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Elections in Venezuela have been fraudulent for decades now.
by jeromegv 5y ago
Elections in Venezuela have been fraudulent for decades now.
- google234123 5y agoNot extremely fraudulent, the gov still has a very large base . In 2017 70% of the population supported socialism: https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/13251 https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/13251
- shkkmo 5y agoYou seem to have confused several different things: Support for socialism, support for the ruling party, and legitimate elections. Venezuelan elections have been widely critized as shams and have been largely boycotted by opposition parties in Venezuela. Venezuela has significant oil wealth but has been ruled by a corrupt and autocratic single party for decades that has squandered and embezzled that wealth.
- busymom0 5y agoFun fact: it was only in 2012, when they took away private ownership and commercial sale of firearms and ammunition under the guise of “security and safety”: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18288430 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18288430 Never give up your right to bear arms Americans!
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoNot sure how firearms would help the average Venezuelan in this case. Maybe they could use them to steal food?
- codeecan 5y agoIts a lot harder for your government to become authoritarian when your citizens can shoot back
- tim333 5y agoI think the fact that Venezuelans had guns in 2012 but still had issues show that it's not foolproof.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoPlus it seems like folks are willing to vote in the authoritarians on purpose, as long as they are my authoritarians and not your authoritarians.