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:
Move to your socialist country, and stop trespassing on mine you$#%&!@*
Does a country the size of Vermont really even think …..as if….
Just a message to Venezuela, we have our own problems. I assure you, we’re not invading you.
What happened in Venezuela is not what liberals in the US are talking about. You should probably educate yourself on the reality.
You do know that you live in a socialist republic, right? The Democrats are pushing to use tax dollars for things that will help the middle class, not thecwealtby and corporations. That is all.
Todd who commented earlier has it right when he says “What happened in Venezuela is not what liberals in the US are talking about. You should probably educate yourself on the reality.
You do know that you live in a socialist republic, right? The Democrats are pushing to use tax dollars for things that will help the middle class, not the wealthy and corporations. That is all.
Why, exactly, would America bother to invade Venezuela? Just wait until it implodes, and another South American banana Republic scoops it up. Then deal with them. Cheaper, doesn’t add to our debt, and we won’t be fighting guerrillas in another jungle. Leave our people, and out money, in N. America. They got what they wished for, let them live in it.
yep this a conservative site ….why so many Hillary supporters sharing this ….?
But the rich get/stay richer
Be get your head out…socialism is socialism
Unfortunately, many of our young people – the millennials, who support bernie sanders think this is a good thing. It’s a shame that every politician ever running for office in this country has vowed to create jobs and improve education, yet this improved education produces graduates who don’t know history and think socialism is the best thing since sliced bread. Maybe our improved educational system should also teach how socialism will take that sliced bread that you have worked so hard to obtain, and give it to someone else.