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Gonzalo proved that Ukraine is a banana dictatorship and not a "Western-type democracy". There are quite a few people who have been missing since February 2022.

Hi Mike!

I also liked listening to Gonzalo Lira, liked his wit, intelligence and a different take on the war. I disagree with your comparing Gonzalo to some of the Paraguayan cases you mentioned. He is not in the same league. He tried to give an unbiased, in his opinion,view of the conflict. He was harsh on the Ukrainian government, but also on the US government (perhaps that's what got him killed). And if he just played nice as you suggest he should've done, you and I wouldn't be listening to him. It will be one year in January since he died and I'll light a candle for a peaceful repose of his soul. And drink some whisky too.

Someone ratted out Gonzalo. Oh by the way there is another great saying: "If you gonna play in Texas, you better have a fiddle in the band." "Don't play a cowboy in a room full of Indians."

Sound advice Mike. Hopefully people will take heed of the years of experience you are drawing on. Making snap decisions is a fast path to headache and regret.

RIP Gonzalo

When in Rome ...

looks like Paraguay could use some cajun sausage...lawd haha been watching your channel for the past hour. interesting takes. appreciate it mate

Why on Earth anyone of compos mentis would ever want to move to Paraguay. No rule of law, no police as such, just thru and thru corrupt cops, no impartial courts, no habeas corpus, no half-decent medical services. the criminal cartels rule over it all.... May as well stay back home in the U.S.

All i got out of your advice was that we need to marry someone from Paraguay. Sadly i am already married. 😂 So when they say someone was around your house, is that their way of politely probing for answers because they are curious? Do you think they would ever intervene if they thought someone was stealing from you? I mean i probably would call 911 and stay on the line with them as I address those people... But i know that no one else on my block likely would be so bold as to do that for me.

Where is Tiffany Dover?

God Bless Gonzalo and may He Rest in Peace. Positive vibes to his Father, Children and Family. I watched him very extensively during the Special Military Operation that started in 2022. He should have left Ukraine and commented from another country. It was insanity for him to comment like that while in a NAZI country with a very ruthless Secret Police. I am Romanian living in the USA, when I used to go back to Communist Romania to visit in the 70's and 80's, it was unheard of to speak out against that government while in that country or abroad if you ever wanted to go back and visit or have contact with relatives. Back in those hardcore communist times, they would just arrest you, put you in a cell, give you "RADU" and then let you go like nothing happened. 1 month later you were dead. "RADU" was a radioactive brick obtained from the USSR that they would put in the top of a cell to irradiate you with a lethal does to Nuclear radiation.

RIP Gonzalo Lira

Super hot here today and tomorrow in Encarnacion, Biblical heat is coming! As far as living here my take is this. Arrive with your own wealth, don't come if you need to work or open a business. Rent don't buy property here has become overpriced like most other places but rent is cheap. Buy a solid used car and make sure the headlights come on every time the key is turned. Banking here is easy but really no need with money apps so prevalent. Everything becomes easier if you have the permanent residency cedula. The less you try and do in Paraguay the happier you will be. In regards to the 3 months of scorching heat; plan on visiting another country with cool climate those months. Oh yeah and learn to speak Spanish before you come and I mean conversational level not just Hola, and cerveza. That's my 2 cents worth from my years in Paraguay.

Happens so often in the US we have a legal term for it, "caveat emptor." Similar to US too, small courts can be corrupt but if you have a case (and money) you can appeal. Hey with enough billions you might be a convicted felon and not be able to vote, but can be president and above the law

Oh yeah thats a classic, many germans did the same mistake when moving to Spain and buying property there in the early 80s! I remember that because my father was a real estate agent back at that time! Many funny memories! People have to follow the rules of the country they are moving to, thats normal and rushing things in a latin country is indeed the wrong step! I recommend to consult the rights and rules with the embassy of the country and ask for as much information as you could before moving there and you will be well served!

Good stuff!

All of the Spanish speaking countries south of the border are the same way. The way they do business in these Latino places are like crazy people on meth. it's hilarious actually.

Cheers from the uk

MIke...just dicovered your videos, I am an American, have lived in LATAM since 1994, Mexico and Brasil....currently living in Foz de Iguaçu....my Wife, Brasilian, is studying over the river in CDE...and we are thinking of poniendo nuestro ranchito in Paraguay...would be really interested in tapping into your insights n the future if possible, would love to have a way to directly contact you. Cheers Joe

Great video and info ,keep em coming , Cheers

Do you have any experiences with El Paraiso Verde? Catered to German speakers, but not exclusively. I hear a lot, but it sounds too good to be true. I know they had issues with their CFO stealing money, but that seems settled.

Time to experience that beautiful country, I was 30 years in Spain so language is not a issue and I also know the latin culture very well as I grew up with mostly within the Canary Islands ❤

I love it, please show us more of this beautiful country! Me voy a venir a vivir en Paraguay ❤

Thank you very much for showing us this beautiful country! Que bonito es Paraguay ❤

I had a brain cramp while making this video. Supermercado Espana doesn't exist anymore. I just mentioned it automatically. I associate those supermakets with each other because all three of those supermarket chains are owned by the Vierci family, one of the wealthiest families in Paraguay. You can substitute the supermarket chains Real, Pueblo, or Gran Via and my premise is the same.

