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2016-12-29 Caribbean-Latin America

As socialism shattered Venezuela, the useful idiots applauded

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Posted by Fred 2016-12-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top
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#1 ...and no one of the American leftists mentioned in the article will ever admit they were wrong about this. A real tough call, I know.

Posted by Raj 2016-12-29 00:22|| 2016-12-29 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe they ought to be invited to live there for a while and see how they respond.

Posted by gorb 2016-12-29 03:34|| 2016-12-29 03:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Invited, gorb? How about required?

Posted by AlanC 2016-12-29 08:08|| 2016-12-29 08:08|| Front Page Top

#4 "Real socialism (communism, etc.) has never actually been tried." is the most frequently mouthed lie in the faculty lounge.

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-12-29 09:32|| 2016-12-29 09:32|| Front Page Top

#5 ...for some reason they keep leaving Mao's act of sending the intellectuals/academics out to work the farm for a couple of years.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-12-29 09:47|| 2016-12-29 09:47|| Front Page Top

#6 See, nobody is all bad, P2k.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-12-29 11:36|| 2016-12-29 11:36|| Front Page Top

#7 From the Boston Globe, of all places!

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-12-29 11:47|| 2016-12-29 11:47|| Front Page Top

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