Deeply concerned about the state of things
Not concerned about Steemit though, just the world in general, specifically Venezuela.
Sure there's African kids who are skinnier and it's not like I can't feel for them, I come from a place of extreme poverty so it has to touch me. But hearing a person say they are hungry in my native language? I can't stand that, just thinking about it makes my eyes water.
This didn't just happen from one day to another, I had been reading a lot from Internet users who would say they were Venezuelans and that we should pay attention to what is happening in their country.
When I finally came around to realize this was a real thing and not just Internet commenters who may very well be paid to do so, I only came around because upon returning to my country of birth I couldn't help but notice all the Venezuelans around me. So I approached them because I wanted to know what had gone wrong in the country...every single one I asked told me they left Venezuela because there's no food.
This was very shocking to me because a country so rich in resources, not just oil but land, jungle, they have the space to grow food so what's going on? From the little research I've done since it would seem like the government is using force to keep people from selling the food even if they manage to produce.
The Venezuelan government sets the price, they might even control who sells, and is keeping imports from coming in. This in effect creates a black market where people are operating based on scarcity and thus prices have gone up ridiculously.
It would honestly be better if government poisons the whole country or most of it than forcing them to struggle for food and then die of hunger, that is no way to die.
I'm sure there's much more than that, generally I try to stay away from politics because I consider it a waste of time. We are talking about heavy control of information, I see people debating over stuff that has never happened as if it were fact. But as strong as I may be I know what hunger is already, and I can't just stay silent when there are children describing the effects of hunger to me on Youtube. I can't just find conformity in that one day things may be better for them when I see a child telling me that they get dizzy and have headaches due to lack of food.
Honestly I don't know what we are going to do, the situation is such that you can have a backpack searched for food by military, what kind of world is this? Please, please, I beg you not to blame it on socialism because that's just a scapegoat that aims to pass up not just blame but responsibility.
If we know in this world people can get the food they have purchased with their own money taken legally or the food they have grown, then those who decide to ignore it deserve it too.
The only patch I can find for the moment is to find a way to send some food out there, perhaps in smaller quantities an arrangement can be made so they go through. Maybe we could convince people to donate, not money, but medicine and food. Seriously people, this is bad, don't ignore it.
A few days ago this video came out and it really shocked me, the dude took his clothes off not only to show he was not dangerous but to demonstrate the repression they are being subjected to. They shot him anyways, on camera, a naked man.
I don't know if the video is NSFW or NS all together, because these are not the images we should be seeing in a world like the one we live in. We have enough so that no one has to go hungry again, don't be fooled, there is enough.
That's not saying that we should ignore our population rates or that we shouldn't try to administer what we have.
A lot of people like to bring up a scenario where crypto could fail, they try to paint the picture of government shutting down the electricity around the world as well as the Internet. Some even try to promote gold or other metals based on that logic...
I can tell those people haven't gone hungry because it's like reality passes right though them, nothing matters when disaster strike more than water, medicine, food...NOTHING.
If you try to sell me a piece of gold after the electricity and Internet have been taken from the whole world I'll probably just grab the stone just to throw it at your face over such offense.
in China a common greeting is "ni chi fan le ma" which directly translates to "have you eaten" but contextually it means "how are you".
This suggests if you are hungry all is not well. A language relic from the cultural revolution where millions starved to death.
Nice post. We often take "are you hungry" as in "is there something you are craving i may have". which are very different.
Where I grew up it is customary to say "A buen tiempo" which means "you've come at a good time" as in offering food when someone walks in while you're eating. The other person is supposed to reply "buen provecho" which sorta means "Bon Appetit" if they are not interested in what you are offering.
I could never make sense of this habit until one day someone who was eating made an offer I couldn't refuse at the time...only then I knew how valuable this tradition is.
ah so, very interesting will remember that.
the same thing happen in cuba due to the embargo and the cuban survive by starting to do some urban permaculture
The people from venezuela got no excuse when they got hot temperature 24/7 people have to start learning how to grow food
the video im about to show you is the blue print on how cuban people beats the odd
What happens when you prepare the land, buy the seeds and plant them...what will they do when the government confiscates the land because they couldn't get a permit or they just take the land or produce without excuse? I am not sure you are paying attention here, I'm telling you armed men are checking backpacks from students for food...
that sad adult men have to steal from children but still watch the clip you will see
and by the way why the people dont grow their food ??
it simple you finish to eat a fruit a vegetable you gonna tell me that is so difficul to put the seed in the ground and pour some water on it ????
That's what I asked them, why can't you just grow your food and trade with your neighbors? I asked this many times because it was difficult for me to understand the extent of the repression. Adult men aren't just stealing from children, the government is paying people to go out there and take food from others by force, with weapons.
You can try planting the seeds but that doesn't mean the plantation can't be burned to ashes while you sleep, or they could simply wait until you collect the produce and snatch it from you LEGALLY.
you telling me that maduro do all that to his people ?
His people?! He actually joked about the naked man, said we were lucky he didn't drop the soap because it would had made a horrible picture for the news.
No, sir. Most regulators have their mind set on one thing, fast money. They don't see people, they see workers.
this mindset is globally
https://www.democracynow.org/
https://www.youtube.com/user/longmemoryprod/featured
http://www.voltairenet.org/en
those are my source for the news
i love the venezuela and all the carabean spot (i know western country always sabotage small country) i feel your pain (my parents are from haiti)
we have to take note from winners from underdogs who rose from difficulty (people from venezuela are strong they will win)
in hard times people should work together threw think and thin
I've written a little bit about Haiti too as the situation that country is facing pains me too. I was born next door :)
haiti suffer because of the western country
im waiting for this documentary
Things have been deteriorating in Venezuala for years now, but it really seems to have excelerated into a downward spiral over the last six months. People are desperate there.
Yes, and I am guilty of ignoring them for all those years. But now that we have blockchains there is no excuse for this, it can end.
It can be so easy for us to turn a blind eye, not only to poverty and hunger, but to oppressive governments. I applaud you for using steemit as a form of activism and reminding us what really matters. At the end of the day, people are what matters most--not the internet, money, nor power. We all need to stick together and support each other regardless of what country we're from. Thank you for posting this.
This is just not how we are supposed to treat each other, how can you confiscate food and medicine?
How do we know this isn't a test to see if the world will react? How do we know we aren't next? Thanks for the kind words :)
So many governments profit off the fact that people don't react. So many wealthy people in power don't understand poverty, not having food, not having healthcare and we spend more time making those people richer and the poor poorer. We all need to stand up to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone and not separate ourselves.
you're welcome, keep writing about this :)
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