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The Impending Collapse Of Venezuela
Forbes ^ | 1/13/15 | Frances Coppola

Posted on 01/14/2015 11:56:15 AM PST by Kartographer

Shortages are nothing new in Venezuela. Indeed, a shortage of toilet paper has been the subject of global amusement for quite some time. But recently, the shortages have become much worse. Last week, a government official was jeered for saying that long lines indicated that “Venezuela has plenty of food”, when rows and rows of empty shelves in stores were telling a different story. Bloomberg reports that people are queueing overnight for necessities such as soap, milk and diapers. This is very dangerous. Venezuela is already one of the most violent societies on earth. And when shortages start to affect little children, people get angry.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Cuba; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: cuba; energy; iran; lebanon; nigeria; oil; opec; ruble; russia; saudiarabia; sudan; venezuela
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To: Kartographer

I read somewhere that someone in a baseball stadium started a chant and was escorted out immediately by riot cops (already in place?) but the whole stadium started chanting and the riot cops retreated.

The author said that even very recently this would have only been a few people joining in. He thinks things are much worse than we know.

http://devilsexcrement.com/2015/01/13/an-example-of-the-mood-in-caracas/


21 posted on 01/14/2015 12:26:00 PM PST by GeronL
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To: Kartographer

Just because socialism has been proven to be a failure everywhere it has been tried doesn’t deter liberals from trying to impose it on the US.


22 posted on 01/14/2015 12:26:03 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: Kartographer

Apparently it almost caused a riot.... check out the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_N1JhPbeJk


23 posted on 01/14/2015 12:27:29 PM PST by GeronL
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Which ever side promises the most money to the Democrat Party.


24 posted on 01/14/2015 12:28:32 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Kartographer

This is the future that Seattle’s socialist council member - Kshama Sawant - envisions for the U.S.


25 posted on 01/14/2015 12:28:38 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Kartographer

They cannibalized their own productive class, then rode the wave of oil revenue and when it ran out, they finally ran out of other people’s money. Socialism has NEVER been successful. It simply is a scheme to loot the productive for as long as possible to let government cronies and the voting lazy live the good life.


26 posted on 01/14/2015 12:29:02 PM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: kidd

I’m not sure they did vote freely. Maybe the original election 13 or so years ago was fair, but I doubt the last few have been.


27 posted on 01/14/2015 12:30:35 PM PST by GeronL
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To: Kartographer
Maybe Sean Penn can donate some money? Or toilet paper?

5.56mm

28 posted on 01/14/2015 12:30:41 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: EQAndyBuzz
If there is a revolution there who will the United states back?

They'll back the current marxists just like they supported Zelaya when he was legally ousted as Honduras' president by their Supreme Court back in 2009......

29 posted on 01/14/2015 12:31:33 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (I'm a man of no-color and proud of it.)
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To: Kartographer

From the article—the looting of a drugstore on
January 12, 2015:(the fun starts at 52 seconds in)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bepHP_JVbos


30 posted on 01/14/2015 12:33:11 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Until recently, the Castro brothers were getting bailed out by Venezuela. Glad they found a different Marxist stooge to bail them out this time!


31 posted on 01/14/2015 12:34:29 PM PST by Bucky14 (And I would have gotten away with it too, if not for you meddling kids!)
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To: Kartographer

A couple of my liberal in laws think I am nuts for having 6 months of toilet paper in the attic. Along with a case of good quality bath soap. A 2 year supply of toothbrushes, dental floss and toothpaste.

These same in laws shop on Sunday each week and buy........exactly one week’s supply of food. But that’s all they need because the clubhouse in their retirement community has a restaurant /chuckle


32 posted on 01/14/2015 12:37:52 PM PST by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Kartographer
Who is responsible for this mess? Follow my finger.
33 posted on 01/14/2015 12:37:54 PM PST by JPG (The GOPe will always find a way to surrender)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Question. If there is a revolution there who will the United states back?

Are you asking who will the US people back, or who will the US Fed government back? Two different things.


34 posted on 01/14/2015 12:38:35 PM PST by lurk
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To: ChildOfThe60s

6 months of toilet paper in the attic would be great here, there is NO insulation up there.


35 posted on 01/14/2015 12:38:56 PM PST by GeronL
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To: exit82; GeronL; Iron Munro; Jack Hydrazine; Tolerance Sucks Rocks; blam

The Pipkins - Gimme Dat Ding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEEy615Jzg4


36 posted on 01/14/2015 12:42:02 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: ChildOfThe60s
A couple of my liberal in laws think I am nuts for having 6 months of toilet paper in the attic.

I'm surprised you let them know you have supplies. You know where they'll be headed in case of need.

My mom - at any given time - has 2 six packs of coke, some bananas, and 100 calorie popcorn bags at her house. That's what she lives on, just a few days of no transportation and she'd be in a heap of trouble. It's so funny, you open her frig - nothing in there. When we visit for several days, we eat what we bring or eat out.

37 posted on 01/14/2015 12:42:50 PM PST by ozarkgirl
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To: Democrat_media
This is another example that proves that socialism never can work.

How can you say that? Our Socialists have never really had the opportunity to try it!

I'm sure they can make it work better. After all, they are so much smarter and well educated than the other Socialists who failed so miserably. It is simply a matter of trying harder and smarter with more dedicated and brighter people. I'm sure it will work if we give them a chance!

38 posted on 01/14/2015 12:51:07 PM PST by Gritty (Jihad victims continue to pile up and the West continues to sleepwalk through it all-Bruce Thornton)
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To: GeronL

Venezuelans freely elected Hugo Chavez president in 1998 by a landslide (57%). Mostly those looking for handouts.

You are correct that elections have been tainted since then. Once a Marxist takes power, power will never be relented.


39 posted on 01/14/2015 12:51:39 PM PST by kidd (What we have now is the federal gruberment)
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To: kidd

I agree and the bus driver will fight to keep power


40 posted on 01/14/2015 12:52:17 PM PST by GeronL
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