Just like in Germany right after surrender where the people were going to the zoo’s to kill and eat those animals; there were pictures of them carving up a dead horse in the street. Now the Venezuelans are doing the same thing. Isn’t socialism grand?
I’ve had discussions about this with Left-leaning co-workers and acquaintances. The overwhelming response to what is happening is: “Oh, they’re just not doing it (Socialism) right.”
To them, it’s always a problem with implementing the ideology—never the ideology itself. Of course, Capitalism never gets the same benefit of the doubt.
There is nothing perverse in being glad that Venezuela will finally (soon) accept reality. Just as I'm sincerely thrilled when a drug addict hits bottom in a way that puts an end to the addition, it's perfectly compassionate to be pleased when the state-sponsored robbery that constitutes socialism approaches its end.
I have said this SO many times, over SO many years here on FR...
The ONLY reason America hasn’t sunk yet and gone Full Commie is that we’re so absolutely, filthy, stinking RICH due to stop-gaps put in place by Our Founders!
Of course that NEVER stops the Socialists among us from TRYING to ROB us of our hard-earned wealth, and they’ve made AMAZING inroads, but we owe a debt of GRATITUDE to our Founding Fathers.
Those men LIVED Tyranny and set us up to resist it, pretty much on Auto-Pilot!
Some days I feel that We’re So Screwed, but other days I’m reminded that we are living a MIRACLE of foresight!
God Bless America. Always and forever. :)
Another Socialist paradise lost.
They just need more socialism. With, you know, the right people in charge this time.
Venezuela is not “collapsing”. It has collapsed. The experiment is over. It was a gargantuan failure. I do not accept the notion that it is “collapsing”, being defined by some that it isn’t “collapsed” until every single soul is dead.
I don’t take any joy out of Venezuela because there were many hard working producers who did not want socialism in their country.
We are not nearly as far away from this as we think. We are already observing what is close to becoming a majority vote themselves the riches of others and it could easily get much worse.
Hillary dispatched Bernie (and it appears that Bernie was in on it)
Hillary is decomposing right in front of everyone... and Bill may be ahead of her
Venezuela is self destructing
The “Imperial Anus” (HT DarthVader) 0bama has had to admit he Lied about 400 Million for Hostages Payment
Hillary cannot escape any Grand Jury or Congress Investigation pointed at her
muslims continue to slaughter anyone Not muslim all over the World ... The Royal Anus (Obama) is Financing the Slaughter with OUR MONEY! and not to forget... the worst of the worst being released from Guantanamo.
Both he and Hillary want to bring more of these murderers into our Country, and pay for their upkeep.
ETC ETC ETC
And yet we have a media that is so blind or paid for that they cannot report anything factual about anything happening on this entire Planet unless it is some little NO-Story anti-trump rant.
My God we are are a Stupid Gutless Nation!
Osama was right ... it was the right time to attack and Obama Proved it ... TWICE
Socialism is NOT about equality. It is actually predicated on exactly the opposite principle. Socialism is the political system that creates a dichotomy between demigods and the supposedly homogeneous masses. It is the ultimate ego trip for those with Messiah complexes. Marx was an arrogant a***ole who wanted to diminish everyone else (i.e. the ‘Bourgeoisie’) that he resented. The language of his writings exuded anger and bitterness, and IMHO he was a narcissist angry at the world because it didn’t recognize how ‘great’ he was.
.........wow, I like the one about government offices only open 2 days a week!
Socialism will work when.a 400 pound mother of 12 can decently wear size 00 yoga pants. In other words, never.
I feel really sorry for them, and especially those who didn’t vote for Hugo Chavez & company. But, sadly, too many of them did vote for this.
They’ll be coming here. Then they’ll eventually get U.S. citizenship, and start voting for the same policies.
Trump can’t get into office soon enough.
This situation, along with the increasingly likely chance of a political meltdown in Nigeria, explains why I think there is a chance we could see US$85-plus per barrel pricing for crude oil, because the collapse of Venezuela and Nigeria could eliminate over 4 million barrels of oil export per day out of world markets. I could see the price of 87 pump octane (91 RON) unleaded gasoline go from $2.25/US gallon to $3.50/US gallon (or higher!) in a blink of an eye in Sacramento, CA if this happens.
It’s because we didn’t send them enough aid money, that’s why ... otherwise it would be fine.