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joshcryer

(62,265 posts)
138. I know of at least one DUer who lives in an elite community in Latin America.
Mon May 20, 2013, 03:09 AM
May 2013

Didn't know that most people in Latin America washed their clothes by hand, used to have a currier to go to the store, etc.

It's amazing the kind of pressure the elite corporate capitalists can put on a country fasttense May 2013 #1
This was self inflicted hack89 May 2013 #3
It is so indicative dotymed May 2013 #6
Well put. another_liberal May 2013 #8
Could you explain how 'oligarchic hegemony' made the toilet paper go away? msanthrope May 2013 #10
Sure msanthrope. dotymed May 2013 #13
Suppose that steaming stack of horseshit is true Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #40
Have some more kool-aid. dotymed May 2013 #90
If a government is so inept that it can't keep asses wiped Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #108
Funny how a criminal Fearless May 2013 #124
Yes, indeed. The government has touched bottom (pun intended) with this latest circumstance. MADem May 2013 #147
Heh, water wasn't even running in Caracas. joshcryer May 2013 #150
Oh, now you're a socialist? bitchkitty May 2013 #159
panic buying and the ensueing profit backwoodsbob May 2013 #167
This is one of the more deluded or misguided posts I've read in a long time. nt TeamPooka May 2013 #165
Yeah, delusional... Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #166
Hmm...see, what you say doesn't really add up. msanthrope May 2013 #70
IDK all that, but most paper goods manufacturing is owned by the Koch brothers, isn't it? freshwest May 2013 #84
Step 1. dotymed May 2013 #92
There are a few things in play here melm00se May 2013 #17
alternative treestar May 2013 #42
pages from the Sears catalog melm00se May 2013 #59
... but now that the catalog is online JustABozoOnThisBus May 2013 #89
Corn cobs. Jackpine Radical May 2013 #102
Interesting analysis, except that Venezuela's economy has been growing at 5+%... Peace Patriot May 2013 #62
5th in the world. But they having nothing to wipe their asses with (nt) Nye Bevan May 2013 #100
Thank you - I always bitchkitty May 2013 #114
With rampant inflation, declining oil production and a skyrocketing murder rate. hack89 May 2013 #117
The number for murder is probably higher. joshcryer May 2013 #143
Cost per barrel plummeted in the Bush Junta-induced worldwide depression, Peace Patriot Jun 2013 #174
Yet they have food shortages and declining oil revenue hack89 Jun 2013 #175
First off: I'm for nationalizing things. Here, elsewhere. Example, our oil industry vs. Norway's. freshwest May 2013 #171
Toilet paper and paper products are the Koch brothers biggest selling products people! xtraxritical May 2013 #32
The Vzla. Govt. is the ONLY entity allowed to IMPORT Into Vzla. the dictator controls everything. Bo May 2013 #82
Your post suggests that before dotymed May 2013 #93
See also dipsydoodle May 2013 #2
lol, excessive demand n/t Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #5
"Excessive demand" = panic-driven hoarding Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #38
DING DING DING!! KamaAina May 2013 #43
I've heard that spam is really popular in Hawai'i Ash_F May 2013 #72
It dates back to World War II KamaAina May 2013 #74
So people came to like it through familiarity? Ash_F May 2013 #75
Actually, it's not KamaAina May 2013 #76
I suddenly have an unexpected hankering for spam Ash_F May 2013 #86
It's good with pineapple? redwitch May 2013 #103
I'll have you know, the "Hawaiian" pizza (ham and pineapple) is more popular in California KamaAina May 2013 #111
I'm from New Jersey. redwitch May 2013 #123
And you're right. KamaAina May 2013 #125
There was a month between the devaluation and wage increase. joshcryer May 2013 #136
The same media who has never had anything good to say about Hugo Chavez...eom Kolesar May 2013 #16
TP shortage in Venezuela = Bullet shortage in the U.S.? JustABozoOnThisBus May 2013 #88
There's something sulphurdunn May 2013 #4
sulphudunn, dipsydoodle informed us of the culprits. dotymed May 2013 #11
So much for freedom of the press, eh? rbixby May 2013 #33
'chavez had to shut them down' geek tragedy May 2013 #34
I complain about Eric Holder every chance I get. dotymed May 2013 #95
The have a toilet paper shortage? another_liberal May 2013 #7
But you've failed to explain how this is Obama's fault. nt msanthrope May 2013 #9
I have a couple of graduate diplomas they could have... KansDem May 2013 #12
Are you fucking kidding me? bitchkitty May 2013 #14
And the campaign to test the post Chavez government continues. Warren Stupidity May 2013 #15
Same old script, from Allende to Aristide Catherina May 2013 #28
