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Amishman

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2. blackouts and forced shortened work weeks are serious

Reply to DemMomma4Sanders (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 02:58 PM

Jun 2016

and even the state admits to their occurrence.

VZ is close to implosion, anything less than that is lipstick on a pig.

This should be a lesson of the impact of cronyism. Venezuela has not been socialist for a long time (if ever), they have been a corrupt near authoritarian state that has been getting plundered by the ruling elite and their buddies.

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Venezuela situation not as bad as media reports ambassador says [View all] DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 OP

Nothing to see here, move it along, all is well, everyone loves Maduro geek tragedy Jun 2016 #1

blackouts and forced shortened work weeks are serious Amishman Jun 2016 #2

If you'd asked the typical high-placed apparatchik in 1990 USSR Igel Jun 2016 #3

Cool! Everything is just dandy! snooper2 Jun 2016 #4

if only those most concerned showed the same regard for every other country reddread Jun 2016 #5

That'll be the day, won't it? They couldn't care less about the Colombian men who get slaughtered Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #8

It's really difficult to pull apart the anti-Socialist propaganda that the uber rich pay for fasttense Jun 2016 #6

Some of the media owners were also involved in the coup planning against Hugo Chavez, Judi Lynn Jun 2016 #9

Oh FOX ''news'' is loving this. They point fingers at Sanders ''Democratic Socialism'' YOHABLO Jun 2016 #7