Venezuela: socialism failed the people

[Superfreak]

Greetings dumbasses. That is not the type of Socialism we dems work with in the first place. It's like you think if it's not capitalism, it's socialism. Some of you morons even think communism is socialism. When you types get enough brain farts together, to make a half way coherent debate, than you can start acting like the crying baby on the airplane. Only real difference I notice is that it's no big deal if we tell you to shut the fuck up, like it would be to shout at the kid. Somehow I still think this would be more effective here though.

LOL... so tell me which of their policies you disagree with:

1) Taking over private sectors and letting government cronies run the system
2) Taking money/land/businesses from the 'wealthy' and then promising more to the 'poor' (who in turn vote for you)
3) Consolidating more and more power into the federal government
4) Price controls

[Superfreak]

Why are you posting your concern here?

Let us know how your Humanitarian Mission goes.

Why am I bringing a political topic to a political message board? - felt like it???

[Superfreak]

Why is it every time we get the socialism post Venezuela is always dragged out as the poster child?

The majority of European nations have a some form of socialism, some with a higher standard of living than the US, but Venezuela is the one conservatives always pick

Because Venezuela was true socialism. European countries are typically a blend. Also, because many on the left pointed to Venezuela back in 2006-2008 as proof that socialism worked?

[archives]

i think most major leftists have said that venezuela is awesome and should be copied. Moore, Sanders, Cornel west, etc etc

I can't recall anyone going out of their way to praise Venezuela

[archives]

Because Venezuela was true socialism. European countries are typically a blend. Also, because many on the left pointed to Venezuela back in 2006-2008 as proof that socialism worked?

Every nation in the world is a blend, economic term, mixed economy, even Venezuela, it is not straight socialism, there are no straight socialist nor capitalist nation in the world, every economy has a mixture of both

[Bigdog]

Why is it every time we get the socialism post Venezuela is always dragged out as the poster child?

The majority of European nations have a some form of socialism, some with a higher standard of living than the US, but Venezuela is the one conservatives always pick

Left-wing populist Chavez wins Venezuelan presidency - CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/98...lts/index.html
December 6, 1998. Web posted at: 7:40 p.m. EST (0040 GMT). CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- Just six years after trying and failing to seize power in a bloody coup, Hugo Chavez apparently succeeded in seizing the reins of Venezuela via the ballot box Sunday. With about 65 percent of the vote counted, the left-leaning ...


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[SmarterthanYou]

Why is it every time we get the socialism post Venezuela is always dragged out as the poster child?

why is it that every time we get 'more freedom, less regulations' post, somalia is always dragged out as the poster child?

[archives]

Left-wing populist Chavez wins Venezuelan presidency - CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/98...lts/index.html
December 6, 1998. Web posted at: 7:40 p.m. EST (0040 GMT). CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- Just six years after trying and failing to seize power in a bloody coup, Hugo Chavez apparently succeeded in seizing the reins of Venezuela via the ballot box Sunday. With about 65 percent of the vote counted, the left-leaning ...


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And the big chiwawa again chimes in with his inanity

"Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wins another 6-year term" - Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10...l-council.html

Must mean Fox is a commie network

[Bigdog]

why is it that every time we get 'more freedom, less regulations' post, somalia is always dragged out as the poster child?

The Left is too stupid to realize that Somalia is the most COMMUNIST State (as defined by Marx) in existence today.

[Rune]

Yeah, because the economic boom from 1982-2000 really was awful wasn't it?

You missed a couple recessions there,
Superglue sniffer.

[Rune]

Because Venezuela was true socialism. European countries are typically a blend. Also, because many on the left pointed to Venezuela back in 2006-2008 as proof that socialism worked?

Why is Saudi Arabia committed to pumping as much oil as possible as long as it is at least $9 a barrel?
Why did thet stab their OPEC brethren in the dick?

[Superfreak]

Every nation in the world is a blend, economic term, mixed economy, even Venezuela, it is not straight socialism, there are no straight socialist nor capitalist nation in the world, every economy has a mixture of both

smh... yes, to a degree, but Venezuela was about as close as you could get to pure socialism. The government had taken over almost all aspects of the market.

[Superfreak]

You missed a couple recessions there,
Superglue sniffer.

You referring to minor Gulf War induced recession of 1990? That was a minor hickup in the long term bull market. That was also the only recession in that time frame.

[Sailor]

smh... yes, to a degree, but Venezuela was about as close as you could get to pure socialism. The government had taken over almost all aspects of the market.

And bailed on its citizens when the shit hit the fan.

[Superfreak]

Why is Saudi Arabia committed to pumping as much oil as possible as long as it is at least $9 a barrel?
Why did thet stab their OPEC brethren in the dick?

They aren't. They too need higher oil prices in order to pay for all the promises they made to their people.