Heroes never ask about origins; hooligans never ask about age. The former is Maduro, and the latter is Trump of the beautiful country🤣

Venezuela was quite impressive in Latin America in the early 21st century, offering visa-free access to Europe with just a passport! Relying on oil! Venezuela's oil reserves are the largest in the world, but since 2013, due to a sharp drop in international oil prices, the Venezuelan economy has collapsed.

I saw the Venezuelan economy decline firsthand. At that time, the US dollar exchange rate with the local currency (Bolívar) changed daily. 1 to 4 in the morning, 1 to 8 at noon, and 1 to 100 by evening🤡

LV and Prada stores in the city center were emptied because they didn't have time to adjust prices. When the airport was emptied, people went to duty-free shops, and later even chocolate ran out. When I returned the following year, I was told the original currency, the Bolívar, was abolished, and new, stronger Bolívars were issued😥. Back then, it was embarrassing to go out for a meal without spending a couple of million, and there were no cash counting machines locally. Later, payments were made by weighing the money.

Although the US has discovered a lot of shale oil and gas, extraction is difficult. Venezuela's abundant crude oil resources are naturally a big deal. Whoever is strong is right; whoever is tough makes the rules. By the way, Maduro's name is quite interesting. Maduro means "mature" in Spanish, and duro means "tough guy." The US will definitely need to restore its memory with a big reset. Can his wallet with a $60 billion private key in his mind still be protected? Hope he can get through it.

This photo was taken in 2014 when I visited Venezuela. I feel the local people probably aren't hungry; mangoes and coconuts always fall from the trees.