The tragic condition of Venezuela becomes more real for us, when we read an account like this. How did the country get like this? What will fix it? I've thought about this a lot, after having visited Venezuela frequently for many years, almost a decade ago. The huge wealth gap between the rich and the poor seemed guaranteed to cause unrest. What has followed is a demonstration of what happens to a society where the rich are indifferent to the poor and the government abdicates its responsibility to hold in check the worst excesses of human greed and stupidity. It's gone so far beyond blaming either the communists or the capitalists; chaos has taken everything down to its own level. It's good that Carlos Hernandez has managed to get out of the country, and one hopes that his journalistic career will bring him a good life, and that someday he will be able to return to his country once balance has been restored. And we can also pray that somehow light dawns in the hearts of the military personnel and the police and they stop harming the people. How can this happen? Is there any way for a better means of livelihood to be instigated in a country so riven with corruption for so long?
Good luck Carlos. Can anyone recommend charitable organizations that assist people in similar situations? Google shows a couple...
Does Carlos have a website or some other way to contact/support him?
The tragic condition of Venezuela becomes more real for us, when we read an account like this. How did the country get like this? What will fix it? I've thought about this a lot, after having visited Venezuela frequently for many years, almost a decade ago. The huge wealth gap between the rich and the poor seemed guaranteed to cause unrest. What has followed is a demonstration of what happens to a society where the rich are indifferent to the poor and the government abdicates its responsibility to hold in check the worst excesses of human greed and stupidity. It's gone so far beyond blaming either the communists or the capitalists; chaos has taken everything down to its own level. It's good that Carlos Hernandez has managed to get out of the country, and one hopes that his journalistic career will bring him a good life, and that someday he will be able to return to his country once balance has been restored. And we can also pray that somehow light dawns in the hearts of the military personnel and the police and they stop harming the people. How can this happen? Is there any way for a better means of livelihood to be instigated in a country so riven with corruption for so long?
I don't know who to credit this to but as this article shows border security starts 5000 miles away!