Posted on 10/20/2019 10:33:40 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
This is the second in a series of articles on life in Venezuela two decades into socialist rule. The series begins here.
When I was young, comedic shows like Radio Rochela existed, in which the politicians were often the center of ridicule and satire. Today, no one would even dare to attempt something like that because the TV channel would be shut down within hours.
The left’s inability to make memes aside, they should be grateful that they have the ability to freely mock, satirize, and ridicule public figures without fear of being thrown in jail. If I were to adapt some of the “jokes” they’ve fielded against U.S. President Donald Trump to apply to Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro, or any other high ranking member of the government, then could very well be facing twenty years in prison due to the new “anti-hate speech” law passed by the regime in late 2017.
There are people in Venezuela right now that have been arrested for the sole crime of posting something on social media. A group of firemen is facing up to twenty years in prison for comparing Maduro to a donkey in a viral video. The First Amendment is one of the things I admire most out of America — it’s a freedom of speech some of us can only dream of.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
chelsae hates America- perhaps she would like to live in Venezuela since the left love socialism so much?
Hate speech laws = any speech the left doesn’t like
This is an excellent article and worth a read of the whole thing.
If only we could ship our leftists to them for a good long stay. Reality might actually begin to sink in.
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Hey! I hear Venezuela has a seat on the UN Human Rights Council! The UN allows you to do anything at all, as long as you practice socialism. You can starve your people to death. You can arrest them for their thoughts. But as long as you nationalize big businesses and take money from those who earn it legally, you get rewarded big time by the UN and other marxist-promoting organizations.
Venezuala is what every Democrat craves.
Reasons why the scumbag media will not show or talk about anything venezuela
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