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August 6, 2016

Venezuela Is Heading for the Fourth Circle of Statist Hell

Travelling through the country this month I saw endless queues of people trying to buy food – any food – at supermarkets and other government-run shops.
I was stopped at a roadblock in the middle of the countryside by people who said they had eaten nothing but mangoes for three days. I saw the hopeless expression of a mother, who had been eating so little that she was no longer able to breastfeed her baby. - - | International Liberty

Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 6, 2016 11:15 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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And why aren't the Hollywood lefties and others who loved Chavez so much providing food? It's not like they can't afford it.
Maybe they should offer to allow some Venezuelan refugees into their homes until the crisis is over?
I'm pretty sure these guys could spare a nickel or two (given they're all still alive...I pulled the names of a quickie Internet search):
Sean Penn,
Noam Chomsky,
Jimmy Carter,
Jesse Jackson,
Kevin Spacey,
Harry Belafonte,
Danny Glover,
Benicio del Toro,
Oliver Stone,
Barney Frank,
John Conyers,
Chaka Fattah,
Jan Schakowsky,
Jose Serrano,

I understand China was all lovey-dovey with Venezuela, too. Maybe they can send a few bucks or a freighter or two of food...

Posted by: OldFert [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 6, 2016 12:41 PM

Fert - Strange how little there is about Venezuela coming out of the liberal horn, and how muted the little there is is. Either Venezuela's not nearly as bad as these reports claim, or the libs really have the lid on the story.

Posted by: BillH [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 6, 2016 1:46 PM

BillH,
I've been assured by progressive friends that Chavez' economic policies were rock solid. Venezuela's destruction was caused by falling oil prices. So as you can plainly see, there is nothing to report.
Oh, and Islamic terrorism has nothing to do with Islam. It's caused by guns.

Posted by: Harry [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 6, 2016 5:00 PM

BillH and Harry -- Thanks for the clarification. I can't imagine how I could've been so blind and judgmental. Thanks for pointing me back on the righteous road.

Posted by: OldFert [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 6, 2016 6:29 PM

Harry - Glad you cleared that up. I knew deep down the libs wouldn't quash a story outright.

Posted by: BillH [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 7, 2016 7:21 AM

Actually the trained Venezuelan staff at the Venezuelan national refinery went on strike and protested Chavez' policies. He reacted by firing them all and replacing them with party loyalists.
(who were not trained to do the job)

As you may know, maintenance is not a big socialist priority and their national refinery consequently burned down.

That was before the Saudis tanked the global oil/gas market.

So today, in Venezuela, loyalty and about $250 will buy you a sammich.

Posted by: Speller [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 8, 2016 3:27 AM

And at night Barrack cries himself to sleep, knowing that he will never be to the US what Chavez was to Venezuela.

Posted by: Grizzly [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 8, 2016 6:19 PM

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