I approach this stuff with calm but I lived in China before. I understand China alot better than most

Communism restricts individual freedom, just like grains restrict gut health.

The point is we need information from inside Venezuela, from someone who didn't like Maduro like you too, to compare information. You have said there are no gaslines anymore. What happens with inflation? Is the currency devaluated because of USA administating Venezuela's gold or something else happens? etc

This is exactly correct when the US took the gold this would relieve some inflation pressure and pressure on currency but its a short term solution, and there's broader questions about goods and services long term. Argentina is a perfect example its now DEEPER IN DEBT so while the people claim things are getting better state assets are being sold off faster and faster land is being sold off and bankers are rewriting rules to take and tax the citizens deeper.