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In reply to the discussion: Venezuelans mass for year's largest anti-government protests [View all]Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)1. The rich bought huge crowds and an extreme right-wing newspaper
(the only kind they have in Texas, other than the Texas Monthly if it even still exists) ran with the story.
Even with its flaws, nothing good can come to anyone but the wealthy in Venezuela if the PSUV is overthrown from the right).
Any more market economics imposed there has to make life worse for the poor. Nobody in Latin America has ever been a "socially-responsible capitalist" the term exists only in North America, and even there only as a bitter joke).
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Venezuelans will decide that. Lets see if there are even elections this year for parliament.
Bacchus4.0
Jun 2015
#57
Which can only lead to a right-wing takeover that will bring nothing but misery
Ken Burch
May 2015
#11
Venezuelans will decide. Looks like they aren't happy with what they have now nt
Bacchus4.0
May 2015
#13
It's kind of a big mistake on the gov's part that they didn't diversify their economy
Marksman_91
Jun 2015
#58
Being Venezuelan myself and having lived there most of life I think qualifies as research n/t
Marksman_91
Jun 2015
#62
So you would have a problem if the PEOPLE voted in a govt that you would consider
GGJohn
May 2015
#14
Last rally that Maduro called for did not even reach half of the turnout for these opposition ones
Marksman_91
Jun 2015
#59