[catlikesshrimp]

Moreover, she had been doing that for over 20 years. I am surprised by all her determination, her courage, and her luck to still be alive.

[croes]

Then the dictatorship can't be as bad as Russia for instance.The opposition dies pretty quickly there. Or fell out of windows.

[ErneX]

You think that doesn’t happen in Venezuela?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/09/fernando-alban...

[catlikesshrimp]

I suppose Venezuela has hope because it is a weak country with nominal US pressure agaisnt the current regime. Russia is self sufficient and has WMD (nuclear)

On top of that, if I am not mistaken, Russia doesn't know what Democracy is. (Yeltsin and Medvedev up for discussion) As a result, for starters, Maduro can't make radical changes in the army.

[croes]

>As a result, for starters, Maduro can't make radical changes in the army.

So it isn't as bad as Russia. Putin hasn't such boundaries.