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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Remember the picture of the lady on the left? Well, Pedro sent in the picture on the right that shows how she violently attacked the National Guard during the Feb. 27th. demonstration. Note the menacing flag on her left hand and the hanky on her right hand to protect herself from the tear gas all around her. With people like her on my side, how can I get negative?
The Devil's Excrement 
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