Venezuela and our future under communism Pass it on, please

Before the weekend ends and America moves on to the next headline, we need to pause and look at a story that matters more than almost any other—the collapse of Venezuela, and what it warns us about if the last democratic superpower ever falls the same way. The old democrats are GONE !! This is what the NEW Democrats are voting for !! You are supporting the squad !! This didn’t happen overnight. It happened step by step, over one generation. VENEZUELA: HOW A PROSPEROUS NATION COLLAPSED 1992 Venezuela is the 3rd richest country in the Western Hemisphere, powered by oil and a growing middle class. 1997 Venezuelans become the 2nd largest buyers of Ford F-150s—a sign of widespread prosperity. 1998 Hugo Chávez is elected, promising to “redistribute wealth” and fix inequality. 2001 The country votes again for socialism, framed as compassion and fairness. 2003 The government imposes price controls and currency controls. Black markets appear. Shortages begin. 2004 Private healthcare is fully socialized. 2006 Inflation rises sharply as massive welfare programs expand without real economic backing. 2007 All higher education becomes “free.” 2008 Key industries—oil services, steel, cement, telecom—are nationalized. Production drops almost immediately. 2009 Private gun ownership is banned. 2010 The currency is devalued by 50%, crushing savings and accelerating inflation. 2011 Oil production begins a steady decline due to mismanagement and lack of investment. 2012 American politicians, like Bernie Sanders, publicly praise Venezuela’s model. 2013 Chávez dies. Nicolás Maduro takes power and tightens state control. 2014 Opposition leaders are arrested or silenced. 2015 GDP collapses. Hyperinflation begins. 2016 Severe food and medical shortages spread nationwide. 2017 The constitution is suspended. Elections are no longer meaningful. 2018 Inflation exceeds 1,000,000%. Maduro “wins” a widely fraudulent election. 2019 Unarmed civilians are killed by their own government. 2020 More than 8 million people flee the country to escape hunger and repression. 2023 Minor economic improvements fail to relieve mass poverty. 2024 Disputed elections trigger protests and global isolation. 2026 Maduro is removed by force. Venezuela is liberated after decades of ruin. THE HARD TRUTH It took one generation of “progressive” leadership to turn one of the richest countries on Earth into a nation defined by hunger, fear, mass graves, and mass migration. This is the lesson history keeps teaching: You can vote your way into socialism. But history shows people only escape it through collapse, violence, or foreign intervention. And here is the part Americans must understand clearly: If this happens in the United States, there will be nobody coming to save us. No outside superpower. No rescue force. No second chance. Freedom is fragile. Prosperity is not guaranteed. And once lost, they are brutally hard to recover. Venezuela’s people paid the price. America cannot afford to learn this lesson the same way. Copied from. -Larry Brandt

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Before the weekend ends and America moves on to the next headline, we need to pause and look at a story that matters more than almost any other—the collapse of Venezuela, and what it warns us about if the last democratic superpower ever falls the same way. The old democrats are GONE !! This is what the NEW Democrats are voting for !! You are supporting the squad !!

This didn’t happen overnight. It happened step by step, over one generation.

VENEZUELA: HOW A PROSPEROUS NATION COLLAPSED

1992
Venezuela is the 3rd richest country in the Western Hemisphere, powered by oil and a growing middle class.

1997
Venezuelans become the 2nd largest buyers of Ford F-150s—a sign of widespread prosperity.

1998
Hugo Chávez is elected, promising to “redistribute wealth” and fix inequality.

2001
The country votes again for socialism, framed as compassion and fairness.

2003
The government imposes price controls and currency controls.
Black markets appear. Shortages begin.

2004
Private healthcare is fully socialized.

2006
Inflation rises sharply as massive welfare programs expand without real economic backing.

2007
All higher education becomes “free.”

2008
Key industries—oil services, steel, cement, telecom—are nationalized.
Production drops almost immediately.

2009
Private gun ownership is banned.

2010
The currency is devalued by 50%, crushing savings and accelerating inflation.

2011
Oil production begins a steady decline due to mismanagement and lack of investment.

2012
American politicians, like Bernie Sanders, publicly praise Venezuela’s model.

2013
Chávez dies. Nicolás Maduro takes power and tightens state control.

2014
Opposition leaders are arrested or silenced.

2015
GDP collapses. Hyperinflation begins.

2016
Severe food and medical shortages spread nationwide.

2017
The constitution is suspended. Elections are no longer meaningful.

2018
Inflation exceeds 1,000,000%. Maduro “wins” a widely fraudulent election.

2019
Unarmed civilians are killed by their own government.

2020
More than 8 million people flee the country to escape hunger and repression.

2023
Minor economic improvements fail to relieve mass poverty.

2024
Disputed elections trigger protests and global isolation.

2026
Maduro is removed by force. Venezuela is liberated after
decades of ruin.

THE HARD TRUTH

It took one generation of “progressive” leadership to turn one of the richest countries on Earth into a nation defined by hunger, fear, mass graves, and mass migration.

This is the lesson history keeps teaching:

You can vote your way into socialism.
But history shows people only escape it through collapse, violence, or foreign intervention.

And here is the part Americans must understand clearly:
If this happens in the United States, there will be nobody coming to save us.

No outside superpower.

No rescue force.

No second chance.

Freedom is fragile. Prosperity is not guaranteed.
And once lost, they are brutally hard to recover.

Venezuela’s people paid the price.

America cannot afford to learn this lesson the same way.

Your link just opens facebook,
and does not lead to this posting.

Thank for posting. The Lessons of History - Will and Ariel Durant

During the early 2000, Rubio was house mate and owned a house with David Rivera.
He was just convicted of lobbying for Venezuela.
Hard to imagine Rubio knew nothing. I want an explanation from him why he decided not to be open border anymore arfter pushing that crap forever.

AI
Marco Rubio was housemate to former Florida Congressman David Rivera. The two, both Republicans, shared a home in Tallahassee while serving together in the Florida State Legislature in the early 2000s. Rubio testified in March 2026 regarding his friendship with Rivera, who was on trial for acting as an unregistered agent for Venezuela.

• Relationship: They were close friends for over 30 years, dating back to volunteering for a congressional campaign in 1992.
• The Shared Home: They co-owned a house in Tallahassee during their time as state lawmakers.
• Context: Rubio was not accused of any wrongdoing and testified that he was unaware of Rivera’s alleged lobbying activities. [2, 5]

AI responses may include mistakes.

[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rubio-testify-trial-david-rivera-charges-secretly-lobbying-venezuela-rcna264721
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFKgfiOUtAk
[3] https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rubio-testifies-trial-ex-florida-congressman-allegedly-hired-maduro-government-lobby-venezuela
[4] https://thehill.com/policy/international/marco-rubio-former-roommate-trial/
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlDijoh9sys

sorry FB must have moved it.

**2020 More than 8 million people flee the country to escape hunger and repression.**

Give them democracy + prosperity and those 8 million still will not go back no matter what. Weather it’s the Mariel Boat Lift or Mexicans at our southern border they will not return to those $hitholes even if they’re up and coming economies. Just look at all the Koreans here now that their home country is an Asian tiger.

It looks like we’re going to have to go back to the gringo days when we overthrew countries. No need for the banana/coffee/oil companies to call the shots as growing middle classes down there just might make them team players to the effects of capitalism. People will still come here so prosperity will slow it down.

Thanks for posting this.