The hats are all new, some don’t even know how to hold their guns, but these peasant militias are another sign that Venezuela is well in its road backwards into the XIXth. Century
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.
The hats are all new, some don’t even know how to hold their guns, but these peasant militias are another sign that Venezuela is well in its road backwards into the XIXth. Century
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