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In reply to the discussion: Venezuela’s Food Shortages Trigger Long Lines, Hunger and Looting [View all]ieoeja
(9,748 posts)27. But they have maintained their sovereignty. That is all I am saying.
I never said it was a "good" option. I just said it was doable. They could go communist (or fascist, we know that works too) and operate as a self contained entity.
This thread, lest we get too far off topic, is about people starving in Venezuela. Venezuela was exporting more food than they imported. They can certainly feed themselves.
If people are starving it is because the current model, capitalism, is not currently working for the country. You know perfectly well that capitalism works pretty darn good. It is my belief that it is not currently working in Venezuela because the United States and our allies are gaming the system not to work because Venezula nationalized the oil industry. Hence the two options: (1) unfettered capitalism or (2) totalitarianism (communist, fascist, whatever brand floats their boat).
And if they go the communist route, and if we are gaming the system as would be our normal response to the failed coup, it will be largely our fault for forcing them to the above 2 choices.
Which brings us back to Cuba! They only went full bore communist because we declared them our enemy. We've seen this picture before.
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You seriously believe that after the failed coup attempt, we decided to do ... nothing?
ieoeja
Aug 2015
#8
so our government is incompetent in other foreign intervention attempts but ninjas in VZ?
Amishman
Aug 2015
#33
What specific actions are the US government taking that is causing Venezuela problems?
Freddie Stubbs
Aug 2015
#20
Don't work for the NSA. Of course, if I did I wouldn't admit it. I certainly wouldn't answer you.
ieoeja
Aug 2015
#22
The Ven government implemented the price controls and exchange rate, not the US nt
Bacchus4.0
Aug 2015
#35
Those poor people. With national wealth largely concentrated in the hands of a few, much of the
Hortensis
Aug 2015
#2
And here goes another victim of the American foreign policy disaster, destroy rape and pillage.
Dont call me Shirley
Aug 2015
#11
This rash of American foreign policy started waaaaaaayyyyyyy before Obama.
Dont call me Shirley
Aug 2015
#14
With all the military involvement in the toppling of gvts all over the world, no doubt it's a spawn
Dont call me Shirley
Aug 2015
#29