Is Venezuela the Canary in the gas mine ? ...

[dogtag]

This oil rich country is out of gas, both literally and figuratively.
Just two Men did this to Venezuela, Chavez and Maduro, both
socialists to the core as is the guy who now resides in the Oval
Office who seems determined to take us down the same path.
But by different methods. Venezuela was impoverished via
stupidity, ours will be via - oh, right, stupidity. Not so different.
So, when they find that solar panels don't work too well on
food delivery trucks, maybe we can ask Iran to sell us some oil,
that is if they haven't nuked us by then.


https://reason.com/video/2021/02/01/...ar-oil-wealth/

[S.A. Boggs]

What you are saying is true and alarming at the same time. Socialism, in theory, sounds good in practice I can't think of any time in history that it was workable. With this administration and the disjoining of the union good times will not be here. Buckle up ladies and gentleman turbulence will be with us shortly!
Sam

[Roadkingtrax]

What you are saying is true and alarming at the same time. Socialism, in theory, sounds good in practice I can't think of any time in history that it was workable. With this administration and the disjoining of the union good times will not be here. Buckle up ladies and gentleman turbulence will be with us shortly!
Sam

I thought America was great again? It won't change that fast.

[togor]

When someone reaches dictator status, political orientation becomes irrelevant. Then it's about cronyism, using the resources of the state to reward loyalists, punish opponents, enrich the ruling clique. Putin permits an oligarchy, and while things in Russia are not yet as far gone as Venezuela, there is still widespread resentment.

[lyman]

When someone reaches dictator status, political orientation becomes irrelevant. Then it's about cronyism, using the resources of the state to reward loyalists, punish opponents, enrich the ruling clique. Putin permits an oligarchy, and while things in Russia are not yet as far gone as Venezuela, there is still widespread resentment.

your second sentence described the democratic party

[rayg]

When someone reaches dictator status, political orientation becomes irrelevant. Then it's about cronyism, using the resources of the state to reward loyalists, punish opponents, enrich the ruling clique. .

Gee. think pipe line...Lol

[dryheat]

Venezuela is full of South Americans. The engineers they imported made it work. 'lets fire all the smart people and put the army in charge of the petro industry'. Good thinking.


-In a move intended to begin that erosion, Chávez began appointing military leaders to PDVSA's board. The conflict between PDVSA's top management and Chávez culminated in a national strike, which took place from December 2002 to February 2003. Chávez proceeded to fire 18,000 state oil workers, including 80 percent of its top engineers, handing control of the industry to the military.

The workers who were fired had "an average of 15 years of experience," Toro says. "In a sense, he threw away 300 thousand years of experience."-

I think the U.S. would benefit from importing another 5 or ten million South Americans.

[98src]

I thought America was great again? It won't change that fast.

The heck it won't....just watch.