True she is a billionaire, but most was received after Hugo´s death in 2013. It takes time to embezzle that much from your countries coffers. Been here since 1981 and saw it all.
So what are conditions in the country now? The MSM is so unreliable in reporting things that are "headline events", and when that headline is over, you never hear about the longer term story. Venezuela was the "Ukraine" of news a few years ago, but now it's as if Venezuela doesn't exist. (but still has the most incredible beauty pageant contestants! :) )
My wife was born and raised there and her parents are still stuck there so I am close to the situation.
It is terrible there right now. Jobs are almost non existent, if you do find one the pay is not enough to support yourself. My in-laws were middle class and live in, what used to be, a nice, fairly wealthy area and they only get their water turned on twice a day for 30 minutes, constantly have power outages and grocery stores rarely have enough food to support the amount of people in the area. They are both university educated professionals that used to own a thriving small business and now they have to scramble daily when the water comes on for 30 minutes just to do normal household activities (cleaning and cooking) and struggle to get enough food on the table to survive.
Its a pretty dire situation in that "wealthy" area, it must be like a doomsday scenario in traditional working class and impoverished areas because all of the government handouts dried up.
The media has never really truly described what is going on there. It is a failed socialist state that systematically destroyed a once thriving country with a huge middle class and reduced it to ashes. Venezuela was the closest thing to the US that South America had and they crushed it.
God help them! Here at home after about the kids clamour to be in with their peers, riled up by their brainwashers ( aka "teachers") to attend rallies, protests and take sex change drugs. they are tricked to support the communist party, and approve open borders and trans and pan gender people.
Pretty scary how leftists can ruin a country so easily. What is really maddening is that despite all the history of how socialism destroys countries, the stupid Democrats in this country (the voters), fall for their evil Democrat politicians promises of how socialism (of course they don't call it that) will make right all the "unfairness" of their lives.
They were both just recently denied a visa by US Customs but if they crossed the Mexican border illegally it’s all good. So much for doing things the right way.
Maybe once he joins the ranks of Van Gogh and can sell his artwork for even more money. Who needs a foundation anymore when you have "anonymous" rich leaders who love Hunters art.
Ask them in what way specifically and they have no answers. Because none of them study their own history. Because doing so would most certainly redpill them. Anything even slightly critical, even primary sources from the time period by socialists themselves, are dismissed as capitalist propaganda and completely ignored.
The only item on the list that I don't see happening here is suspension of constitution and elections, otherwise, our country is right on schedule, and the idiot leftists here will continue to vote for it!
I can legally carry a firearm anywhere in my state (except "gun-free" zones) without any sort of permit, license, or registration. I can legally travel into 5 neighboring states with my firearm.
24 states now have constitutional carry. The cabal has never been able to take away our guns, thank God.
I think they know they could never take the U.S. by force, but by destroying it through bankruptcy, economic chaos, and starvation, be able to take over whatever is left. They probably don't view U.S. as necessarily a place they want to take over, but more of a place they need to make sure isn't a impediment to their global ambitions. Until now, and even now, they have been able to use the U.S. in their global pursuits, but since Trump, that doesn't seem to be a viable future for them. Whether the U.S. can survive their attempts at destruction, via the Democrats (and a large number of Republicans), is yet to be seen.
I think throwing us into a civil war or sorts through massive civil unrest is the plan. If they can't take our guns, they'll make us hate each other so much that we kill each other, doing their dirty work for them.
cripple supply chains, block food supplies and let the masses take matters into their own hands - thats how they suspend rule of law and bust down doors. Burden Obamas storm trookpers...
I don't know. They are hypnotized by their own distractions, distortions, and rage.
the only things i see on the horizon that could do it are a mass die off, loss of internet for a week, supply chain issues causing actual hunger ...... even then, I'm not sure.
many are invested heavily in being right and view their suffering as a badge of honor and more proof that they are right.
schools are their factories - churning out hate America useful idiots.
Parents rescue your children! Thank God my wife and I have 4 independent red blooded MAGA sons!
I was about to dispute this solely on the claim of the buying of mass quantities of FORD F-150s, which would be an extremely stupid thing to do.....
But I can't because simply put, 4 years later, they BOUGHT A RIGGED ELECTION, and allowed a Socialist to take over, and one that almost nobody voted for.....
Remember when Pat Robertson said Hugo Chavez should be assassinated? Heh, who would have thought this would have been the best course of action coming out of a televangelist of all people!
After Chavez was elected in 2001 his daughter became a billionaire, worth 4 billion dollars.
True she is a billionaire, but most was received after Hugo´s death in 2013. It takes time to embezzle that much from your countries coffers. Been here since 1981 and saw it all.
So what are conditions in the country now? The MSM is so unreliable in reporting things that are "headline events", and when that headline is over, you never hear about the longer term story. Venezuela was the "Ukraine" of news a few years ago, but now it's as if Venezuela doesn't exist. (but still has the most incredible beauty pageant contestants! :) )
My wife was born and raised there and her parents are still stuck there so I am close to the situation.
