{"id":48219,"date":"2022-11-27T17:47:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T22:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=48219"},"modified":"2022-11-27T17:47:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T22:47:43","slug":"it-could-happen-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=48219","title":{"rendered":"It Could Happen Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, it could happen here. The December issue of America\u2019s 1st Freedom<\/a> includes an article by Gabby Franco, a former resident and Olympian from Venezuela. Ms. Franco chose to leave her family and country and come to America in 2004. In the article she explains what happened to change Venezuela from the richest country in South America to one of the poorest.<\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

Venezuela is surrounded by paradisiacal turquoise waters in the north and an enigmatic rainforest in the south. There are no seasonal natural disasters\u2014no hurricanes, tornados, blizzards or wildfires\u2014such as there are in various areas of the United States. But an idea that the government should be given so much power that it could take away every right of the individual citizen\u2014even their right to self-defense\u2014did lead to the country\u2019s ruination.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a former citizen of Venezuela who became a U.S. citizen, I am now hearing many of the same things I heard in Venezuela from certain anti-Second Amendment politicians. I was an Olympic shooting competitor representing Venezuela and am now a lawful gun owner here in America. I don\u2019t want to see this right being threatened again.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026Venezuela was once a place where people could find jobs, prosper, dream about their future and, with hard work, succeed, despite social and political issues. My parents were born in a rural town where there were not even flushing toilets until the late 1950s. My mom became a high-school teacher, and my dad was a machinist who dreamed of owning a machine shop. They married in the late 1970s and lived on my mom\u2019s salary for several years as my dad built his business. They showed my siblings and me that dreams are possible with hard work and dedication.<\/strong><\/p>\n

During that time, law-abiding Venezuelans could own firearms and apply for a concealed-carry license. My father was an avid hunter who filled up the freezer with venison, duck, rabbit and any other animals he deemed tasty. Children could go to the gun range with their parents to practice the shooting sports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026Hugo Ch\u00e1vez took power in 1999 and ruled the country via executive orders from the beginning. The terrible implications of his actions were palpable, as he aimed to take farmland away from its owners. Ch\u00e1vez did not waste time in pushing his socialist agenda, influenced by Fidel Castro, seeding hatred and envy amongst Venezuelans. I remember one time a person on a motorcycle stopped next to my dad\u2019s SUV and spat on it. It was a symbolic gesture showing his hatred toward us for having a good vehicle. What this man did not know is that my parents were born poor but rose through their will and dedication.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hugo Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s actions did not go by unnoticed. A Cuban friend, whom I\u2019ll call Jose, warned many of us at the gun range about Venezuela\u2019s future under Hugo Ch\u00e1vez. These warnings were, as Gabriel Garci\u00e1 M\u00e1rquez wrote, a \u201cchronicle of a death foretold.\u201d It was indeed a hard pill to swallow for many, who often replied with something like: \u201cThat would never happen here. Venezuela is the richest country in the region. Venezuela is not an island like Cuba.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ms. Franco notes the danger to America:<\/p>\n

I know it is hard to imagine that any of this could happen in America, but it is. The same divisive rhetoric I heard in Venezuela and then from Obama is used even more today. Venezuela\u2019s current situation is the result of giving more power to the government, eliciting corruption, mismanagement and excessive spending; moreover, it was not an immediate change. Socialists took Venezuelans on a one-way journey to misery one step at a time. Unfortunately, I see America heading in that direction if we continue with the current socialist agenda that favors a powerful government, gun control, more regulations and a politicized justice system. Thus, it is imperative that Americans rally to preserve our Constitution and our nation by voting out anyone who wishes to undermine our constitutional rights.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please follow the link above to read the entire article. It is chilling to hear her story and realize that the same thing could happen here.<\/p>\n

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