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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I wanted to write a post around this picture, but could not do it…
Would you ask them: Take me to your leader?
or
Would you ask them where is Larry (Fine)?
But, don’t you find it disturbing that these are the leaders of the PSUV and the revolution?
Just scary…
The Devil's Excrement 
December 23, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Moctavio, Well, duhhhh. See, that is what happens to an American who spends too long away from his culture. He completely forgets and misses the cultural references. Though, thinking about it, I don’t think I ever knew that Larry’s last name was “Fine”. What is sad, is that in the face of such massive corruption and gross mediocrity, we are absolutely powerless to do anything about it other than to satirize them.
December 15, 2010 at 2:17 pm
I got the Larry Fine reference immediately, lol
December 14, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Moctavio,
Well, duhhhh. See, that is what happens to an American who spends too long away from his culture. He completely forgets and misses the cultural references. Though, thinking about it, I don’t think I ever knew that Larry’s last name was “Fine”.
What is sad, is that in the face of such massive corruption and gross mediocrity, we are absolutely powerless to do anything about it other than to satirize them.
December 14, 2010 at 9:45 am
Well i guess when i see this picture, i feel what those who opposed Perez Jimenez feel. Do you?
That rage,sadness,grief and injustice.
I would have preffered Irene Saez as a president.
Look at them,all corrupt,illegal,RICH and powerful.
December 14, 2010 at 8:21 am
A Mexican law expert who had the “opportunity” to listen to Escarrá wrote a very revealing article that shows a lot of what Escarrá is.
Escarrá’s contempt for democracy is absolute.
December 14, 2010 at 8:06 am
These guys are NOT comic. They are quite sinister, each in his own twisted way. Roland Freisler and Reinhard Heydrich duo, anyone?
December 14, 2010 at 7:46 am
Larry would be the third stooge
December 14, 2010 at 7:33 am
Uh… speaking of references, what does the reference to “where is Larry (Fine)?” mean?
December 14, 2010 at 6:56 am
Miguel, you should give some reference to your English readers.
Ramírez Chacín owns thousands of hectares (now under the name of his daughters). He is a big landowner but he belongs to the Military Caste.
He also was responsible for killing innocent civilians during years prior to Chávez coming to power (pretending them to be guerrilla).
The US administration also accuses him of drug trafficking and support for FARC. There is a nice video in youtube where one can see Chacín wishing success to the FARC