Humanitarian emergency, repression, and forced migration: why it's not so easy to "get over it and forgive"

Over the last few hours, several Venezuelans responded to the message that the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, addressed to the diaspora who harbored "some type of resentment" against the Government. On April 29, the official told compatriots abroad: "get over it, forgive us, and come back."

Humanitarian emergency, repression, and forced migration: why it's not so easy to "get over it and forgive"

TL;DR

  • National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez addressed the Venezuelan diaspora.
  • He urged those with "resentment" against the government to "get over it, forgive us, and come back."
  • Several Venezuelans living abroad have responded to his message.
  • The responses indicate a difficulty in simply "getting over it and forgiving" due to their experiences.