Many people come from places where voices were silenced. Civil liberties and human rights were ignored. Everyone deserves a platform to tell their own story, connect with others, and be heard.
The impacts of colonialism weren’t “supposedly negative,” they were, in fact, extremely so. Imperialists prevented progress throughout Africa as they pillaged the continent’s resources, devastated entire communities, threatened ecosystems, and actively tried to destroy African cultures. Fortunately, Africans have proven themselves resilient and capable of solving their own problems.
In Venezuela, numerous methods were implemented as part of the totalitarian regime’s efforts to gain and retain its power. The gradual process of de-democratization occurred throughout the past two decades beginning with the charismatic populist Hugo Chavez’s presidency and was further facilitated by corruption and the concentration of political and economic power in the military. He amassed a great deal of support due to his assertion that he could improve the country’s social conditions and address issues of extreme inequality and poverty.