Venezuela’s government fires employees who refuse to sign against U.S. sanctions, NGO claims
Source: Fox News Latino
CARACAS, VENEZUELA Two employees at Venezuelas Vice Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness were far from happy last week when they were fired for refusing to sign a manifesto against the Obama administration, a Caracas-based human rights organization is claiming.
In Petare, a suburb of Caracas, a woman who asked to remain anonymous said she had to step out of a two-hour line to buy fish because she refused to sign the petition, while in the western state of Merida government officials were offering the opportunity to buy milk to those who agreed to support President Nicolas Maduro in his anti-U.S. campaign.
We also received a case of a worker who was fired for the same reason in Carbonorca [a government-owned company in the state of Bolívar], said Inti Rodríguez, from the NGO Provea, to Fox News Latino.
For the past week, Venezuelans have been lining up in plazas, government offices and even prisons to add their signatures to a manifesto against the Obama administration's recent decision to sanction seven Venezuelan officials over human rights abuses during anti-government protests.
Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/03/31/venezuelas-government-fires-employees-who-refuse-to-sign-against-us-sanctions/
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)project_bluebook
(411 posts)Oh ya, I would believe anything they reported on.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)LOL
Venezuela Creates 'Vice Ministry Of Supreme Social Happiness' To Combat Sadness
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/venezuela-creates-vice-ministry-of-supreme-social-happiness-to-combat-sadness-2013-10#ixzz3Vz3E2gu0
In downtown Caracas, fruit vendor Victor Rey said he's now waiting for Maduro to create a vice ministry of beer.
"That would make me, and all the drunks, happy," he said.
A TV journalist whose show was recently forced off the air after he refused to censor political opponents of the ruling socialists, Leopoldo Castillo, called Maduro's announcement an international embarrassment.
Housewife Liliana Alfonzo, 31, said that instead of a Supreme Happiness agency she'd prefer being able to get milk and toilet paper, which disappear off store shelves minutes after arriving at stores.
"It's a Calvary getting the ingredients for any meal," she said.
fasttense
(17,301 posts)In fact I would hazard to say they love them some free trade capitalism and conservatives.
So far your sources are Fox News and Business Insider. Next up The Washington Times and CNN say they hate Venezuelan Socialist too - they are especially annoyed by duly elected President Maduro.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)Here..
Maybe RT will be more to your liking LOL
http://rt.com/news/venezuela-ministry-of-happiness-777/
project_bluebook
(411 posts)They want to dumb down the population like they did in the dumbass country. Fox news IS no news. Billionaires club, GOP TV poison.
Marksman_91
(2,035 posts)What's your point?
fasttense
(17,301 posts)It routinely publishes stories and article that belittle or denigrate liberals.
Marksman_91
(2,035 posts)You know RT? Putin's own left-leaning propaganda spewing machine? And the idiot Maduro actually announced it on state television! It's not something made up, the Chavista regime is actually proud to have created such a thing!
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)Vice Ministry of Supreme Social Happiness.
The fate of the Venezuelan people is obviously in safe hands.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)fasttense
(17,301 posts)brooklynite
(94,950 posts)Good to know the Government is taking responsibility for this...