illuminance
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Venezuela: A Socialist Basketcase
- Thread starter illuminance
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Why not Venezuela: A Populist Basketcase?
Charismatic leader that promised to solve everyone's problems. Thought oil money would solve all his problems. Spend lavishly on the Venezuelan people while it was at an all time high and all was well (hiding the corruption and miss-management) But the people were happy he was delivering what he promise while simultaneously setting up his country for failure.
Instead of diversifying their economy into other sectors they double downed on oil. Practically all domestic manufacturing and agriculture was abandoned for oil, forcing Venezuela practically imported everything it needed during the oil boom.
Then when oil went tits up and Venezuela kept holding their crazy exchange rate and everything went to hell. Insane inflation, impossibility of importing anything into the country (since no one could pay for it)
Fuck the non sense Rebel Media and their right-wing propagandist history lessons.
Charismatic leader that promised to solve everyone's problems. Thought oil money would solve all his problems. Spend lavishly on the Venezuelan people while it was at an all time high and all was well (hiding the corruption and miss-management) But the people were happy he was delivering what he promise while simultaneously setting up his country for failure.
Instead of diversifying their economy into other sectors they double downed on oil. Practically all domestic manufacturing and agriculture was abandoned for oil, forcing Venezuela practically imported everything it needed during the oil boom.
Then when oil went tits up and Venezuela kept holding their crazy exchange rate and everything went to hell. Insane inflation, impossibility of importing anything into the country (since no one could pay for it)
Fuck the non sense Rebel Media and their right-wing propagandist history lessons.
Larkee
Well-known member
What's not populist about socialism??
What about populism makes it uniquely socialist?
Spaceman Spiff
Well-known member
Never going to happen in Canada. Thee is a no way an oil-dependant province would elect a socialist government.
Oh wait!
Oh wait!
Marek
Active member
La bitch avec la casserole?
Spaceman Spiff
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Marek
Active member
Aka la bitch qui pourrait avoir une casserole.
vladjet2000
New member
NDP est plus centre que le PQ. pas si pire.
Larkee
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This is intellectually fallacious, I never said populism was uniquely socialist.
and I'm making the point that nothing about populism can be so easily ascribed to a specific political/economic system.
Larkee
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Lol what? Seriously, which part of socialism isn't made to appeal to the masses rather then the top 1%?
Your success is in your own hands, the only thing separating you from the top is hard work. Anyone can make it America! If you work hard and make some sacrifice you too can become rich beyond your dreams.
What part of that isn't meant to appeal to the masses?
I think you're confounding too easily the principles of socialism with populism's attempt to appeal to the masses.
theoutsider
New member
Sometimes man I think youre mu unborn brother. Id be as european as u want me to be brother!! I just like the way you see life, je t admire. Happy to be your canadian fellow.
Larkee
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I wasn't engaging you in a binary left/right argument. I was just asking a legitimate question. You shouldn't think for me like that, you always get it wrong.
KossaK
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bien simple tout monde est dans la rue
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