The S.O. had to go. A few pictures. The populists announcements as Chavez officially launched his reelection campaign will be dealt with other previous announcements in a future post. Let's say for now that he is trying to kill private enterprise once and for all.
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| The parade comes with folklore. This one is supposed to illustrate the successful agrarian polices of the regime. I do not know about you but what I am seeing is the celebration of the "conuco". |
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| I love this one, the march of the train workers of Venezuela who only operate one commuter line, after 12 years, which is still not quite finished even though it was started before 1998. Never mind the other ones..... |
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| These two pictures are an example of the supplies that are provided, FOR FREE, to the marchers. Well, at tax payer expenses anyway. You can tell that they are used to them, and that they waste no time in extending their arms to get whatever they can as soon as possible, least it runs out. The SO did not find beer distribution vans but they have been spotted in paast installments. |
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| This picture is unfortunately not clear as he had to use the maximum zoom. They are "refugees" from last October rain damages, living in some Miraflores presidential palace annex. And they are doing their laundry in buckets, and bathing themselves while they are at it. No further comment needed..... |
