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Sanders praised it. As a Venezuelan in SF, I've had my fair share of arguments where I've had to defend the perspective that Venezuela isn't a socialist paradis
by wooter 10y ago
Sanders praised it. As a Venezuelan in SF, I've had my fair share of arguments where I've had to defend the perspective that Venezuela isn't a socialist paradise.
"These days, the American dream is more apt to be realized in South America, in places such as Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina, where incomes are actually more equal today than they are in the land of Horatio Alger. Who's the banana republic now?"
- http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/must-read/close-the-gaps-disparities-that-threaten-america http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/must-read/close-the-g...
- macspoofing 10y agoGOP would have had a field day with Bernie had he been nominated instead of Clinton.
- tormeh 10y agoJust like the Democrats had a field day with Trump: Great entertainment, but the outcome wasn't all that fun. Bush would have been less fun, but he would have lost.
- LordFrith 10y agoIn SF I keep seeing flyers titled "Can The Bolivarian Revolution be saved?", and I think to myself probably not.
- tim333 10y agoThe Cuban revolution has lasted quite a while. Chavez and Maduro were big fans.
- BurningFrog 10y agoThe recent thawing of US/Cuban relations are a direct result of Venezuela not being able to afford their foreign aid to the Cuban government anymore.