Latin America

Judi Lynn

(160,598 posts) Fri Jul 1, 2016, 03:26 AM Jul 2016

Media Exaggerations of Apocalyptic Venezuela Plays into Regime Change Narrative

July 1, 2016

Media Exaggerations of Apocalyptic Venezuela Plays into Regime Change Narrative

Gabriel Hetland & Rachael Boothroyd say that the crisis in Venezuela is real, but the international media descriptions of horror stories are far from representative of the real situation on the ground

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=16653

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Media Exaggerations of Apocalyptic Venezuela Plays into Regime Change Narrative (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2016 OP

The Venezuelans have had enough. MADem Jul 2016 #1

Hmm, wonder why Chavistas suffered a colossal defeat last December then Marksman_91 Jul 2016 #2

Here's one of the most recent pictures from protests in Tucupita Marksman_91 Jul 2016 #3

Here's a pic of several opposition-leaning students who were humiliated by the peaceful "colectivos" Marksman_91 Jul 2016 #4

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. The Venezuelans have had enough.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 03:30 AM

Jul 2016

There's no need to "hype" anything.

The situation is dire.

There are no goods. There is no medicine. People are suffering.

Marksman_91

(2,035 posts)

2. Hmm, wonder why Chavistas suffered a colossal defeat last December then

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 07:23 AM

Jul 2016

You'd think that all the poor folks and middle class wouldn't give a damn about what the media says and really just care about what their own experience on the streets are.