ahh yes, the concentrated blessings of socialism...
Posted on 02/22/2014 11:35:37 AM PST by neverdem
How are things coming along in Venezuela, that paradise of democratic socialism? You must remember Venezuela. That's the country that Diane Abbott said was showing "a better way", which Owen Jones told us had proven that "you can lead a progressive, popular government that says no to neo-liberalism"? The apple in the eye of Marx, the last hope for humanity in a world of fat cat banksters and austerity Scrooges. The Copacobana of the international revolution. Viva!
How is Venezuela doing? Well, tens of thousands of protesters are in the streets, the army's been sent to crush revolt, an opposition leader has been arrested and supporters of the government just shot dead a former beauty queen. It's going to hell in a handcart, that's how it's doing.
After Hugo Chavez died he was replaced by Nicolas Maduro, a man of considerably less talent who bears a striking resemblance to an obese Burt Reynolds. A Venezuelan friend explains that Chavez's titanic personality held his revolution together, reconciling its various contradictions with his charismatic nationalism. By contrast, "Maduro has let the worst people take over" – surrendering authority to radical mobs and corrupt officials in a bid to keep them all on side. The result? Bad economic management, inflation at 56 per cent, rising unemployment, food shortages, shocking levels of crime and an increasing reliance on government control of the press.
The Left always insisted under Chavez that some meddling in the media was necessary because it was otherwise controlled by dark, foreign forces (read: people who disagreed with Chavez). But Maduro is now threatening to expel CNN, which is about the fairest and most balanced news source on the planet. CNN's crime was to report on the recent protests that have engulfed the capital. And good for CNN. Coverage on what's...
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lol,,,
ahh yes, the concentrated blessings of socialism...
“The result? Bad economic management, inflation at 56 per cent, rising unemployment, food shortages, shocking levels of crime and an increasing reliance on government control of the press.”
How long?
>>Venezuela: the Left’s favourite ‘socialist paradise’ is sliding into poverty and dictatorship<<
Who could have thought! Another attempt to do socialism ‘proper way’ better than earlier has come to obvious results. /s
Leftists should have keep trying! :-)
Better to keep the sheeple trained on who's going to win American Idol.
Fox News isn’t on basic cable, so I’m not paying extra for it.
What? CNN actually reported a fact? Break out the party hats and noisemakers. We’ll have to get drunk to celebrate this.
Well, it is rather difficult to read beyond that point, since only about a sentence remains before you have to follow the link to another website.
Just sayin'...
What’s the date of these photos?
We sure need same in America to kick out the marxist-mooslum dicktator!
Like Obama, Maduro has split the country into those on the government dole and those paying the taxes. This is what happens with Marxist socialism and usually ends up in a bloody revolution.
Yesterday I think
Great array of pictures showing America’s elite left wingers, who hate America, cozying up to a communist serial killer, thug president.
I guess Hugo’s Homeys aren’t down for the struggle.
Lybia kills their insane Islamo dictator.
Egypt overthrows the Muslim brotherhood thugs and continues to erase the Muslim brotherhood thugs.
Ukraine is being flushed out at this time.
Venezuela coming up re big changes.
We are witnessing some massive changes for our side without any American blood being lost.
Man that sounds familiar...like something I'm hearing here too.
BFL
Save our comrades! Contribute to the Great TP Airlift!
Wow. No wonder furriners think we’re stupid.
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