yep, it always starts with limiting TP production and then the shit really hits the fan Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #29
oil for tp program will be required n/t Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #18
Oh right, Maduro: "My political opponents are to blame!" Archae May 2013 #19
its the price controls they've imposed Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #21
Agreed. Archae May 2013 #23
its quite embarrasing since Venezuela has been a fairly developed country for decades Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #27
Maduro recently said that people will have to pay for their free houses. joshcryer May 2013 #141
Because leaders have never been assassinated, let alone by poison. WinkyDink May 2013 #24
Oh for Christ's sake... Archae May 2013 #25
I predicted he wouldn't serve out his term. This election was too close. I agree that pure..... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #77
It still doesn't mean he was "poisoned." Archae May 2013 #87
Agreed. nt Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #113
Quoting the head of the Venezuelan business federation dotymed May 2013 #96
Evenhanded? I guess that bitchkitty May 2013 #107
It does work, bitchkitty May 2013 #61
Pure socialism works? Archae May 2013 #63
Hmmm..Venezuela holds elections dotymed May 2013 #98
Except as we can see, Venezuela is not working. Archae May 2013 #106
One of these days the diehard Chavez defenders will... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #20
"communist or radical socialist" Warren Stupidity May 2013 #35
Who also nationalized their major industries... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #41
Now you'll be in trouble... Archae May 2013 #64
Wtf is this 'phanbois' you keep yammering on about? nt. polly7 May 2013 #65
The people who say Chavez and now Maduro can do no wrong. Archae May 2013 #66
I've never seen anyone say anything like that. You have quite an imagination, congrats. nt. polly7 May 2013 #67
I don't think people believe Maduro can do no wrong Ash_F May 2013 #73
They live in his pants, bitchkitty May 2013 #105
To many DUers, nationalizing major industries, declaring class warfare and destroying foreign trade Nye Bevan May 2013 #101
But, how many of them have to live there? n/t TreasonousBastard May 2013 #131
I know of at least one DUer who lives in an elite community in Latin America. joshcryer May 2013 #138
Oh do tell us more about this "elite community" oh teller of tales Catherina May 2013 #144
Hit a nerve I see. joshcryer May 2013 #145
Well, I read the links and it doesn't look good for you so far. Looks like slander to me, unless you idwiyo May 2013 #156
Actually, they were nationalized before Chavez came along. joshcryer May 2013 #142
Darn that George W. Bush and his army of toilet paper gremlins! Pterodactyl May 2013 #22
Their biggest problem is declining oil production hack89 May 2013 #26
"Propped up Cuba"? Does that roody May 2013 #161
All those things will disapear soon hack89 May 2013 #162
Despite holding power for well over a decade, the Chavistas are not geek tragedy May 2013 #30
the most basic of necessities? How elite of them CBGLuthier May 2013 #31
What a shock, a government the US hates having shortages. Amazing. Judi Lynn May 2013 #36
The shortage of toilet paper is a crap article and should be wiped out Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #37
Are the Chavistas responsible for any bad things that happen under geek tragedy May 2013 #44
+1 Blue_Tires May 2013 #160
I don't understand why some DUers loathe Venezuela so much. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #39
I don't understand why some DUers venerate the Venezuela Govt so much. brooklynite May 2013 #45
you know things are shitty when there is no toilet paper n/t Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #47
Well, not so much glee as a reaction to the cult of Chavez geek tragedy May 2013 #46
It's not just Venezuela they loathe. polly7 May 2013 #49
Yes ma'am, their positions are very constant Catherina May 2013 #50
"hide it"? they brag about it. Warren Stupidity May 2013 #51
I love Venezuela. Its a beautiful country with wonderful people. Too bad the government Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #53
Venezuela was once a wonderful, wonderful place. nt Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #109
Back in the good old days. When they just killed uppity poor people. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #112
Yeah...at least now everyone gets killed. Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #115
Yep, now its just 30-100 per weekend in Caracas and 20,000 + murders per year Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #119
It's all those CIA hitmen sent by "TPTB" to destabilize Venezuela Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #120
