This is the ninth day of protests in Ecuador against a series of changes that have left the rich people richer and the poor people poorer. There has been some deaths already and yet i haven't seen anyone talk about this ...

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Mediocre__at__Best on October 13rd, 2019 at 02:13 UTC »

So it's just the entire world falling apart then? Oh, good.

jim_himjim on October 13rd, 2019 at 02:38 UTC »

Thanks for raising awareness u/ItzYaBoyHitler

Mister_AA on October 13rd, 2019 at 04:01 UTC »

I have a friend that was doing research in Ecuador, and as soon as this started he immediately moved to get back to the US. He described how in order to get to the airport he had to go through what felt like real war zones, with police/military and protestors clashing, with protestors throwing rocks and sticks and government forces using tear gas and rubber bullets. He said both sides would push and retreat in turns when more people arrived, and that he ended up going past several big "battlefields" like that.

He mentioned having to hide in a gas station to avoid the tear gas, losing track of the strangers that he was traveling with and having to give up on them, and that he ended up hitchhiking in the back of a pickup truck with TWENTY FIVE other people to get to the airport.

It really put things into perspective that I never really considered what this kind of protesting is when I'm sitting in the comfort of my home. You never really think about that kind of stuff until it directly impacts you.