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Zorro

(15,724 posts)
1. Hey Bacchus, like who needs food anyway?
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 12:03 AM
Sep 2017

The fervor of the Bolivarian Revolution is enough to sustain the revolutionary struggle of the people!

 

GatoGordo

(2,412 posts)
3. Tut tut! What is important is that the Revolution proceed as planned!
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 10:04 AM
Sep 2017

That the people have nothing to eat is right wing propaganda! (Nicolas Maduro)
What troubles Venezuela is the lack of willpower! (Delcy Rodriguez)

Its all a plot conceived by Uncle Sam.

 

Marksman_91

(2,035 posts)
4. Unfortunately this forum (espescially this thread) has a lot of them
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 04:23 PM
Sep 2017

What's worse is that pretty much none of them have ever visited Venezuela and experienced Chavismo's results first-hand yet they claim to know the "truth" better than the ones in this forum (including myself) that are from or have been there.

 

OBenario4

(252 posts)
7. Anybody saying that...
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 08:49 PM
Oct 2017

... is either ill-intentioned, intellectually dishonest, or ignorant.

The first two are frequently right-wingers.

EX500rider

(10,810 posts)
8. Anyone who doesn't understand that Venz. is worse off then ever..
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 09:38 PM
Oct 2017

....hasn't been paying attention.

Or do you not agree the inflation in over 500%?
Caracas has one of the highest murder rates on the planet while the country has the 3rd highest rate?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate
Or that food and medicine are hard to find on a daily basis?

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/10/29/452636462/the-nightmare-of-grocery-shopping-in-venezuela
Or the non-stop riots and protests?
Infant mortality on the rise?
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