Andrea, a young architect from Caracas, described the dangerous journey she made on Wednesday as “moving”. Maria Corina Machado arriving in Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize award: “It seemed like a movie that he was able to overcome all the dangers of the journey … leave Venezuela and arrive safely at your destination. “You only see that in the cinema.”
The architect would not give ABC her last name when we approached her in a queue outside the postal distribution center in the eastern part of Caracas. He saw the incidents of the trip and the Nobel ceremony on his cell phone, where he followed the prestigious award step by step.
“I am proud of María Corina. I am 27 years old and I don’t know any other government than this one, which is very bad. We live for months waiting for something that we don’t know if, when or how it will happen. We do not know the true weight of the Nobel Prize. We don’t know what the Nobel Prize means, whether it will just be a diploma, a medal or a door to freedom,” adds Andrea.
In the queue, no one else wanted to comment. “I can’t speak for my job, even if I wanted to,” said a 35-year-old woman.
Next to the post office is a hairdressing salon run directly by the owner. Fabiola Leowho has no problem testifying to ABC. “I think the prize won by María Corina is wonderful. In the end, a Venezuelan woman won, and she is a woman who has balls, because the military here lack them. “Previously, the military in Venezuela were a symbol of morality, respect and authority, but now they are figures of corruption, they flaunt wealth and luxury cars but do not fulfill their patriotic function.”
In another company, Alfredo Farias67 years old, admires María Corina for her courage and determination to go to Oslo, braving obstacles and dangers. “She is a woman who worked hard, who deserves it, who sacrificed everything for this country. I hope a change is made because evil is what prevails here.
Farías does not believe in politicians, but “in the loyalty of the people”. “I was on the left and I do not agree with this left-wing government. I hope María Corina can come back to see if she can change this government,” she said after picking up her repaired blender.
In the appliance warehouse, the trader identified as Shevola Muzio74 years old, praised the courage of María Corina in going to Oslo to receive the prize: “I hope she can come back soon, I believe that the left only brings misery and state dictatorship, we have seen it since the Bolshevik revolution took power in Russia in 1918 and Venezuela must free itself from leftists.”
At the local cafe, Luis Martinez60 years old, tells ABC, with her name changed, that María Corina’s feat is worthy of a film. “I think it’s great to have been able to come to Oslo to receive this award. She is courageous. The Nobel Prize is recognition of his career and work. We hope he returns soon to continue the fight. Don’t let him abandon us. The cause remains an orphan without her, who is the mother. »
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