now the chavistas are trying to blame Capriles and former Colombian president Uribe Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #126
The only thing more fragile than a box of puppies is the Venezuelan economy, apparently Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #127
Television. Ash_F May 2013 #83
As with many issues on DU... Marrah_G May 2013 #116
Most of the informed posters post in Latin America. joshcryer May 2013 #139
The stalinians, they break everything they touch. Nt. Sand Wind May 2013 #48
I've never been to Venezuela so I'm an expert about the country olddots May 2013 #52
Unnecessary wasteful item. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #54
Hope you are joking. RebelOne May 2013 #55
Not remotely. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #60
Price controls tend to result in shortages... Imajika May 2013 #56
Just like it was in the old Soviet Union... Archae May 2013 #58
Looks like the "Maduro can do no wrong!" phanbois are out in force. Archae May 2013 #57
you'd think with all those oil dollars coming in they'd be able to provide food and TP for Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #68
I guess Venezuelans are just shit out of luck mysuzuki2 May 2013 #69
Ironically, Maduro is an asswipe. Throd May 2013 #71
Looks like the "Make the economy scream" people are back in the saddle in DC again. leveymg May 2013 #78
"Back"? When did they ever really leave? Catherina May 2013 #80
It's Obama's Fault!!!!! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #79
they could really learn from the USA ... marasinghe May 2013 #81
Said the poster with access to plenty of asswipe. nt Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #110
I'll just leave this here Ash_F May 2013 #85
90 replies for a TP shortage BainsBane May 2013 #91
Many are STILL wedded to the Cold War notion that Socialism=Communism... Cooley Hurd May 2013 #94
Not me. I'm wedded to the notion that authoritarian Govts are bad... brooklynite May 2013 #121
They should just borrow some from Cuba: Freddie Stubbs May 2013 #97
I blame the US. As if infecting Chavez with cancer was not enough, Nye Bevan May 2013 #99
ebay Venezuela sellers start your onsale cheap toilet paper engines! Sunlei May 2013 #104
TPTB: Toilet Paper Taking Bourgeoisie. They're behind everything Throd May 2013 #118
I would have thought this discussion would have completely unrolled by now brooklynite May 2013 #122
Why the sudden surge in demand? Democracyinkind May 2013 #128
Venezuelan food? Pterodactyl May 2013 #129
They devalued the currency by nearly 40%. joshcryer May 2013 #137
Use corporate newspapers daleo May 2013 #130
See the link below for one of the reasons. idwiyo May 2013 #132
Capriles and Uribe sued over plot to wreck Venezuela's trade with Colombia Peace Patriot May 2013 #133
Blaming the opposition there is like blaming the republicans here for our do nothing congress Exultant Democracy May 2013 #134
Agree 100%. That's why I am so shocked that some DUers openly support Venezuelan opposition. idwiyo May 2013 #135
Because the world isn't black and white. joshcryer May 2013 #140
Yet you behave like it is. Otherwise you wouldn't be advocating for RW coalition who are hell bent idwiyo May 2013 #148
Wrong, I do not believe Justice First is "right wing." joshcryer May 2013 #149
Capriles sounds progressive/left wing to me Socialistlemur May 2013 #151
I'll answer your post later. Can you please provide a link that supports your claim that Cuban idwiyo May 2013 #154
Chicken, too. The economy is a mess and the ruling regime has only themselves to blame. nt MADem May 2013 #146
I'm waiting for some deranged right winger to... Theyletmeeatcake2 May 2013 #152
Good one! Pterodactyl May 2013 #153
This toilet paper is a wonderful modern convenience Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #155
Yet they have had two presidents in a row claim to be for the poor Ter May 2013 #157
I thought Johnny Carson was dead, but his statement on the Toilet paper shortages I see lives on. happyslug May 2013 #158
Venezuela: Toilet Roll Stash Found Amid Crisis Judi Lynn May 2013 #163
How is 100k rolls of toilet paper going to help a country of 30 million? You ignored the math msanthrope May 2013 #164
It would be logical to think that this is ONE example, not the ONLY example Judi Lynn May 2013 #168
No--it wouldn't be logical at all. Why? Becasue you've assumed a premise wholly without msanthrope May 2013 #169
Maybe use TP as their currency since its actually worth something Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #170
TP is so bourgeois Zorro Jun 2013 #173
Perhaps their Iranian friends can teach them the old "eat with the right, wipe with the left" 24601 May 2013 #172
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