Venezuela Reaches the Final Stage of Socialism: No Toilet Paper

Rich Terrell

CATO Institute  "In 1990 I went to a Cato Institute conference in what was then still the Soviet Union. We were told to bring our own toilet paper, which was in fact useful advice. Now, after only 16 years of Chavista rule, Venezuela has demonstrated that "Socialism of the 21st Century" is pretty much like socialism in the 20th century. Fusion reports:" . . .

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Lawmaker Dares Bernie Sanders to Visit Socialist Venezuela With No Bodyguards
"A Venezuelan assemblyman, currently in exile from socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro’s regime, has issued a challenge to presidential candidate and democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — daring the senator to take a week strolling through the streets of Venezuela without bodyguards and report back what he sees."
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"Ballasy went on to tell Guerra that activist Jesse Jackson has actually come to the defense of Maduro, and added that both Jackson and Sanders appear reluctant to speak publicly about what is going on in the socialist country." . . .

"If only the right people had tried it".  Does anybody really think our Democrats are the "right people", considering their "social justice" and political correctness requirements? TD

UPDATE: Case in point, Elizabeth Warren...