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Thursday, May 16, 2019

The Two Sides of the Venezuelan Crisis

People on the streets of Caracas in support of Juan Gaido. Photo Credit - AFP
Did you know that that 1 Indian Rupee (INR) equals to 74.9 Venezuelan Bolivar (VES) and 1 United States Dollar (USD) equals to 5263 Venezuelan Bolivar (VES)? Why is there such a huge difference in currency? What are the reasons for the problems faced by the people of Venezuela? Let's find out the two sides of this crisis.

Venezuela is going through a very big crisis and we ought to know all about it. One other thing that you may want to know about it is that there are two sides to the story and what you may have heard, seen or read may be influenced by what a particular media outlet wants you to soak in.

Nicolas Maduro with the Army. Photo Credit - Reuters
One side talks about how Hugo Chavez got the reigns of this oil-rich nation and how he used his powers to silence the opposition and gain control until his death in 2013. The reigns were now passed onto Nicolas Maduro under whom the Venezuelan people suffered even more and who is a dictator of sorts and has the backing of the military. It also talks about how Uncle Sam (USA) siding with democracy wants Juan Guaido, the opposition leader, to take away the power from Maduro and assume the presidency.
The Teacher and the Student, Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. Photo Credit - Getty Images
The other side talks about how Hugo Chavez won elections in 1998 by a landfall. During that time, Venezuela was the richest Latin-America country and USA had their eyes set on it. However, due to non-co-operation of the Chavez government, the USA started applying sanctions on the Venezuelan government. This, in turn, resulted in the loss of billions of dollars and gave way to the present situation of the country. This is because the ruling government used oil as a means to counter US hegemony in Latin-America.
Juan Guaidó in Caracas at a protest march. Photo Credit - Wikimedia Commons
What we see from this entire hullabaloo is how the USA has influenced media from all across the world into believing and portraying what they believe is right. They have portrayed Juan Guaido as a young Barack Obama and who is very capable of ruling the nation of Venezuela. There is nothing wrong with that, but the way that some media houses refuse to showcase the other side of the issue is alarming. The situation going on in Venezuela has also resulted in wide-range migration of locals because of lack of food and other basic amenities.

There is no guarantee as to what will happen to the people because what everyone cares about is their personal gain and not about the welfare of the people. And this is the reason why the aforementioned issue has turned out to be a political one rather than a humanitarian one.

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