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2016-05-24 Caribbean-Latin America

Media Wars: The Role of the Left When Venezuela's Imperfect Revolution is Under Attack

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Posted by Hupoper Spawn of the Hemps4540 2016-05-24 01:12|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 There's also the minor detail that things were consistently improving in Venezuela, right up until the time when Chavez got sick

The minor detail that things were going great until the credit cards maxed out and the bills started to come due.

Posted by SteveS 2016-05-24 12:28|| 2016-05-24 12:28|| Front Page Top

#2 things were consistently improving in Venezuela, right up until the time when Chavez got sick and the right wing went on the offensive

no barking moonbat graphic?

Posted by Frank G 2016-05-24 12:48|| 2016-05-24 12:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Because...all the hospitals run by left wing groups are closed?

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-05-24 12:49|| 2016-05-24 12:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Translation: Socialism is and always will be wonderful - we just need to work on the narrative.

Posted by Pappy 2016-05-24 13:03|| 2016-05-24 13:03|| Front Page Top

#5 The articles blame it all on Chavismo, socialism and Maduro, without bothering to reference any context or to recognise that the rightwing have some power and therefore a level of responsibility in Venezuela now. Nor do they care to admit that like all countries, Venezuela's economic situation has structural, economic and historical causes. There's also the minor detail that things were consistently improving in Venezuela, right up until the time when Chavez got sick and the right wing went on the offensive.

Then why not try it again? Surely this time it'll be different.

Posted by gorb 2016-05-24 15:42|| 2016-05-24 15:42|| Front Page Top

#6 And the little detail in the little detail is Mr. Chavez was running his country like his oil was selling for $137 each instead of $100.

Running out of other people's money is exactly what happened.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-05-24 16:58|| 2016-05-24 16:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Then why not try it again? Surely this time it'll be different.

They've been saying that ever since Joe Stalin.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-05-24 17:55|| 2016-05-24 17:55|| Front Page Top

#8 Captain Cashflow looketh over his flock, and says unto them,

"You blewith through your pouch of shekels with wild abandon. I am not thy sugar-father, and thou art not my prodigal son, so thou art excrementally out of good fortune."

Posted by Alaska Paul 2016-05-24 20:38|| 2016-05-24 20:38|| Front Page Top

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