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:
Thats what big government does! If we don’t change our ways were heading down the same road! This should be shown to bernie supporters!!
This is what democrats want !!! Think twice vote trump .
Hmmm….. Remember the Maine?!!!
You are an idiot Joe Cassady , pull Your head out of Your$#%&!@*. You’re as delusional as the rest of the Liberal Idiot’s .
How fast now, will Barack and Hillary be headed over there to help them, with money or troops ?
Only a moron would say that socialist policies led Venezuela to the brink of collapse without putting it into the context of the laundry list of financial and trade sanctions imposed upon them by the United States.
Venezuela is feeling the bern.
Looks to me like there is little difference between socialism and capitalism as long as there are oligarchs in power.
Venezuela looks a lot like the United States police state. Barely any differences.
Oil rich!