[P-40]

"We are building socialism and fighting capitalism!"

Good plan! That has worked so well every place it has been tried! What a smart lad.

[DuncanWaring]

Zimbabwe II

[Jake The Goose]

I am constantly amazed at the how often History repeats itself.

It will take time - but Chavez too will disappear.

[ikka]

Vicente Lecuna should be given green cards for himself and his family. They can come here to the USA and be productive. The other losers in VZ can stay there and rot.

[rod1]

Chavez figuring out how to ZIM his own country. Priceless. Too bad those citizens who don’t know what is about to hit them thanks to this clown.

[OpusatFR]

Chavez’ Cuba model is more Zimbabwe model than anything else.

[SlowBoat407]

Then he announced the seizure of a land area larger than the state of Rhode Island.

Here it's called "eminent domain for shopping centers and high-end condos".

[pnh102]

Thankfully our farmers produce enough food to feed the entire planet many times over. I am sure we can do the same for Venezuela.

[CDHart]

Those who will not learn from history are doomed to repeat it (paraphrase).

Carolyn

[Abathar]

And the DUmmies rejoice.....

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Actually it’s communism that this mad dictator is building. One step at time, he’s transforming his country into a poor land with no opportunity. He will then blame his troubles on the USA.
The goals of the American left (dems, pelosi) are really no different.

[Eagle of Liberty]

He speaks of wanting to drive a stake through the heart of capitalism, limiting the role of money and installing a barter system.

That would do it.

[MrB]

Let’s play
“Guess the Leftist Excuse for Why Chavez’ Collectivism is FAILING”.

1) Haven’t given it enough time.
2) American Imperialism.
3) It’s not “real” Socialism.
...
Go ahead, Freepers.

[Fudd]

"We must end latifundios," he (Chavez) said in a televised speech in March, referring to large agrarian estates. "The people order it, and we will do it, whatever the cost."

A cost often, tragically, paid in blood.

[jimfree]

It worked in Zimbabwe.

[avacado]

Now Mr. Chávez is taking his revolution to the Venezuelan countryside. "We must end latifundios,"

Yeah, those land grabs worked so well for Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe) and Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua).

[dfwgator]

What is the Spanish word for “Kulak”?

[Lurker]

"The people order it, and we will do it, whatever the cost."

And in the end that cost will be measured in blood and corpses.

L

[bert]

Until the aristo landed gentry is removed from control there can be no democracy. The redistribution can only occur after resources are seized.

The problem for a politician is to assure the process remains under control. The process in Russia has been ongoing of nearly a hundred years and is still not resolved into a stable political condition.

The process in Venezuela has just begun.

[DeFault User]

I heard some first hand accounts of how well Fidel managed Cuba’s agriculture:

A party loyalist was sent to seize control from evil capitalists and manage a large rice plantation. He thought it would be a fine idea to plant potatoes in the rice paddies. When the paddies flooded (as was natural), all the potatoes rotted.

Another bright, energetic Communist was sent to manage a large cattle ranch. He had to feed his workers so he slaughtered the largest animal he could find. It happened to be the ranch’s prize stud bull.

It certainly looks like Comrade Hugo is well on his way to turning Venezuela into another workers’ paradise.