MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Venezuela imposes daily four/hours blackout to save power; brewery out of barley will stop beer production
Recession-hit Venezuela will turn off the electricity supply in its 10 most populous states for four hours a day for 40 days to deal with a severe power shortage, the government said Thursday. Read full article
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Apr 22nd, 2016 - 10:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0“...which President Nicolas Maduro and his government blame on a drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon. ”...they aren't blaming it on the US? That's a first. Maybe its time to impose a blackout on their communist ideology.
Apr 22nd, 2016 - 11:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yikes!!! NO Polarcitas... Que hacemos.... We can see that the plan is going well comrades ... it'll be the rum next! Que cagada!
Apr 22nd, 2016 - 12:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@ Maduro blames the collapse on an “economic war” by capitalists.
Apr 22nd, 2016 - 04:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So he admits his government is very weak, weaker than the capitalists - in which case he should step down and leave the government to someone who is stronger than a capitalist conspiracy.
“... which President Nicolas Maduro and his government blame on a drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon”.
Apr 22nd, 2016 - 05:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0That's right, blame the drought - just because it cannot defend itself.
What did Venezuela use before candles?
Apr 22nd, 2016 - 07:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Electricity.
Socialism at its finest
Wonder why Bernie Sanders and Hillary are not bringing it up as an example of the policies they support?
Becasue grouping everyone by the most extreme version of their politics would make all Republicans Nazis!
Apr 22nd, 2016 - 11:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0See how idiocy works?
Tell me oh wise coffeemaker what's the difference between a Democrat and a Socialist?
Apr 23rd, 2016 - 02:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0That will show us all idiocy.
You are the one simplifying things.... not me!
Apr 23rd, 2016 - 05:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0If you have problems with facile logic then don't use it.
So you can't
Apr 23rd, 2016 - 10:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0make me a latte
Wrong again.... nothing if not consistent.
Apr 23rd, 2016 - 02:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well if you can go ahead
Apr 23rd, 2016 - 02:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0make me a coffee
Ummm..... I've made it.... it is sitting on my kitchen counter..... ummm now what?
Apr 24th, 2016 - 01:04 am - Link - Report abuse 0You're not very good at this, are you?
Are you slightly autistic?
(is amused by this thread progression...)
Apr 24th, 2016 - 01:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0But, and by far, is less than fuckin' amused about the actual TOPIC of the above article!
This is 30MM people, so lightly dismissed.
Ilsen, it is an unfortunate fact that Venezuela will have to economically collapse before it can start to de-chavez itself. There is going to be a lot more pain unfortunately.
Apr 24th, 2016 - 08:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0It needs more than an economic collapse. It needs full civil unrest before real change can be realized.
Apr 24th, 2016 - 12:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0my coffee is cold.
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