Venezuela: the Socialist Paradise where it’s too dangerous to play Pokémon Go.
We have spent a great deal of time here at TakeBack News discussing how the absolute failure of Venezuelan Socialism has lead to Venezuela’s complete and total collapse. Basic foods are unavailable; toilet paper and toothpaste are inaccessible to most Venezuelans; the currency is worthless, and the Government is bankrupt. The military and police are using harsher and harsher means to suppress food riots, and violent crime is skyrocketing.
And, apparently, Venezuelans can’t even distract themselves by catching Pokémon.
The Pokémon Go craze has left Venezuelans feeling more frustrated than entertained, as most Venezuelans don’t feel safe enough in public to play the game.
3,000 cellphones are stolen every day in Venezuela, and 27,875 people were murdered in the country last year (almost six times the number murdered in 1999, the year Venezuela’s Socialist government took power). Only 14% of Venezuelans feel safe walking at night (the lowest number in the world); given the deep unpopularity of the government, it isn’t a surprise that only 19% of Venezuelans trust their police.
When polled, more than 70% of Venezuelans said they were afraid of being targets of a robbery while outside their homes. 58% said they are afraid even inside their own homes.
No wonder Venezuelans are afraid to go out outside and catch ’em all.
