Socialism always starts as a “people’s movement,” with mindless and ignorant people being directed by elitist con men in the background, telling the foolish that by bringing down the “rich,” everyone will share in the abundance that socialism will bring. It is always a lie, and invariably almost all the people end up in poverty, with the exception of the top socialist leaders who live like kings. Fidel Castro is certainly one who has lived that life, and his protege, Hugo Chavez destroyed the Venezuelan economy pursuing the same socialist policies.
When the economy comes crashing down, it is necessary for the leadership to blame an outside source, and when Chavez was alive, he continually named the United States for all of the woes the country was suffering from. In fact, the oil rich country provides 9 percent of the U.S. gross oil imports, which must be a considerable sum of export income to the nation of 30 million people. As such, the U.S. provided a huge portion of the countries income, but Chavez resented that as well.
Venezuela has expropriated foreign and domestic businesses, which means that the people have little invested in the country and are becoming very unhappy with the leadership as it nosedives to complete economic ruin.
For more on the Venezuelan “people’s paradise,” see page 2:
Here is what comes next Venezuela:
http://www.scottmanning.com/content/communist-body-count/
How soon before BHO apologizes for Venezuela’s failures and sends them a coupla’ billion?
Screw that….. we have our own problems here. ….. let’s stop getting involved with other people’s problems at least until we get our act together….. especially when we’re not asked to intervene……
Maybe Sean Penn should get his tuckus over there and help them out a little…
Shhhh don’t look at democracy in Latin America
Aren’t all new governments orchestrated?
Don’t worry allen, Robert probably blamed the youth for our country’s current issues. Instead of realizing we’re dealing with issues largely caused by former generations and if they have an issue take it up with those that raised us.
Feel the Bern….
Don your words intrigue me please carry on with that illustrious knowledgeable thought.
Cat, well except for France Germany England Denmark Spain Switzerland to name few.