> The problem, remember, is not the message but the messenger. From a cursory look at Venezuela's wikipedia page, I see that Venezuela's oil industry was natio

> The problem, remember, is not the message but the messenger. From a cursory look at Venezuela's wikipedia page, I see that Venezuela's oil industry was nationalized in 1976, it started devaluing its currency in 1983. At this point, with most of the economy under centralized government control, it is ripe for dictatorship. Chavez led a military coups d'état in 1992, for which he was pardoned. The country made a huge swing towards socialism during the earlier 2000s, led by Chavez. Perhaps the message invites the messengers.