Today’s El Universal in page 2-1, presents a table that can not be linked that shows that during the last year there have been 49 deaths and 775 people injured in public demonstrations. Of these, 469 where injured by bullets. I could tell you how many were in pro- or anti-Chvaez demonstrations, but that is not the point.
The Devil's Excrement
Observations focused on the problems of an underdeveloped country, Venezuela, with some serendipity about the world (orchids, techs, science, investments, politics) at large. A famous Venezuelan, Juan Pablo Perez Alfonzo, referred to oil as the devil's excrement. For countries, easy wealth appears indeed to be the sure path to failure. Venezuela might be a clear example of that.
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