Saturday, October 19, 2013

Why Venezuela's Government Hates The TV Series 'Homeland'



Why Venezuela's Government Is Ticked Off at 'Homeland' -- Transitions/Foreign Policy

Early on in his tenure as Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro responded to growing criticism of government mismanagement, skyrocketing crime, inflation and chaos by reminding his countrymen that, at the very least, tenemos patria ("we have a homeland").

"We have that homeland," Maduro explained, "because we do not bow before any empire." And prescient words they were, because just this past weekend Venezuelans experienced a rather different take on the "homeland" theme... and it sure wasn't pretty.

(Spoiler alert: Fans of the hit U.S. TV series Homeland might want to avoid reading the rest of this article, since many have yet to see the episode under discussion.)

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My Comment: I am more of a sci-fi/speculative fiction fan .... but I have just started to watch Homeland (just finished the first season) .... and while I lack free time .... I have gone into the habit of watching it while working away at this blog.

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