How many are paying attention to Venezuela?

[bripat9643]

Venezuelans have earned their fate....let them reap their just rewards.....

All the parasites who wanted something for nothing have earned their faith. The rest of them haven't. Venezuela will provide a good object lessons on the blessings of socialism.

 

[JoeB131]

All the parasites who wanted something for nothing have earned their faith. The rest of them haven't. Venezuela will provide a good object lessons on the blessings of socialism.

That the wealthy will starve children if their parents decide to fairly distribute wealth?

Yes. Yes, we know that.

 

[bripat9643]

All the parasites who wanted something for nothing have earned their faith. The rest of them haven't. Venezuela will provide a good object lessons on the blessings of socialism.

That the wealthy will starve children if their parents decide to fairly distribute wealth?

Yes. Yes, we know that.

Could you translate that into English?
BTW, now almost everyone in Venezuela is starving.

 

[Political Junky]

All the parasites who wanted something for nothing have earned their faith. The rest of them haven't. Venezuela will provide a good object lessons on the blessings of socialism.

That the wealthy will starve children if their parents decide to fairly distribute wealth?

Yes. Yes, we know that.

Could you translate that into English?
BTW, now almost everyone in Venezuela is starving.

Really?

 

[JoeB131]

Could you translate that into English?

Did you need help with the big words, sweetie?

BTW, now almost everyone in Venezuela is starving.

Yes, the Capitalist world has been engaging in a decade of economic warfare against them... that's what happens.

 

[bripat9643]

All the parasites who wanted something for nothing have earned their faith. The rest of them haven't. Venezuela will provide a good object lessons on the blessings of socialism.

That the wealthy will starve children if their parents decide to fairly distribute wealth?

Yes. Yes, we know that.

Could you translate that into English?
BTW, now almost everyone in Venezuela is starving.

Really?

Yes, really. They are digging through trash dumpsters to find food - not just the poor, but the middle class as well. The only who are eating well are Maduro and his cronies.

 

[bripat9643]

Could you translate that into English?

Did you need help with the big words, sweetie?

BTW, now almost everyone in Venezuela is starving.

Yes, the Capitalist world has been engaging in a decade of economic warfare against them... that's what happens.

Did we stop buying their oil? Nope. If socialism is so superior, what do they need with the capitalist world?

 

[bripat9643]

Could you translate that into English?

Did you need help with the big words, sweetie?

No. I need you to write a proper sentence. I can't decipher your bad grammar.

 

[JoeB131]

Did we stop buying their oil? Nope. If socialism is so superior, what do they need with the capitalist world?

The crash of oil prices didn't help...

Neither did economic sanctions.

US-Led Economic War, Not Socialism, Is Tearing Venezuela Apart

At the same time, private food processing and importing corporations have launched a coordinated campaign of sabotage. This, coupled with the weakening of a vitally important state sector of the economy, has resulted in inflation and food shortages. The artificially low oil prices have left the Venezuelan state cash-starved, prompting a crisis in the funding of the social programs that were key to strengthening the United Socialist Party.

Corruption is a big problem in Venezuela and many third-world countries. This was true prior to the Bolivarian process, as well as after Hugo Chavez launched his massive economic reforms. In situations of extreme poverty, people learn to take care of each other. People who work in government are almost expected to use their position to take care of their friends and family. Corruption is a big problem under any system, but it is much easier to tolerate in conditions of greater abundance. The problem has been magnified in Venezuela due to the drop in state revenue caused by the low oil prices and sabotage from food importers.

 

[longknife]

Isn't it amazing how leftists always find a way to blame the USA for the world's problems?

 

[bripat9643]

Isn't it amazing how leftists always find a way to blame the USA for the world's problems?

They always blame capitalism for the problems of socialism.

It's always "Our experiment failed because the capitalist countries didn't give us what we want!"

 

[JoeB131]

Isn't it amazing how leftists always find a way to blame the USA for the world's problems?

Isn't it amazing how conservatives never understand how their boneheaded policies lead to bad results.

Maybe we need to stop punishing countries when their people pick forms of government we don't like.

 

[JoeB131]

They always blame capitalism for the problems of socialism.

It's always "Our experiment failed because the capitalist countries didn't give us what we want!"

Except in this case, it was probably true. Hugo Chavez was immensely popular because average Venezualans were seeing their share of the country's oil wealth.

Then the US and other countries started sticking it to them.

 

[bripat9643]

Isn't it amazing how leftists always find a way to blame the USA for the world's problems?

