Venezuelan President Sets up Blockades
Summary:
In Venezuela, following the "inauguration" of their new president Juan Guaidó, actual president Nicolás Maduro sets up Blockades
on a bridge along the border between Venezuela and Colombia to stop any help from entering Venezuela. President Maduro does
not want any help going to Guaidó, who is backed by around 40 countries including the US, from entering the Country.
President Maduro aims to end the revolution in his country by stopping any kind of aid going in. President Maduro also denies
any kind of claims that his country is in need of help.
Connection:
I can connect this to the US prior to World War 2 in a way. I believe I can make this connection because before the War,
the US wished to remain neutral and not join any side of the conflict. The US chose to separate itself by not getting into foreign
affairs, but this all changed after a certain big event that changed its outlook on the war.
questions for discussion:
- is President Maduro doing the right thing in denying help from other countries for the opposition?
- Is Maduro playing dirty?
- would this be considered a step forward for Venezuela, or two steps back?
I know it is still early, but I can't help but wonder if this might develop into a regular civil war. I was wondering if you could explain further what is behind your assumption that the US is somehow involved? This article is from Fox who - like many other news channels - have a clear, political point of view. Does the story sound/look the same if you read for instance MSNBC's website, or CNN's?
ReplyDeleteTo answer the first question, I believe that President Maduro is making a large mistake in resisting to help out his own people that he is governing. If he wants Venezuelans to support him as president, he should definitely then provide as much help as possible to get more people to support him. If the claims that his country really need his help are true, more and more people will seek Guaidó for help and support him rather than Maduro.
ReplyDeleteI consider the blockades a step back from peace in Venezuela because by stopping aid for Juan Guaidó, Maduro seems to be implying that he values his power and position over the welfare of the people in his country. I would understand putting trade bans on weapons, as that would have direct consequences on Guaidó's attempts to become president, but not the Venezuelans. Additionally, I think that many other countries would want to support or continue to support Guaidó because the blockades bring more attention to the issues that are occuring, so Maduro should have found a different way to weaken Guaidó.
ReplyDeletePresident Maduro is not doing the right thing at least for his people as the Venezuelan people are being confined to their country mainly. With the new president there is a feeling of regret and dislike as it will bring in foreign countries and more trade. This is Maduro playing dirty as he is trying to make the next President have a more difficult time. To improve the country as he clearly disagrees with Juan.
ReplyDeleteI agree with jere'l, having limitations for his country is disrupting the peace that they are trying to create by becoming somewhat neutral. I feel that having a side into supporting the people in their nation would let the new president have a more trustworthy approach into where he wants to do good for his country. I think Maduro is playing dirty because hes making it difficult to let the actual president do his job and it makes him look like a fool.
ReplyDeleteI agree with others on the idea that Maduro's strategy of pulling the plug on assistance for Guaido is pulling the plug on the growth of Venezuela as a whole. There's no denying that Venezuela is in dire need of economic assistance from other nations, including Colombia. Clearly, Maduro is playing dirty here because he attempts to put pressure on a strong, steadfast individual who is making a fair and legitimate attempt to represent what he and his many followers believe in. While making my blog post on a topic related to this issue, I learned that Venezuela is and has been a very democratic nation, which also prompted Guaido to freely express his views. Therefore, I feel like what Maduro is doing somewhat suppresses that by trying to get Guaido out of the presidency.
ReplyDeleteAs for the situation now, many people would probably be looking up to Guaido for what he has done. If Maduro and his supporters really feel that Guaido was unjustly elected as president in the first place, he could maturely deal with it by waiting until the next presidential election. This election would involve Maduro's re-election campaign (if that is allowed) versus Guaido's re-election campaign. This way would make things fair because the views of both sides would be represented clearly and with good reason, so it would be less likely that something would be sketchy like it is now. In my opinion, this is what Maduro should have done rather than trying to rush things.
President Maduro is not doing the right thing because he is setting blockades between these lands. He clearly states that he aims to help but in my opinion, i feel like hes making things worse by adding blockades. He shouldnt deny that his country is in need of serious help because other countries CAN help
ReplyDeletei disagree with what President Maduro is doing because he is putting blockades to prevent other countries from helping him in order to get his country economically stable. As stated by Abby , how he is taking a step back rather than forward since he is hurting the Venezuelans. hes only making the situation worse and therefore making it hard for the Venezuelans to confide in him and seek him for assistance.
ReplyDeleteI believe that President Maduro is not doing the right thing because he is allowing blockade between the countries to not get help from any of them. If anything I think he should want the help in order to stabilize his country and its people. I do believe that Maduro is in the wrongs because he's preventing the actual President, Juan Guiado, from doing what he needs to do and do for his people.
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