Venezuela Is Starving

Wall Street Journal ^ | May 5, 2017

[SMGFan]

Once Latin America’s richest country, Venezuela can no longer feed its people, hobbled by the nationalization of farms as well as price and currency controls

YARE, Venezuela— Jean Pierre Planchart, a year old, has the drawn face of an old man and a cry that is little more than a whimper. His ribs show through his skin. He weighs just 11 pounds

[SMGFan]

What say Sean Penn, Naomi Campbell, Michael Moore

[SMGFan]

http://nypost.com/2016/06/05/hollywoods-chavez-cheering-stars-venezuelas-victms/

[QBFimi]

Maybe Zimbabwe could help out. (No - I guess they’re holding their extra stores for when all the whites are chased out of South Africa.)

[agere_contra]

Here is a case for arming the people.

[jiggyboy]

Just having some fun: If we were really in the empire business, we’d start the process to make Venezuela our 51st state.

[Steely Tom]

I wonder if they smell any sulfur in Caracas.

[joshua c]

Start making flour out of crickets, it beats starving to death

[deadrock]

Commie fans don’t care that communism/socialism doesn’t work, but they do care that the free market does and they want it stopped.

[Truth29]

This is the Democrat dream for the US, with themselves as the ruling elite, of course.

[HighSierra5]

Jimmy Carter was an election observer when Chavez was elected in 2002. He said everything was kosher. He was also instrumental in a deal with the Norks.He got a Nobel Peace prize for all that great work. These people should be imprisoned and be made to break up concrete with steel wire in it out in the hot sun.

[Mark17]

This is the Democrat dream for the US, with themselves as the ruling elite, of course.

Yep, in a communist state, the ruling elites eat well. Look at fat boy in North Korea. It doesn't look like he misses any meals.

[FrankR]

Why isn’t the Pope down there helping instead of meddling in politics and making “feature films”?

[jalisco555]

Every famine in the modern era has been created by governments.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

If we were really in the empire business, we’d start the process to make Venezuela our 51st state.

Yeah, with those folks voting in U.S. elections, the collapse or the U.S. economy would be hastened by one or two generations. I'd start with Bermuda, the Bahamas, Aruba, ... Venezuela would be waaaaay down on the list.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

Another Socialist success story.

[Ge0ffrey]

Has Pope Francis said anything about the starving masses in Venezuela? If not, why not?

[jiggyboy]

Excellent point.

[Joe Boucher]

Me thinks California is heading in just this direction.
Socialism.

[TADSLOS]

What Venezuela needs is another socialist revolution to overcome the mistakes of the past one. Utopia is just over the horizon. Don’t look back now, komrads. Hope n’ Change.

[yldstrk]

well the nurses look pudgy enough