordinary people. It doesn't matter the USA, China, or whatever else people argue about online and abroad at the end of the day, the political leaders sit around the same table, having dinner and laughing.
Armed pro government groups are checking vehicles on the streets of Caracas to identify and arrest those who oppose the dictatorship.
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Se desplazan en grupo, muestran sus armas, tienen licencia para circular sin ser revisados y hacen lo que se les antoje.
Police in Mérida state announce the arrest of two people for “celebrating the kidnapping of President Maduro”.
Despite this situation, people must continue with their routines. For the past two days, the streets and shops were deserted or closed, but today activities continue as usual.
Besides walking around with your head down because there are armed people in the streets with permission to kill just because, you live with the uncertainty and the constant thought "how long will this last?"
It's all jokes, marketing, and conspiracy theories on the internet, but those who truly experience reality and its consequences are us ordinary people. It doesn't matter the USA, China, or whatever else people argue about online and abroad at the end of the day, the political leaders sit around the same table, having dinner and laughing.
