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In reply to the discussion: Maduro urges calm as Venezuelans jam stores again [View all]dotymed
(5,610 posts)organizations (one headed by Jimmy carter) have ALL commented on the excellent voting practices of Venezuela.
Venezuelan voting has been much cleaner than any U.S. voting has.
America is (and has for many decades) aggressively trying to topple the Democratic Socialist government of Venezuela (Brazil and other South American sovereign nations) mainly because of their oil (America Inc.) and because "they" do not want Americans to see that this system can work, very well, in our own back-yards.
If the European Democratic Socialist nations had massive natural resource reserves they too would be under American sponsored covert attacks.
Yes, Venezuela is Democratic with a capital D.
Yes, America has a long history of exerting heavy influence over natural reserve rich, South American countries. Venezuela and Brazil finally said "enough" and started programs to re-distribute the wealth to the millions of peasants (from the handful of very wealthy S. Americans) although they ("we"
still have hegemony over Columbia and other U.S. bought nations.
I can imagine how hard it would be with the U.S. govt. and it's corporate thugs always trying to destroy your govt. from outside and inside. To me that is why it is hard to know if Chavez and now Maduro are using the correct methods.
If America would stop destabilizing those economies and be good neighbors (which they won't), these Democratic Socialist nations could prosper or implode on their own volition.
Please Read, CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN, by John Perkins, it will inform you much better than I can. Also, Do Not believe the MSM.