How's that socialism thing working in Venezuela?
We should try it here in the US, right?
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To say that "Socialism" is the cause of Venezuela's failure is to define it as an all-or-nothing approach. Canada and Norway are more socialist than the USA, but all are mixed economies to various degrees. The failure of Venezuela is that Maduro operates as a dictator, having an elite control the economy which tanked when its primary industry - oil - collapsed. With nothing to fall back on, Maduro took a "let them eat cake" attitude. A functional socialist system would be more like antebellum Federalism, if all went well. But without a Federal government and Court exerting control, what was to stop arguments between sovereign states in a loose federation from degrading into skirmishes and what was to stop states with no control from above from degrading into feudalism - or Maduro style fascism?
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Archie Bunker We know the history of Venezuela, which is it's definition is a presidential republic. But, after the move to a more socialized form of government, things sure went downhill under Chavez. The PSUV continued through Chavez and now Maduro. When the government comes in and takes over large swaths of the economy (especially the oil in this case), that's the beginning of the end. It is still a socialist-based country, now being run by a dictator. -
mushroom Were things better off in the days of Rockefeller, Carnegie and Gould and when capitalism was allowed to run amok? There have to be some controls, or we'd be the United States of Google-Apple-Microsoft (hey, it could still happen). -
Archie Bunker Capitalism is what made this country great. Capitalism and guns. And Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
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Linda Joy Yeah! More peanut butter cups is what this country needs!
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It is terrible. It would ruin the USA as liberal Democrats want.
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Archie Bunker
"Fundamentally transform this country." Bernie Sanders. And Barrack Obama. Both said that.
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Very well evidently with Russian troops stationed. :P
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Wakko
Damn near sounds familiar, no? -
Archie Bunker
Invade Venezuela!! Operation Give-the-people-some-goddamn-food.
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Whenever any country goes off the US dollar for petroleum and does not welcome private oil corporations to exploit their resources, they become a target of sanctions and coup's. If any oligarch or dictator plays by the rules of 'the Corporation" a blind eye is turned from their atrocities (Saudi Arabia)
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Archie Bunker
Whenever a country nationalizes the industries that push it's economy, it will inevitably fail.
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we are about to try it here in 5 1/2 years. Get ready for it.Money talks.
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Archie Bunker
Indeed. If the sheeple keep buying in to the liberal agenda, we'll go the same way. I think the difference here is that if it does turn that way, many people won't just follow along. We didn't 243 years ago.
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i dont think its working
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