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In a Venezuela Ravaged by Inflation, ‘a Race for Survival’

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Re: In a Venezuela Ravaged by Inflation, ‘a Race for Survival’

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The word "socialism" is missing from the article. The situation must be a natural disaster.

That's not socialism. That's a dictatorship and corruption.

Funny how socialism always seems to require the amount and kind of force provided by a dictatorship...

Re: In a Venezuela Ravaged by Inflation, ‘a Race for Survival’

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not socialism. That's a dictatorship and corruption.

Funny how socialism always seems to require the amount and kind of force provided by a dictatorship...

Like in most of Western Europe?

Re: In a Venezuela Ravaged by Inflation, ‘a Race for Survival’

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not socialism. That's a dictatorship and corruption.

Funny how socialism always seems to require the amount and kind of force provided by a dictatorship...

Not at all. Social democracies never needed this amount of force, nor current socialist regimes in Europe.

Re: In a Venezuela Ravaged by Inflation, ‘a Race for Survival’

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The word "socialism" is missing from the article. The situation must be a natural disaster.

That's not socialism. That's a dictatorship and corruption.

How many socialist regimes need to end in "dictatorship and corruption" before the world realises that the latter is the inevitable consequence of the former?

Re: In a Venezuela Ravaged by Inflation, ‘a Race for Survival’

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The word "socialism" is missing from the article. The situation must be a natural disaster.

That's not socialism. That's a dictatorship and corruption.

If you're not being sarcastic you're a fucking moron.

Re: In a Venezuela Ravaged by Inflation, ‘a Race for Survival’

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When the solution to every problem is more government, more redistribution, and higher taxes, this is the inevitable result. A tragedy caused 100% by politics

And Venezuela was among the richest countries in south America not too long ago (early 20th century). This is a cautionary tale.
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