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:
Kinda funny that a lot of people want socialism right here.
Don’t worry, those in Venezuela who have the money and power will stay there. The majority of the peasants will join the “refugee stream” headed north to the land of layabouts,freedom,and perpetual welfare!USA! USA!
Zackary Baldwin
Not what we want here!!
My socialist friends: pay some contention, blind baby. This is the future you seek.
Awwww poor Venezuela.
THERE is a perfect example of SOCIALISM for whom ever calls their selves socialist, I’m not disrespect
They had socialist leaders
wow, did they not vote it in? you know Democratic socialcommunism…. butt Bernie Sanders should run for dictator.
Why the hell would we invade that shithole?