Posted on 02/24/2018 10:26:29 AM PST by blam
Those who are unfamiliar with Venezuela’s unprecedented economic collapse might be surprised to learn that the country’s oil production has only slowed, even as the price of a barrel of crude has risen in most international markets.
Unsurprisingly (it’s Venezuela), there’s a macabre explanation for this phenomenon: The workers at PDVSA – Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, which once showered Venezuelans with oil wealth – are literally collapsing due to hunger and exhaustion as workers defy their government handlers and flee their jobs in their desperation as the value of their pay has been completely erased.
Bloomberg spoke with several workers in Venezuela’s oil industry about the harsh conditions they face on a daily basis.
Of course, oil workers aren’t the only ones suffering: The situation in Venezuela is getting so dire that ordinary Venezuelans are losing tons of body weight because of the food shortages. Many can no longer afford to buy meat.
One worker told Bloomberg about how his weekly salary barely pays for the corn flour he mixes with water and drinks every morning.
At 6:40 a.m., Pablo Ruiz squats at the gate of a decaying refinery in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, steeling himself for eight Sisyphean hours of brushing anti-rust paint onto pipes under a burning sun. For breakfast, the 55-year-old drank corn-flour water.
Ruiz’s weekly salary of 110,000 bolivares — about 50 cents at the black-market exchange rate — buys him less than a kilo of corn meal or rice. His only protein comes from 170 grams of canned tuna included in a food box the government provides to low-income families. It shows up every 45 days or so.
“I haven’t eaten meat for two months,” he said. “The last time I did, I spent my whole week’s salary on a chicken meal.”
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“Life in yet another Socialist Workers Paradise.”
Says it all.
A book showing the cheap words/lies of Communists juxtaposed with pictures and statistics of the millions of people who starved to death under Communnism in China, Russia, North Korea, Venezuelan... etc. etc. etc. OPEN THE EYES OF OUR IDIOT YOUNG PEOPLE... SHOW THEM THEIR PROFESSORS ARE LYING TO THEM...Tell them the Bernie Sanders of the world speak dreams that are lies filled with nightmares.
A book showing the cheap words/lies of Communists juxtaposed with pictures and statistics of the millions of people who starved to death under Communism in China, Russia, North Korea, Venezuelan... etc. etc. etc.
OPEN THE EYES OF OUR IDIOT YOUNG PEOPLE... SHOW THEM THEIR PROFESSORS ARE LYING TO THEM...Tell them the Bernie Sanders of the world speak dreams that are lies filled with nightmares.
“I would die killing their elitist ruling class.
I would eat them.”
I hear maduro is pretty tasty if it’s braised long enough.
These people made the best chocolate I’ve ever tasted.
Venezuelan company.
https://chocolates-elrey.com/about-us
Haven’t seen their product on store shelves around here for a few years.
Just as importantly, movies like “The Killing Fields” should be translated into Spanish. The Khmer Rouge created a classless society; with the exception of the leadership, they were equally poor, starved, overworked, and disarmed.
Sometimes the only way people learn is the hard way. And it happens over, and over, and over again.
They made their beds. Now they’re laying in them.
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I'm convinced they did not. Those elections were stolen.
But think: They have plenty of gun control and everyone is safe.
It must be heavenly there.
With plenty of of Unicorns roaming around free.
It's the perfect world the Democrats are
trying to create here, in the USA, for you and me.
“Sure wish there was some way to instantly transport several million Snowflakes to Venezuela for a couple of months and then ask them if they’d like to come back to the “horrible, capitalistic, US”. Perhaps then they would appreciate what Socialism/Communism really has to offer.”
Can snowflakes be turned into Soylent Green?
It’s like Bernie supporters bringing us down with them.
Not the first one.
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Unfortunately, they won't learn from it. Such is the latino mind. Now they are bringing it here.
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, Part II ("Either-Or"), Chapter V ("Account Overdrawn"), p. 498
As stated by another poster :" Salvador Allende tried the same thing in Chile during the 1970’s, nationalizing most industries and collectivizing its farms.
He destroyed the country in less than 3 years and ended up committing suicide when the coup reached his doorstep.
I see a similar series of events going on in Venezuela right now."
Meat provides essential proteins and enzymes for full nutrition.
Venezuelans are going without meat due to cost, and their bodies are suffering as a result.
The average Venezuelan has lost a minimum of 20 pounds,or more, and maybe losing even more weight if they have youngsters to feed as well.
One should know how to grow your own garden food for vitamins and minerals, but also learn about meat preservation for energy and proteins.
Adequate Prepper skills should include & familiarize yourself on how to preserve meat: smoking, brineing, salting, canning, sun-dried, freezing (in winter) etc...
P.S. : You learn more from your failures, than from your successes. No time like the present to begin -> in a time of plenty !
H/T Duncan Waring !
I haven’t eaten meat in 48 years... the solution is to know how to eat complete proteins, it is not difficult.
Should have added - obviously in Venezuela right now any nutritious food is hard to find.
The Leftist Democrat Socialists want America to become another Venezuela. Until the people are digging up corpses for food, their work is not done. Only the 2d amendment and the rifle in your hands keeps this evil from destroying America.
“I feel sorry for these people. I know many will say it’s their own fault but I don’t buy that at all.”
I agree.
Also, seems that quite a bit of food we sent to PR went undistributed due to their own corrupt political leaders. Some of it should have been diverted to Venezuela.
The cause was just as noble.
Pressure canning works great and is far easier than most people realize.
The big hurdle to get over is that it’s intimidating initially.
And stay away from big cities.
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