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originally posted by: skywatcher44
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
originally posted by: skywatcher44
I read that Ecuador and Brazil are tightening borders.
I think you mean Columbia and Brazil. Ecuador doesn't border Venezuela.
You know it's bad when the nation that's synonymous with drug cartels considers them to be undesirables.
Should have added Columbia they were letting them through and pushing them towards Ecuador but Ecuador have started to ask for passports which the refugees or many of them do not have.
originally posted by: pexx421
Old regurgitated bs and garbage. The Venezuela issue has little to do with socialism or mismanagement and everything to do with western backed industrial sabotage, sanctions, and attempts to revenge upon them for taking their own natural resources from our kleptocracy and pushing a competing social framework. We will not allow freedom, democracy, or success in any nation that refuses to tithe us, or to follow our rules of austerity and trickle down economics. That doesnt posses nukes.
originally posted by: NthOther
a reply to: stormcell
Sounds familiar.
Like when Stalin killed all the farmers because they wouldn't give up their land. Then nobody knew how to farm and millions starved to death.
The few socialists who aren't f# brainwashed and stupid are total psychopaths.
originally posted by: pexx421
Old regurgitated bs and garbage. The Venezuela issue has little to do with socialism or mismanagement and everything to do with western backed industrial sabotage, sanctions, and attempts to revenge upon them for taking their own natural resources from our kleptocracy and pushing a competing social framework. We will not allow freedom, democracy, or success in any nation that refuses to tithe us, or to follow our rules of austerity and trickle down economics. That doesnt posses nukes.
originally posted by: stormcell
originally posted by: NthOther
a reply to: stormcell
Sounds familiar.
Like when Stalin killed all the farmers because they wouldn't give up their land. Then nobody knew how to farm and millions starved to death.
The few socialists who aren't f# brainwashed and stupid are total psychopaths.
I think the problem with these countries is that there is vast gulf of standard of living between those wealthy living in the cities (degree educated, working in multinationals like the oil industry), those living in surrounding shanty towns and the peasants living out in the mountains. The latter two outnumber the former and think that multinationals are just taking their wealth of their country. Therefore someone should step in and prevent this theft.
originally posted by: skywatcher44
I feel for the common Venezuelans who have been under mismanagement for a few decades and no signs of any respite.