Hi, I'm from Venezuela. I live in Guarenas (and adyacent town to Caracas) and we close to the Capital (Caracas) have internet access, but in other states far from the bigger cities likes Maracaibo, Valencia, Caracas itself, or Maracay doesn't have connection because it's so slow it's like having nothing. Also, we do suffer eventually from power downs that can last minutes or hours (even days at some zones far from th bigger cities) and left us without any electricity and obviously withous any internet connection, as well as sudden blocks on Google (thanks to CONATEL bastards), and even blocking some News search on Google and keywords like "Dictadura".
The only thing we are kind of worried right now is that the National Guard with help from the SEBIN and the Police are trying to forcibly take people's phones and seeking anti-government images, chats, comments, etc, and looking ALL your private content without even an legal order, just to have you detained a few hours, stuck in the traffic, and sometimes taking people to jail just because they want... That assholes just threat people with their guns and stop their cars and then ask for the phones. It's as humilliating as horrible it sounds.
That is not good! There has to be a way to help you guys to be somehow sustainable during lock down!
I saw from the news some only drink water with sugar in the afternoon just to have enough energy for the next morning.
The currency is almost useless as I have heard. What else can it be useful to help? Maybe if we keep this conversation going (while you still have internet and freedom to use your mobiles) everyone can help brainstorm something.
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Well it really depends of the family, I am from that lucky minority that can have three meals a day because my mom has three jobs and my dad helps her even tho he's not in the country due to work (I help her a little with some money I made working as a freelancer translator), but one of my friends had to ask me for money because she and her parents haven't eaten nothing in two days. That broke my heart, and I actually didn't let her gave me back any money.
But some people (I have seen them) search for food in the garbage, and sugar is almost a luxury for some people because is too expensive for people with one job or a big family.
About the brainstorm, not sure, but some of my mom's outside friends/coworkers give to friends or family cash dollars hidden at their wallets or clothes and gave them to people in private (my mom received money this way last year) when they visit Venezuela (usually to visit their relatives or even work stuff) so they can sell them to people who is about to leave the country and need cash urgently (this is illegal, but you can understand that with a dictatorship like this we found ways to do almost everything), even one dollar makes a difference. Also even without internet we have some cellphone connection via SMS or mobile data (if you have enough money to pay it), so maybe that could be an option
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This is one of the issues I have with some sort of situation arising here in the states down the road. The hired guns doing the bidding of the ones who've been placed in charge. If you think about it, the police, National guard, military, etc. are all pretty much just normal people. Someones father, mother, son, cousin, etc. who are given orders to do a job. I've always thought that those people would do the right thing because without them the one's in charge have no power. I suppose there are good ones there but from your comment a pay check is more important and all morals are out the window. What would happen here I wonder? For me, I only have to look back and ponder over Katrina. I can only hope things will be different but I ain't foolin' myself. I wish you well in all of this. The peoples of the countries around the world are good and in many ways the same. Take care.
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They are just people, but if you see how they behave (not all but sadly most of them) they look more like hell beasts than people. They rape, loot, hit people, retain anyone they want... Look on google for Wuilly, it's a kid that they tortured at the point they even burnt his hair, just because he played a violin at the protests.
I hope too things would change soon, and thank you for the good wishes. I'll take care, hope you too!
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