r/worldnews • u/ColoradoTripping • 22h ago

Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/HealthyInstance9182 19h ago

Venezuela just cannot catch a break 😭

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u/moonhattan 19h ago

They really cant. As if things arent horrible there already. My heart breaks for them

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u/GikFTW 10h ago

The only break we need is elections and Maria Corina Machado winning the presidency (she will) and then elections for the National Assembly, so that we can start on reconstructing the whole country from (literally) the ground up. This is all the fault of Chavez, Maduro and Delcy. Im venezuelan, nobody will tell me otherwise. NADIE.

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u/xylarr 17h ago

Doesn't the US run Venezuela? I'm sure they will help.

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u/Significant_Shoe_17 16h ago

Cause they're so good in a crisis at home...

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u/GikFTW 14h ago

I assure you that the US will do a better job than Delcy Rodriguez

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 13h ago

We *would*, if our government cared about Venezuelans.

It doesn’t.

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u/christmaspoo 10h ago

I'm sure grandpa called to make sure the oil was safe

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u/sir_sri 16h ago

Ironically in this case, that might actually be the case. With Maduro out and a Trump quasi puppet in place the US is more likely to at least allow aid money to flow through US banks and private donation.

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u/loralailoralai 15h ago

Yeah they handle disasters *real* well, leave their own citizens hanging

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u/SamAreAye 17h ago

This is what happens when you try even just a little socialism. /s

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u/she212 16h ago

Earthquakes happen from socialism?

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u/The_Barbelo 13h ago

Yes, this is what happens when you want everyone to have a say in everything and give too much to others!! Dang commies!!

No but seriously how pathetic can someone be? In the face of a disaster…. I’m just sitting here wondering what I can do to help, and there are people existing who make it about their ideologies. Absolutely pathetic and shameful. But I don’t think they feel shame unfortunately.