When I say some of my best friends are Venezuelan, I’m not lying. We have known each other since we were in third grade. We have laughed and cried together. We know what it’s like to yearn for the freedom of our homeland. Some tell me, I m too close to this issue to be a neutral analytical voice. Damn right. This is not theoretical for me. I don’t know about it, because I read something for the first time, today. Sadly, we have lived and experienced everything I describe on tv.