Doug Casey talks about this while living in Argentina. Don't go to another country to take advantage of the increased freedom and lower cost of living, then cause trouble specifically political waves. I agree the new Lido bar just isn't the same since it moved from Calle Palma and now has less a 50 dinner feel to a much more modern. The location in Villa Morra still pretty good!

Just follow this old proverb: When in Rome, do as the Romans do

No matter what country you may live in as a foreigner, the best policy is shut your mouth, do not complain about anything related to your new place of residency and NEVER, EVER, talk about what was better about back home, You will soon be told by someone if home was better GTFO. Never, trust another expat and never only hang out with expats. Make new connections among the locals and stay far, far away from expats as much as possible. They are always the ones that will rat you out if a problem happens.

You can insult the govt.here until you are blue in the face,everyone does.

Bless Mr. Lira , miss him .

Many foreigners who come here think they are above the law,they have the arrogance to tjink that our laws don't apply to them. They also don't bother to inform themselves.

Gonzalo Lira died in Ukraine prison of pneumonia. Ukraine's tyrannical government tolerated him only because they had bugged him and were hoping people in Ukraine against the war would contact him. Such peaceniks would be arrested. When no one of value fell into their trap, they simply arrested Gonzalo because they hated him for mocking Zelensky and the Ukraine war effort.

In the event of a 3rd world war, especially if it is a nuclear war, no country will be safe. There is a risk of a nuclear winter with dust in the atmosphere preventing the sun's rays from passing through and therefore crops from growing all over the world... The Coriolis effect does not prevent greenhouse gases produced in the northern hemisphere from spreading to the southern hemisphere, and the same will be true for this dust... Even assuming that this is not the case if developed countries are razed, their technology will no longer be available... No more mobile phones, no more internet, no more planes, repairs will be impossible... There will be no more agricultural exports due to a lack of buyers, and in any case the supply chains will no longer function It will be survival in the best case, wherever you are...

what is your job in PY?

Ukraine is more like Chile under Pinochet

I dont think Gonzalo was anti Ukraine, he was anti lies! He didn't brake any laws!

Ukraine is supposed to be a liberal democracy, so much so that the west is supporting it is to uphold those supposed values.

"people that come here....to start shit:)" i finished it for you Sir:) new sub

That's why alot of people felt that he was a Ukrainian asset because nobody with a sane mind would do what he did and try to get away with it. His story never really added up. Scott Ritter pointed out these facts and believe it to be true. Honestly, Lira wasn't a good person but rather someone who stole money from people over decades pretending to be knowledgeable when in part was nothing more than a mere grifter. I never trusted him.

I see those burn pits everywhere LOL

I'm an expat too. I moved to South Dakota. So far so good...

Burning docs and talking about Gonzo. Seems like an interesting message being sent. That beer looks really good.

Gonzalo had a big chip on his shoulder. Seemingly logical, in one or more interviews with other TH-camrs (Lazerpig i think), Gonzalo's emotional, irrational side shone through. He despised the west, U.S., probably from all the meddling it did in his (home) part of the world, South America. So he vilified anything the West touched, and idolized anything Eastern (Russia, China). What he didn't realize is that in that part of the world (Eastern Europe), Russia is the big bad wolf, less so the U.S. So he essentially he was painting a big target on himself.

You make some good points. What I noticed with Gonzo was that the government let him get away with being critical in video after video. But in one final video he criticized the American president. THAT was the video that landed him in prison and his death. I always wonder why he was so determined to be the suffering martyr. That’s what he finally got by his own hand.

Can’t believe Lido Bar changed the location 😢 The good old fish soup 😋

WHEN I THINK ABOUT GONZALO LIRA I UNDERSTAND THAT BRAVE PEOPLE DONT UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING VERY VERY BRAVE THEY REALLY THINK THAT EVERYONE IS SO LIKE THEM AND THAT THIS WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS NOTHING SPECIAL AND ONLY NORMAL I DID NOT KNOW HIM UNTIL I SAW HIS VIDEO WHEN THE WAR STARTED AND HE WAS IN THE HOTEL IN KIEW WHERE HE TALKED TO THE WESTERN JOURNALIST SCUM I SAW WHAT HE DID AND WHEN I SAW HIM THE DAY I SEND HIM A COMMENT ON YT THAT HE SHOULD STOP TALKING AND NOT SAY A WORD BUT HE WAS TO BRAVE TO BRAVE ETERNAL GLORY TO THIS BRAVE MAN AND YES ALL THE THINGS HE DID AND SAID WAS BECOUSE HE LOVED UKRAINA AND THE UKRAINIAN NATION HIS LITTLE SON IS HALF UKRAINIAN HE CAN BE PROUD OF HIS FATHER

Gonzalo is a hero of free speech. But you make a very valid point about the need to comply with laws and customs in the country you live in.

Given his very evident rapid physical decline on camera before us, I suspect Gonzalo was terminally ill and knew he didn't have much time left. So he chose martyrdom.

First time I see your channel. What got my attention was you mentioning Gonalo Lira. You are right, Mike, even in our own countries, going from one province to another or to a different city, implies to "follow the procedures", as you say. I watched several Lira´s videos on the war in Ukraine, and since the first time, I told to myself "very good video, but..what is this guy reporting that way there directly in Ukraine?, Having an american visa, He could go out and maybe report the same way from a different location, not there, because He surely ised digital reports, no need to stay there. It was dangerous from the very fistrt moment when war started. So sad how He tried to scape, and did not get-it.