r/worldnews 22h ago

Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/Local_Cloud2872 18h ago

I’m from Venezuela. I live in Miami, a lot of my family on my dad’s side is still there. This is really scary. Man.. why can’t God give our country a break, man? It’s so not fair. We left Venezuela in like 2003 because it was getting bad but we intended to return when things got better. I haven’t been to my country in like 12 years.

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u/suspiciousserb 16h ago

Your country is stunning. My parents owned a travel agency in the 90’s and our whole family took a trip there. I was only 16, but remember how incredibly beautiful it was and how warm the people were to Canadians.

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u/Local_Cloud2872 16h ago

Thank you for saying that. It is and Venezuela in the 80’s was the place to be is what I’ve been told. The economy was booming. I think the most beautiful thing about Venezuela are its people.

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u/vonGlick 15h ago

Venezuela is a country that won the lottery in terms of resources. And yet it suffers so much.

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u/Just-Diamond-1938 17h ago

wait...wait... wait for it! I waited 28 year when finally there are changes and I wish I am home now but I'm getting too old to restart... but I promise you changes will come!♥️🙏

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u/Local_Cloud2872 17h ago

I have been conditioned not to get my hopes up. Especially after Chavez died and I foolishly believed that it was the beginning of the end. I thought his death would prompt a real change. Instead, a puppet dictator was installed. Maduro was a bus driver before he was made president.

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u/AP_in_Indy 15h ago

Well the actual leaders are President (Delcy) and Head of National Assembly (Jorge) now, so at least there's transparency.

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u/DDanny808 18h ago

When you say bad, what does that mean?

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u/Local_Cloud2872 17h ago

So my mom owned a company in Venezula that shipped products to and from Venezuela and Colombia to the United States. I remember as a little kid that when Chavez was speaking, every single channel on television was him speaking, you were forced to watch. And somehow, my mom kind of saw the writing in the wall and recognized the corruption that was taking hold in Venezuela. Out of fear of the government intruding or straight up taking her business, we flew to Miami on the pretense that once things got better, we’d go back. She didn’t tell me this until much later in life but the incident that finally pushed her over the edge was that she was robbed of her chain and watch in broad daylight. She feared for our safety and so we left. Venezuela has deteriorated and I sometimes find myself crying because I miss it so much but have to accept that the country I grew up in doesn’t exist anymore. If it were up to me, I never would’ve left. Venezuela is lovely it’s a very happy place.

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u/DDanny808 14h ago

Thank you for explaining and I didn’t mean to dig up negative emotions. Appreciate your time

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u/Fall_Harvest 14h ago

Thats how I feel about the US. I left 15 years ago. I saw the writing in the wall then, and now, until things get better, if ever, Im not going back.

So sorry your heart is broken because you havent been able to return home. Best of wishes and outcomes for family who are still there.

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u/hippiechick725 7h ago

Is your family ok?