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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.

Well, it's only natural to expect a disaster when you oppose the dominant foreign government policy. Not that is expected NYTimes to mention any of that of course.

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post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

I think you're confusing socialism and communism. A lot of Western European countries have or have had in the past decades socialist regimes.

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post #2

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.

Dictatorship is the only natural course of Socialism. Removing/alienating private property go hand in hand with the destruction of elementary freedoms.

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post #4

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

It takes a special kind of talent to impoverish countries as blessed with natural resources as Venezuela and Argentina.

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post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

What's that saying about doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results?

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post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

Yep. Chavez started as a proletariat leader. I believe some liberal leaders like Sean Penn publicly supported Chavez (? someone fact check me here).

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Dictatorship is the only natural course of Socialism. Removing/alienating private property go hand in hand with the destruction of elementary freedoms.

Removing private property is the destruction of an elementary freedom.

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post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

I think you're confusing socialism and communism. A lot of Western European countries have or have had in the past decades socialist regimes.

There's often many names for the same ill.

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post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

I think you're confusing socialism and communism. A lot of Western European countries have or have had in the past decades socialist regimes.

The Western European countries are social democracies - not in socialism as a transitional phase as defined by Marx and Engels.

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post #10
post #4

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.

Every socialist country is or will be a cautionary tale.
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