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Latin America

Marksman_91

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5. That sounds just like Chavismo in Venezuela

Reply to forest444 (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 01:07 AM

Nov 2015

Except change "privatize" to "expropriate," and add "fire all original personnel and managers from these businesses and replace them with loyal but utterly unqualified fanatics or corrupt military." And then change that last bit to "Silence all private media (or buy them off or threaten them) and let State (typically pro current-party-in-power) media do the rest"

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Argentina's Macrinflation. [View all] forest444 Nov 2015 OP

Spectacularly bad, and he hasn't even been sworn into office, yet. Astonishing. Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #1

The Macri attitude: 'If people can't afford bread, they should look in another bakery' forest444 Nov 2015 #2

Argentina is going to regret this election so much. Daniel537 Nov 2015 #3

The 'Shock Doctrine' strategy Naomi Klein warned about: forest444 Nov 2015 #4

That sounds just like Chavismo in Venezuela Marksman_91 Nov 2015 #5

Here's to better days ahead for Venezuela, Marksman. It'll take a while; but they'll get there. forest444 Nov 2015 #6

I agree, all kinds of extremism from any side is detrimental as a whole Marksman_91 Nov 2015 #7

It's an ancient pattern, by now, isn't it? Works every time for them, so far, unfortunately. Judi Lynn Nov 2015 #8