Food Rationing In Venezuela

[CharlesHarris]

Venezuela is imposing a government food redistribution system, that requires locals to acquire food from Socialist Party members, a move triggering national outrage as anti-socialist activists say the Party will use food to coerce citizens into supporting it...

http://www.breitbart.com/national-securi...od-supply/

The bags are meant to last 21 days, according to the government but carry only 3 kilos of rice, a kilo each of sugar and milk, a bag of beans and a liter of oil.

Controlling food supplies has become increasingly important to the Venezuelan government as riots become more and more common.

Last week, in the heart of Caracas, hungry patrons of a local market rioted after seeing a shipment of rice enter the market and almost immediately being told the food had been redistributed to the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), the troops typically responsible for attacking peaceful anti-government protests. Chanting “we want food,” a crowd of hundreds began to march towards the presidential palace, halted only by the GNB using tear gas and violent Chavista gangs known as “colectivos” attacking both protesters and journalists.

Chavista socialist leaders have insisted that the riots make the CLAP distribution method necessary, though they have also assured Venezuelans that the groups are “an emergency measure, not intended to be the structural solution to the problem...”

Experts have expressed concern that placing the nation’s food supply at the mercy of Socialist Party loyalists can result in the starvation of anti-socialist activists or even those who prefer to abstain from political activity. “Excluding a social faction with something as delicate as acquiring food could even take on genocidal characteristics,” Venezuelan professor Magally Huggins said of the plan to have one party control all food. “It is a food apartheid,” she added.

“The CLAP are a tool to radicalize the political discrimination Venezuela endures thanks to this government,” opposition legislator Nora Bracho told reporters this week. “The CLAPs will only bring a small bag of food to followers of the government’s party, and those who do not follow the red ideology will continue to suffer hunger.”

“It is unacceptable that the little food that there is, the government distribute through its party,” Henrique Capriles Radonski, governor of Miranda state and Maduro’s opponent in the last two presidential elections, said of the move. “We cannot allow them to color food with politics. It is unacceptable that, due to political preference, people be denied food.”

[Skean Dhude]

Well they had the con and now they are getting what they voted for.

The amazing bit is the rest of the world watches while it puts in the first stages of the same system. Of course it will be different this time,

[Barneyboy]

(9 June 2016, 19:22)CharlesHarris Wrote: Venezuela is imposing a government food redistribution system, that requires locals to acquire food from Socialist Party members, a move triggering national outrage as anti-socialist activists say the Party will use food to coerce citizens into supporting it...

http://www.breitbart.com/national-securi...od-supply/

The bags are meant to last 21 days, according to the government but carry only 3 kilos of rice, a kilo each of sugar and milk, a bag of beans and a liter of oil.

Controlling food supplies has become increasingly important to the Venezuelan government as riots become more and more common.

Last week, in the heart of Caracas, hungry patrons of a local market rioted after seeing a shipment of rice enter the market and almost immediately being told the food had been redistributed to the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), the troops typically responsible for attacking peaceful anti-government protests. Chanting “we want food,” a crowd of hundreds began to march towards the presidential palace, halted only by the GNB using tear gas and violent Chavista gangs known as “colectivos” attacking both protesters and journalists.

Chavista socialist leaders have insisted that the riots make the CLAP distribution method necessary, though they have also assured Venezuelans that the groups are “an emergency measure, not intended to be the structural solution to the problem...”

Experts have expressed concern that placing the nation’s food supply at the mercy of Socialist Party loyalists can result in the starvation of anti-socialist activists or even those who prefer to abstain from political activity. “Excluding a social faction with something as delicate as acquiring food could even take on genocidal characteristics,” Venezuelan professor Magally Huggins said of the plan to have one party control all food. “It is a food apartheid,” she added.

“The CLAP are a tool to radicalize the political discrimination Venezuela endures thanks to this government,” opposition legislator Nora Bracho told reporters this week. “The CLAPs will only bring a small bag of food to followers of the government’s party, and those who do not follow the red ideology will continue to suffer hunger.”

“It is unacceptable that the little food that there is, the government distribute through its party,” Henrique Capriles Radonski, governor of Miranda state and Maduro’s opponent in the last two presidential elections, said of the move. “We cannot allow them to color food with politics. It is unacceptable that, due to political preference, people be denied food.”

Well it doesn't help that republican bush and his family are buying up all Venezuelan water ,that's not really helping is it

[LawAbidingCitizen]

It's a worrying situation genereally, but what also worries me is if something like that did happen here, I've had the thoughts previously that the government would commandeer troops, and also maybe along with volunteers, to collect food supplies from households to hold so that they may redistribute (or hoard themselves more like) to the masses. Kiss preps goodbye unless they are in a BOL, but would you be able to get to it in a situation like that? What are your thoughts?

[Barneyboy]

I think it's all to do with money and power,Wright and left ,control the food and water you control the people ,fresh water all over the world is starting to get low ,mainly in hot country's .some years ago there was water riots in Peru ,the ptb soon stopped that or so I here

[harrypalmer]

I can't see the government here going door to door confiscating food... far to labour intensive for the stock gathered. Even in WW2 when hoarding food was banned, very very few folk were 'done'

[Steve]

(10 June 2016, 08:23)harrypalmer Wrote: I can't see the government here going door to door confiscating food... far to labour intensive for the stock gathered. Even in WW2 when hoarding food was banned, very very few folk were 'done'

Agreed, they'll only visit people who have a higher than average chance of decent stocks. Preppers.

[Tincup]

And from what I have seen here they will be astounded at how little they acquire for their efforts!

http://forum.survivaluk.net/showthread.php?tid=8394

[harrypalmer]

Steve said

"Agreed, they'll only visit people who have a higher than average chance of decent stocks. Preppers."

Do they keep a list of preppers then?

You've got more chance of being whisked off in a UFO and being probed than having your nosh taken

That said I can see the powers that be taking over warehouses/supermarket distribution centres; far easier in terms of manpower than hitting individuals.

[Nemesis]

Do they keep a list I do not think so myself but that does not mean we won't lose our preps, in a time of crisis if any word gets out about said stores I feel the authority at that time be it governed or mob rule will aim to distribute our stores and do so with the full mindset they have every right to do this.



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