Barely had I finished writing last night on the dangers of the confrontation at the oil camps in Western Venezuela, that reports arrived that there were as many as 27 people injured in clashes with the National Guard. Violence erupted when Chavistas attempted to force fired oil workers from their homes. The workers began defending themselves agaisnt the invasion forcing the National Guard to intervene. Later the National Guard moved oil workers from a Square in Cabimas where only a block away Chavista groups were allowed to stay without intervention. I worry about the possible escalation of violence that these confrontations may have.
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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