Venezuelans took to the streets in the
hundreds of thousands again Wednesday to demand a return to democracy. At least
three are confirmed dead from clashes with the national police, adding to the
toll of 26 from the past weeks of protests. More than a thousand have been
arrested, with little information as to their whereabouts or the conditions or
their detention. But despite the violent repression, civilians remain on the
streets. Opposition leaders call it “the road with no return,” saying that they
will remain on the streets until democracy is reinstated. Venezuelans are
suffering from hunger, lack of basic medical supplies, spiraling inflation, and
rampant crime–all a result of the crippling 21st Century Socialism policies
instated by the country’s regime. More…
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