The Venezuelan political opposition is a historical disaster of alarming proportions. Many of those who have presented themselves as potential leaders have betrayed hopes, compromised with the ruling party, and so on, actively or passively supporting human rights violations, social exploitation, excessive repression, and all the other problems the ruling party has caused us over the last two decades.

What to do? Well, survive. I know that's not a plan, but a desperate statement of what we try to do every day.

There are supposedly Venezuelan political groups that are focusing on an alternative plan and working to make the transition as quick (and least traumatic) as possible. But I personally don't have clear information about them, and I've learned not to trust the speeches and promises of my country's politicians.

Thank you for pointing out that I'm a keen observer; it's something I used to pride myself on when I was younger. Retaining that trait after decades is a pleasant thing to hear.