It is terrible there right now. Jobs are almost non existent, if you do find one the pay is not enough to support yourself. My in-laws were middle class and live in, what used to be, a nice, fairly wealthy area and they only get their water turned on twice a day for 30 minutes, constantly have power outages and grocery stores rarely have enough food to support the amount of people in the area. They are both university educated professionals that used to own a thriving small business and now they have to scramble daily when the water comes on for 30 minutes just to do normal household activities (cleaning and cooking) and struggle to get enough food on the table to survive.
Its a pretty dire situation in that "wealthy" area, it must be like a doomsday scenario in traditional working class and impoverished areas because all of the government handouts dried up.
The media has never really truly described what is going on there. It is a failed socialist state that systematically destroyed a once thriving country with a huge middle class and reduced it to ashes. Venezuela was the closest thing to the US that South America had and they crushed it.
God help them! Here at home after about the kids clamour to be in with their peers, riled up by their brainwashers ( aka "teachers") to attend rallies, protests and take sex change drugs. they are tricked to support the communist party, and approve open borders and trans and pan gender people.
Pretty scary how leftists can ruin a country so easily. What is really maddening is that despite all the history of how socialism destroys countries, the stupid Democrats in this country (the voters), fall for their evil Democrat politicians promises of how socialism (of course they don't call it that) will make right all the "unfairness" of their lives.
They were both just recently denied a visa by US Customs but if they crossed the Mexican border illegally it’s all good. So much for doing things the right way.
I believe the media stopped reporting on Venezuela after it was shown that the citizens were shooting animals in the zoo to prevent starvation.
Didn't the average adult citizen lose 20 lbs?
Which would be justified
shooting? they were using rocks too.
Is Hunter a billionaire yet?
Maybe once he joins the ranks of Van Gogh and can sell his artwork for even more money. Who needs a foundation anymore when you have "anonymous" rich leaders who love Hunters art.
Boy. she must have been a hard worker......
“But this would be different!!” - some American marixist
That isnt true socialism broooo
Ask them in what way specifically and they have no answers. Because none of them study their own history. Because doing so would most certainly redpill them. Anything even slightly critical, even primary sources from the time period by socialists themselves, are dismissed as capitalist propaganda and completely ignored.
Still armed. We still have voices and many of those onbthe right side Have God
The only item on the list that I don't see happening here is suspension of constitution and elections, otherwise, our country is right on schedule, and the idiot leftists here will continue to vote for it!
I can legally carry a firearm anywhere in my state (except "gun-free" zones) without any sort of permit, license, or registration. I can legally travel into 5 neighboring states with my firearm.
24 states now have constitutional carry. The cabal has never been able to take away our guns, thank God.
And we must maintain that right
I think they know they could never take the U.S. by force, but by destroying it through bankruptcy, economic chaos, and starvation, be able to take over whatever is left. They probably don't view U.S. as necessarily a place they want to take over, but more of a place they need to make sure isn't a impediment to their global ambitions. Until now, and even now, they have been able to use the U.S. in their global pursuits, but since Trump, that doesn't seem to be a viable future for them. Whether the U.S. can survive their attempts at destruction, via the Democrats (and a large number of Republicans), is yet to be seen.
I think throwing us into a civil war or sorts through massive civil unrest is the plan. If they can't take our guns, they'll make us hate each other so much that we kill each other, doing their dirty work for them.
cripple supply chains, block food supplies and let the masses take matters into their own hands - thats how they suspend rule of law and bust down doors. Burden Obamas storm trookpers...
2A rights protect all other rights
oooh. i am guessing you live in the midwest or the westerly section of the central states. no need to comment. :)
How can we force them to wake up?
I don't know. They are hypnotized by their own distractions, distortions, and rage.
the only things i see on the horizon that could do it are a mass die off, loss of internet for a week, supply chain issues causing actual hunger ...... even then, I'm not sure.
many are invested heavily in being right and view their suffering as a badge of honor and more proof that they are right.
Well good thing they got free education for all the jobs that no longer exist there. They had their future stolen from them.
Between 2001 and 2004.
The US, via the CIA, has destroyed numerous countries over the past 30 years. And it is just now coming back to haunt us.
2001 - after a stolen election.
They were the beta test.
schools are their factories - churning out hate America useful idiots. Parents rescue your children! Thank God my wife and I have 4 independent red blooded MAGA sons!
All deliberate
I was about to dispute this solely on the claim of the buying of mass quantities of FORD F-150s, which would be an extremely stupid thing to do.....
But I can't because simply put, 4 years later, they BOUGHT A RIGGED ELECTION, and allowed a Socialist to take over, and one that almost nobody voted for.....
Remember when Pat Robertson said Hugo Chavez should be assassinated? Heh, who would have thought this would have been the best course of action coming out of a televangelist of all people!
Just for nuance here, were there not a lot of sanctions placed by yourselves also?
Between 2001 and 2004
Venezuela became what all communists dream of, a Cuba.
Later, those same communists who did this to Venezuela fled the country.