I asked a childhood friend about conditions in Venezuela. She is a doctor. Her is her reply (remember, socialism can’t be voluntary):
“LIFE IN VENEZUELA HAS BECOME TERRIBLE. WE ARE EVERYDAY
> WITH ONE OF THE HIGHEST COUNTRIES OF HIGH CRIME. THERE IS
> NO FOOD AT ALL. THE HIGHEST INFLATION IN THE WORLD.
> PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THINK WE LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY BUT IT
> IS NOT TRUE. THERE IS NO
> MEANS OF OBJECTIVE NEWS. THE GOV. OWNS ALMOST ALL THE
> MEDIA. SEVEN MILLION OF US VOTED AGAINST THE PRESIDENT AND
> WE WHANT TO IMPEACH HIM BUT IT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
> THIS 20 TIL THE 24TH SOME OF US HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO GO AND
> VERIFY OUR SIGNITURE AND
> FINGER PRINTS. NONE OF MY FAMILY WERE SELECTED BUT I AM
> THE ONLY ONE TO GO. THERE IS NO WATER. NO ELECTRICITY.
> ONLY THEY PUT ELECTRICITY FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE DAY.
> THERE IS NO SOAP, CHAMPU, HIGINE TOWELS, ETC… I JUST GOT
> BACK FROM BOSTON WERE MY
> GRAND-CHILDREN LIVE AND BROUGHT IN MY TWO BAGS, FOOD, RICE,
> ETC… FOR THE FAMILY. MANY PEOPLE ARE IN PRISON JUST
> BECAUSE THEY SAY NO TO THIS SYSTEM. AFTER FOUR OR FIVE PM.
> IT IS DANGEROUS TO GO OUT. MY CAR WAS STOLEN. THERE IS
> PROHIBITION TO BUY DOLLARS.
> SO THERE ARE TWO SYSTEMS. EATHER YOU ASK THE GOV. FOR A
> VERY LIMITED AMOUNT. FOUR HUNDRED A YEAR WHICH YOU NEVER
> GET . OR YOU BUY IT IN THE BLACK MARKET AT AN OUTRAGES
> PRICE. ONE DOLLAR CAN BE ONE THOUSAND BOLIVARES OR MAYBE
> MORE. THE GOV . SAYS THAT
> ONE DOLLAR IS 12 BOLIVARES. GAS IS THE ONLY THING SHIP.
> BUT NOT FOR US BECAUSE THE SALARY IS VERY VERY LOW. IN A
> FAMILY OF FOUR EVERYONE HAS TO WORK. IF THERE ARE KIDS
> THEY EAT ONLY ONE MEAL A DAY. AND IS NOT A BALANCE MEAL AT
> ALL.
>
>
>
> EVERYTHING THAT IS PUBLISHED INTERNATIONALLY IS ALL A LIE
> BECAUSE IS ONLY WHAT THE GOV. WANTS THE WORLD TO HEAR. IN
> MY FAMILY WE ALL HAD TO TAKE OUR CHILDREN OUT. THERE IS NO
> SECURITY AT ALL. THE PROPERTY THE GOV. CAN TAKE IT IF THEY
> WANT IT. THEY HAVE
> TAKEN ALL THE MAIN INDUSTRIES AND BROKE THEM. WHEN THE
> PETROLEUM WAS HIGH EVERYONE ATE. NOW THE PETROLEUM IS LOW SO
> THERE IS NO FOOD. WE HAVE TO IMPORT EVERYTHING AND THERE
> IS NO MONEY.”
This must sound like paradise to The Bern and to Crooked Hillary. The only thing the good doctor left out was the availability of 72 virgins. If I was she, I wouldn’t go to have my signature verified. The Venezuela version of the NSA will be monitoring and she may never be seen again.
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