Venezuela

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(03-31-2017, 11:12 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: You and I have had this discussion, we're completely on the same page.  It's also why I had to laugh at Sander's pie in the sky promises like free college for everyone.  I can't tell you the number of people I've had disagreements with on whether actual communism would work.  They always argue that it's never really been tried and my answer is that it never will.  Human nature being what it is the guy who works three times harder and gets the same share as the guy who did nothing is going to resent the hell out of the "freeloader".

Back to Venezuela, I don't know how anyone (i'm looking at you Sean Penn and Oliver Stone) fell for Chavez's autocratic government covered in a very thin veneer of populist socialism.  Chavez was a tin pot clown, but he had some charisma.  Maduro has the charisma of McLovin and the collapse in commodities is going to really hit an economy that depends almost solely on oil production.  The thin veneer was wiped away long ago, it's going to be revolution or armed suppression soon.  All the "socialist" leaders in Central and South America eventually fall to despotism, look for Evo Morales to be next.

For someone on the same page as Belsnickel (and I wasn't privy to the conversation you had with him so I am not sure why you allege you are on the same page, but machs nicht - it doesn't matter) you seem to have a lot more contempt for socialism (pure or diluted) than you do for capitalism. I am not saying you don't see the folly of capitalism (pure or diluted) I just wonder if you do why you seem to spend so little time talking about that and so much teaming screaming the "s" word. Just curious.