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Ghost Dog

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5. "the enchufado (ie. crony) class in Caracas"

Reply to GatoGordo (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 09:45 AM

Mar 2019

Blumenthal does make that point in the video, but should have made it more strongly.

It sounds like he's based in wealthy East Caracas and even he rarely ventures out...

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