In my point of view, the exchange control is a complicated issue, because in few words the government is controlling Venezuelans’ freedom. It is easy to see how the government with all its power tries to make Venezuelans do what suits them. Billions of dollars are being stolen by the government through this institution benefiting all the people that work for the government.
On TV, magazines, and newspapers, we can see how the senior government positions dress the most expensive clothes, and have multimillion dollars accounts in others countries; while behind the scenes you have people dying on the streets, students being kill or hurt by their National Guard or by offenders on the streets, and the poor people being even poorer than they used …show more content…
We have been through two big devaluations of our currency, which makes the dream of living somewhere else, an almost impossible dream. Insecurity and repression have risen. It is sad to think about how a country full of beauty and such a great future in it, it is being wasted for a man without heart and a mentality of progress. It is common sense that if you are the president of a country you want to make everyone’s life better; not miserable as they have done so far.
However, February 4th, 2014, it is a day that Venezuelans will never forget. On this day millions of voices began to rise and be heard. This movement was influenced by the government's opponents, and it led to months of protests. Basically, the protests started because people were tired of seeing their own people being killed every day, the frustration of going to the grocery store and not finding what to eat, and injustice to simply not be able to grow with a good future ahead of them. Protests did not last few days or weeks; they lasted for over 7 months. With each passing day they became bigger and bigger to the point that they paralyzed jobs, schools, and their daily lives. Students from all their universities were the main promoters of these peaceful protests; with actions such as leaving home to join camps in public spaces and make hunger strikes, and resistance to the attacks of the National …show more content…
I personally lived these experiences. How the National Guard abuse of the humans’ rights, the unbelievable lies the president said on TV, and how the person next to you could end up being the one receiving the bullet; unfortunate this happened to more than 250 Venezuelans. On February, 13th, a young man named Bassil Da Costa was the first fallen of Venezuela’s protests, and this action made us realized that when we decided to go out and confront the government there was a big chance of not coming home; and that was a common thought among all protestants. In the concentrations, you could see posters made by the students, which most of them have sad but truly messages as “Mom if I do not comeback today, I died fighting for Venezuela” “This is not the country where I was born, Where are you Venezuela?” “I feel like if I fall asleep, I will wake up without my country.” These feelings speak by themselves, we truly felt the necessity of making something different happen, and we put our emotions aside and we made our voices be heard. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a
On TV, magazines, and newspapers, we can see how the senior government positions dress the most expensive clothes, and have multimillion dollars accounts in others countries; while behind the scenes you have people dying on the streets, students being kill or hurt by their National Guard or by offenders on the streets, and the poor people being even poorer than they used …show more content…
We have been through two big devaluations of our currency, which makes the dream of living somewhere else, an almost impossible dream. Insecurity and repression have risen. It is sad to think about how a country full of beauty and such a great future in it, it is being wasted for a man without heart and a mentality of progress. It is common sense that if you are the president of a country you want to make everyone’s life better; not miserable as they have done so far.
However, February 4th, 2014, it is a day that Venezuelans will never forget. On this day millions of voices began to rise and be heard. This movement was influenced by the government's opponents, and it led to months of protests. Basically, the protests started because people were tired of seeing their own people being killed every day, the frustration of going to the grocery store and not finding what to eat, and injustice to simply not be able to grow with a good future ahead of them. Protests did not last few days or weeks; they lasted for over 7 months. With each passing day they became bigger and bigger to the point that they paralyzed jobs, schools, and their daily lives. Students from all their universities were the main promoters of these peaceful protests; with actions such as leaving home to join camps in public spaces and make hunger strikes, and resistance to the attacks of the National …show more content…
I personally lived these experiences. How the National Guard abuse of the humans’ rights, the unbelievable lies the president said on TV, and how the person next to you could end up being the one receiving the bullet; unfortunate this happened to more than 250 Venezuelans. On February, 13th, a young man named Bassil Da Costa was the first fallen of Venezuela’s protests, and this action made us realized that when we decided to go out and confront the government there was a big chance of not coming home; and that was a common thought among all protestants. In the concentrations, you could see posters made by the students, which most of them have sad but truly messages as “Mom if I do not comeback today, I died fighting for Venezuela” “This is not the country where I was born, Where are you Venezuela?” “I feel like if I fall asleep, I will wake up without my country.” These feelings speak by themselves, we truly felt the necessity of making something different happen, and we put our emotions aside and we made our voices be heard. When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a