For the record, we don't have one truly capitalistic country either. I agree, we haven't seen a

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truly democratic nation with free press and socialism. It has often been a coopted term involved with a power grab. As to Venezuela, I think that the problems of outside influence have created the need for a strong-man leader, which obviously makes freedom of the press(again a big issue when tons of money comes in from corporations, outside and inside, to frame the narrative through the auspices of "free" press), and fair elections, harder to come by.