Sometimes just one block makes the difference between a safe neighborhood and danger .
I can tell you that socialism is rampant , and often masks hidden Communism .
On the topic of Islamic influence in Venezuela , I can tell you that the airport in Panama is a major hub for flights between Central and South America , and the rest of the world . A couple of years ago I was waiting for a connection when a plane discharged a huge group of mullah types from somewhere in the ME . My thought was ‘ Here is the forefront of a major immigration wave .’ One of the principle tenets of Islam is to spread through immigration . There are two ways of paving the way to Islamic heaven :1. Jihad ( killing infidels ) and 2. Spearheading an immigration wave to spread the influence of Islam to new areas . South America must seem like heaven on earth to someone from the ME desert regions.
Coming from FL , where topsoil can be very shallow above former seabed sand , to see rich topsoil almost two feet deep on a hillside is just incredible . Add to that , a little rain , bracketed by sunshine virtually daily and there is lush vegetation that seems like a dream even to me , let alone someone from a desert region .
The drug cartel influences are widespread throughout the Americas , and I expect , globally. The devastation to civilization is immense , and growing .
We do what we can to remain unpolluted by this menace .
Thanks for your concern .