I don’t care about Maduro, as far as I’m concerned, they can shoot him if they want. What matters to me is walking through the streets of my city and seeing the faces of fear on my neighbors. The military patrolling to prevent looting due to panic. It’s a collective hangover, a horrible one.

It’s 2016 all over again. It’s seeing despair entering the circulatory system of all Venezuelans, only now it’s more sudden, and we are painfully aware of it.

This is far from improving, and we know it.

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    4 months ago

    I said this on Reddit and will say here as well.

    As an European, I have nothing against Americans as individuals that like us, are shocked and troubled to what is happening with your current Administration.

    And generalising that all Americans should mobilise and fight against their government is not as straightforward as many people here think.

    Like us, you guys have families, kids and pets that want to stay united and protect what is most important for you: your family.

    But I do have issues with your government and those who support it.

    I don’t trust your government, people that support it, your tech infrastructure or any company that aligns with this whole mess.

    And that’s why I’m migrating everything to Europe. From cloud, to tech, to operating systems, to socials.

    That’s why I just created my Lemmy account, and considering deleting Reddit.

    I’m still stuck with Apple’s ecosystem, but will find a way to break free.

    I’m a software developer and will start developing apps that will serve me and potentially others, but will be based in Europe and will not depend on others that in any moment can cut off the access just because…