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I sure have, Venezuela. No water, constant power failures, gas at 8-12 USD per gallon (controlled by the military police$$$, though that is a recent development

I sure have, Venezuela. No water, constant power failures, gas at 8-12 USD per gallon (controlled by the military police$$$, though that is a recent development), minimum wage at 5USD per month. Food at international prices. Basically non-existent judicial system. Police brutality several notches above what you see in the US.

yardie 6y ago
So out of the 200+ countries you could have compared the US to you chose a failed state. There are many other 3rd world/developing countries who have fully functional governments.
chinesempire 6y ago
Venezuela is in the state it is because, you know, US has tried to undermine its independence for decades. Anyway, I've been to US several times and food, outside of the big city, is of very low quality. Gas is pretty expensive in Europe too, is to discourage its consumption and favour power efficient vehicles. And btw, Venezuela is one of the larger producer of oil in the world, but US seized its control for a long time and when they nationalised it, US supported coups and the rise of the actual presidency and their brutal police. One day you'll start to feel responsible for what you did, and if you don't, the World will make you.
mcv 6y ago
Obviously not every other country is the same. The situation is not that the US does everything one way, and the entire rest of the world does it another way; there are about 200 different countries, and they all do things differently in some ways. Some countries get most things right, some get most things wrong, but most countries get some things right and some things wrong. There's a lot to learn and improve by looking at how other countries solve their problems. This was also the topic of Michael Moore's Where To Invade Next. Instead of taking other countries' oil, the US should take other countries' ideas, and Moore had a couple of suggestions for interesting ideas from other countries, like school lunches from France, prison system from Norway, etc.
jessaustin 6y ago
Bullshit. If you had really lived there, you would know that Venezuela's problems are mostly caused by USA-imposed sanctions. The police are so "brutal" that they have let the would-be coup leader and CIA contractor Juan Gauido prance about the nation unmolested for a couple of years now. How many poor black Venezuelans have died under the knees of Venezuelan cops in the last month?

yardie 6y ago

So out of the 200+ countries you could have compared the US to you chose a failed state. There are many other 3rd world/developing countries who have fully functional governments.

chinesempire 6y ago

Venezuela is in the state it is because, you know, US has tried to undermine its independence for decades. Anyway, I've been to US several times and food, outside of the big city, is of very low quality. Gas is pretty expensive in Europe too, is to discourage its consumption and favour power efficient vehicles. And btw, Venezuela is one of the larger producer of oil in the world, but US seized its control for a long time and when they nationalised it, US supported coups and the rise of the actual presidency and their brutal police. One day you'll start to feel responsible for what you did, and if you don't, the World will make you.

mcv 6y ago

Obviously not every other country is the same. The situation is not that the US does everything one way, and the entire rest of the world does it another way; there are about 200 different countries, and they all do things differently in some ways. Some countries get most things right, some get most things wrong, but most countries get some things right and some things wrong. There's a lot to learn and improve by looking at how other countries solve their problems. This was also the topic of Michael Moore's Where To Invade Next. Instead of taking other countries' oil, the US should take other countries' ideas, and Moore had a couple of suggestions for interesting ideas from other countries, like school lunches from France, prison system from Norway, etc.

jessaustin 6y ago

Bullshit. If you had really lived there, you would know that Venezuela's problems are mostly caused by USA-imposed sanctions. The police are so "brutal" that they have let the would-be coup leader and CIA contractor Juan Gauido prance about the nation unmolested for a couple of years now. How many poor black Venezuelans have died under the knees of Venezuelan cops in the last month?