A glimpse in the day to day hardships of living in a True Socialist Paradise™
During these two long, drawn out, and exhausting decades of “Revolution” in Venezuela I’ve been witness to the birth of not just this asphyxiating and draconian Socialist regime—sold to us as “XXI Century Socialism”, but also to the bizarre pseudo religion that always comes bundled with every totalitarian regime. Creating Read more…
There is an overall sense of malaise permeating this country; we know it’s there, we know what’s causing it, but we can’t do anything about it. After the 2017 protests were over we’ve collectively resigned to live survive through this disaster as best as we can, but every day is Read more…
I’ve never had a ‘normal’ life—far from it rather. Back when I lived with my Father his family despised me, my mother, and eventually my brother for the unforgivable sin of existing; I was scorned and execrated by almost all of them and their supermarket empire—which in recent times became Read more…
I remember, twenty-something years ago, back when I was a but a mere child fascinated with shows such as Power Rangers, Ninja Turtles, Spellbinder, and many other superheroes and sci-fi shenanigans; happily enjoying the wonders of my Niño Jesus-sponsored Super Nintendo console, when a certain newspaper used to publish a Read more…
The Bolivar is dead, and everyone knows it What little value it still retained evaporated throughout 2017, a currency that once was worth more than the United States Dollar is now not even worth printing on paper. Ever since the current currency exchange control system was stablished in early Read more…
It is now well-known that Venezuela is currently sliding through a hyperinflationary maelstrom from which there is no easy way out. The banknotes that were introduced in 2007 are now beyond worthless; they’ve become nothing more but a collector’s item. All of our coins are better off being smelted and Read more…
Venezuela is the country with the biggest proven oil reserves in the world, this is a fact that our Government loves to remind us at least once per day in one way or another, it is one of the fundamental pillars of their entire anti-US narrative. The fact that we’re Read more…
Good evening, and welcome to the first post in the “Life in Venezuela” series — let me begin this series by addressing the elephant in the room: Our now miserly salaries and how they fare against the out of control hyperinflation we’re going through. All work dignifies, honest work not Read more…
Once upon a time, a there was a country that lived under the subjugating boot of the Spanish Crown, this small country had but a simple dream: to be free from the shackles of those that had colonized it, so that its people could forge their own path in history Read more…