The New York Times explains the true reason for Venezuela’s troubles: capitalism

Of course, the socialist regime is being toppled because of capitalism failing. Nytimes, don't ever change, makes it easy to ignore.

The ironic thing is they say the small state connected elite controlling all the wealth and power is capitalism, but it's literally the end story of every human experiment with socialism since the beginning. There's no system that concentrates as much power at the top quicker than socialism.

You think you hate journalists enough, but you don’t.

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small state-connected minority controlling much of the nation's wealth.

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This is not capitalism. It's collectivism in its purest form.

You know why communists eventually turn to capitalism?


Because it actually works.

Yea that’s the problem with Venezuela.

Too much capitalism, not enough socialism.

It’s almost as if people don’t want socialism

“Small state-connected minority”: these idiots just stumbled upon the actual definition of fascism, and it flew right over their smooth-brain-containing heads.

“Brutal capitalism”?

We counting the nationalization of various oil industry property and, IIRC, holding corporate employees hostage until the companies agreed to work the new state properties?

People at top enjoy capitalism, while the other 95% enjoy 3rd world poverty in communist or socialist societies. The elite in any system get their hands on the money and resources. It’s works that way every time. At least here you got a chance.