No sooner had the Minister of Defense suspended permits to carry guns that the Mayor of the Bolivar municipality in Zulia state was murdered by three gunmen. Mayor Franklin Duno was an opposition mayor week known for his stance against the Government’s efforts to reverse the decentralization process. It does appear to be a robbery and not politically motivated.
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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