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:
Yes? He is talking about the pay gap between CEOs and workers. In the good old days in the US it was around 45:1. Now it is upwards of 200:1. The top gets ritcher, the middle gets poorer.
Telling the people that the US may invade is nothing more than preparation for a military Junta with popular support. They’re only whipping up fear amongst the populace so the people will support the coming military takeover.
Not under this President.
Nothing in south or central america works. The reason is corruption. It’s a problem with hispanics.
Well said
Yal do know the biggest reason for there situation is because of oil??some of yal need to travel more than just taking what talk radio and the government tells u as fact
Oil is not the issue scott, the issue is socialism, corruption, and the Chaves brothers who destroyed capitalism by nationalizing their, not there industries.
It has had economic war waged against it by the west just like Cuba and any other country that has the nerve to divide its rice up in the way it sees fair
Sir, you are dellusionsl. Venezuela isolated itself from civilized nations. We (The US) gave them 40B just a few years ago as a lonan. Don’t be an indoctrinated person, education will set you free.
We actually have the most oil reserves now. Do your research please.
Cost more money than its worth to feed all those people. Enjoying communism.
What do we want? More government!!! When do we want it? Now!!! Oh$#%&!@*is that a tank?