Went around the city, roughly half the polling stations open, half closed. (Maybe 60% open, 40% closed). Lines at the same centers are longer which is simply a redistribution effect. The Opposition is providing transportation from one center to another. The OAS announced that it is talking to the Government about its desire to have their own technicians participate in the verification of the signatures in the next month. To me, this is a very simple message: No more tricks.
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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