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:
As a Bernie supporter I have to say, I am not a socialist. I am an individual who believes in balance. Too much capitalism or socialism will always fail. The reason we separate power is so systems will continue to operate, we need a balanced system, not one God or government but many together.
Ultimately, Socialism always loses. The variable is the cost. Millions can die in a revolution to take back the country. It is cheaper and less bloody to just not vote Socialists into power in the first place. But I know Whoopi Goldberg seems so cool when you live in your mother’s basement.
practice drill for Americas
Low information signalling, much?
VOTE TRUMP
This is the road progressives want us to travel.
They have no navy….not a real air force to talk of…soooooo lets invade those idiots
Hey all you millinials who think socialism is something we need to try here, are you watching Venezeula?
Shocker
It was socialism while Chavez was alive . But after his death the u.s got their wish of a capitalist/communism where the people at the top get rich while the people get the shaft. This is not socialism!