I’ve commented in earlier posts about the middle class nature of many of the protests going on in the world. This characterization seems to accurately describe the protests in Venezuela. The poor in Venezuela generally supported Hugo Chavez and have yet to desert his successor, Maduro. The protests in Venezuela seem to be populated mostly with people who are better off, and their primary concern seems to be on the accountability of the government. The protests appear to have become less violent, but the discontent seems to be ongoing.
As Prime Minister Erdogan fights corruption charges in Turkey, he has become increasingly belligerent. His most recent tactic was to ban Twitter which he claimed was spreading malicious lies about him. It does not appear that his fellow citizens thought highly of the move, as Twitter usage exploded in Turkey as work-arounds the ban were quickly disseminated. We continue to ponder the political effects of social media as it becomes more pervasive.
This is not world politics, but I cannot resist noting that the National Weather Service is predicting a “Nor’easter bomb” for next Tuesday night. Bad karma.
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