Isn't it amazing how conservatives never understand how their boneheaded policies lead to bad results.

Maybe we need to stop punishing countries when their people pick forms of government we don't like.

We haven't punished anyone, dolt. They are punishing themselves. Socialism is its own punishment.

 

[bripat9643]

They always blame capitalism for the problems of socialism.

It's always "Our experiment failed because the capitalist countries didn't give us what we want!"

Except in this case, it was probably true. Hugo Chavez was immensely popular because average Venezualans were seeing their share of the country's oil wealth.

Then the US and other countries started sticking it to them.

How did the United States "stick it to" Venezuela?

 

[JoeB131]

We haven't punished anyone, dolt. They are punishing themselves. Socialism is its own punishment.

Did you ignore the whole article where I pointed out the draconian sanctions we've imposed on them, and the Saudis keeping oil prices low to punish them.

I mean, come on, it was only a couple posts ago... Did you need someone to help you with the big words.

We did the same thing to Chile in 1973. They picked a Socialist, we economically punished the country until the military took over.

 

[bripat9643]

We haven't punished anyone, dolt. They are punishing themselves. Socialism is its own punishment.

Did you ignore the whole article where I pointed out the draconian sanctions we've imposed on them, and the Saudis keeping oil prices low to punish them.

I mean, come on, it was only a couple posts ago... Did you need someone to help you with the big words.

We did the same thing to Chile in 1973. They picked a Socialist, we economically punished the country until the military took over.

You believe Saudi Arabia has much more power than it actually has. The market is what keeps oil prices low. That's the law of supply and demand.

We did nothing to Chile. That's a leftist myth. They always make the USA into the bogey man every time they fail.

Again, if socialism is such a superior system, then why does it matter what capitalist countries do?

Also, when did Saudi Arabia become a capitalist country?

 

[martybegan]

We haven't punished anyone, dolt. They are punishing themselves. Socialism is its own punishment.

Did you ignore the whole article where I pointed out the draconian sanctions we've imposed on them, and the Saudis keeping oil prices low to punish them.

I mean, come on, it was only a couple posts ago... Did you need someone to help you with the big words.

We did the same thing to Chile in 1973. They picked a Socialist, we economically punished the country until the military took over.

You believe Saudi Arabia has much more power than it actually has. The market is what keeps oil prices low. That's the law of supply and demand.

We did nothing to Chile. That's a leftist myth. They always make the USA into the bogey man every time they fail.

Again, if socialism is such a superior system, then why does it matter what capitalist countries do?

Also, when did Saudi Arabia become a capitalist country?

And more importantly, why do they now have to resort to election cancellations, bans on politicians, and court decrees declaring entire branches of government powerless to stay in power?

JoeBlow would just LOVE it if Dems would use the same tactics here, its warms is totalitarian ****-heart.

 

[JoeB131]

You believe Saudi Arabia has much more power than it actually has. The market is what keeps oil prices low. That's the law of supply and demand.

No, supply is also what keeps prices low. The thing is, the Saudis can crank up the supply to make things cheap, which is what they do to keep anyone from exploring alternative energy.

We did nothing to Chile. That's a leftist myth. They always make the USA into the bogey man every time they fail.

We did quite a lot to Chile, read a history book, stupid.

Again, if socialism is such a superior system, then why does it matter what capitalist countries do?

Never said any system was "superior". It really depends on the people running things. The thing was, Venezuala was kind of a shit show before Chavez got there.

JoeBlow would just LOVE it if Dems would use the same tactics here, its warms is totalitarian ****-heart.

Again, you're the one who thinks it's okay for police to shoot people of color, not me.

 

[martybegan]

You believe Saudi Arabia has much more power than it actually has. The market is what keeps oil prices low. That's the law of supply and demand.

No, supply is also what keeps prices low. The thing is, the Saudis can crank up the supply to make things cheap, which is what they do to keep anyone from exploring alternative energy.

We did nothing to Chile. That's a leftist myth. They always make the USA into the bogey man every time they fail.

We did quite a lot to Chile, read a history book, stupid.

Again, if socialism is such a superior system, then why does it matter what capitalist countries do?

Never said any system was "superior". It really depends on the people running things. The thing was, Venezuala was kind of a shit show before Chavez got there.

JoeBlow would just LOVE it if Dems would use the same tactics here, its warms is totalitarian ****-heart.

Again, you're the one who thinks it's okay for police to shoot people of color, not me.

Again putting word in my mouth without a shred of proof, your usual hack tactics.