How socialism turned Venezuela from the wealthiest country in South America into an economic basket case

Published January 26, 2019

“Venezuela was once the wealthiest country in South America, but in recent years millions have fled the country amid mass starvation and violence after socialist policies were enacted and government seized private industries.”

The article continues:

“Despite that situation in Venezuela, polls show Americans warming to the term “socialism” in recent years.

Venezuelans who have fled their country warn that their country’s history shows what others must watch for and avoid.”

And later in the article we find this chilling warning!

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“However, after several Supreme Court rulings went against Chavez, in 2004 he “stacked the court” by passing a law to add 12 new justices to it – justices that he got to pick.”
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So, what has the Democrat Leadership stated about packing the S.C. and ending the filibuster should they gain political power?

“Everything Is On The Table”

Forewarned is forearmed! May God bless America.

JWK

The Biden/Harris healthcare plan will tax America’s productive citizens and her Senior citizens to provide healthcare to the 1.5 million DACA and 3.6 million Dreamers in our country ___ LINK

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Sorry, but the old “libz are satan incarnate” line just isn’t nearly effective as it use to be, no matter how it is dressed up

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I feel the exact same way when others use the “Trump is Satan incarnate” line. Trump’s ‘evilness’ is dressed up and presented in nearly every single topic.

The path from the US to post-Chavez Venezuela csn only pass through Imaginationland.

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Libs are not evil. They truly believe what they espouse is true and good and will make life better for all.

Libs are just wrong. And want to define “better” for everyone.

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Said every Venezuelan ever before Chavez.

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Venezuela was never a US analog.

Why not? Other than scale of course.

It had a serf class into the 1980s.

Hail Satan!

Wait, what do you mean it’s no longer effective?! Oh, well. Iron Maiden still rulez, though!

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What does that nonsense have to do with the subject of the thread? Eh?
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I was responding to wanderingover. Plus, Iron Maiden, dude!!!

The US has one today.

Not yet. And given current trends, more likely to be outright triaged as opposed to reduced to land-bound serfs.

Without those serfs, and the Constitutional reapportioningof land in Vz, Bolivarismo aborts at birth.

Of course we do. And it’s growing daily. As is land reapportionment.

That is a point of non-convergence of views.

Acceptable.

You don’t need to come all the way down here to meet the serf class, just go to NYC.

And land re-apportionment, although happening, is not a critical factor to our serf class. They are not agrarian. Neither is most of Venezuela’s by the way.

I read this, and I’m still voting for Biden since what you posted has little to nothing to do with the USA where our robust Constitution makes it harder for a leader to consolidate power like Chavez did.

Much to the right’s chagrin, I’m sure.

To every president in at least one point in their terms.