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High corruption and a very thin fabric of society. Before Chavez came to power an almost apartheid system, which was fine with the (small) elite and of course w
by hansjorg 10y ago
High corruption and a very thin fabric of society. Before Chavez came to power an almost apartheid system, which was fine with the (small) elite and of course with the large majority of US commentators.
Over ambitious social programs, an owner-class hell bent on sabotaging and completely backed by the US. What do you do when it all starts to slide? Tighten the screw. When that doesn't work, tighten it again. Recipe for disaster.
- marcoperaza 10y agoThere's no way you can pin this on anyone or anything but Chavez, his allies, and their policies. They've ruled Venezuela for 20 years and steered it from flawed prosperity to total ruin.
- hansjorg 10y agoWhy did Chavez come to power? Who was prosperous?
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoValid points (at least, they would be if you actually stated them). But: > > an owner-class hell bent on sabotaging and completely backed by the US reeks of conspiracy-theory paranoia, at least in the absence of actual evidence.