Socialism Always Leaves Things Worse Than It Found

[Weatherman2020]

There is absolutely nothing socialism doesn’t leave worse than it found, including the very oil tankers which (barely) keep Venezuela’s socialist regime afloat.

Venezuela’s crude-stained oil tankers.

In the scorching heat of the Caribbean Sea, workers in scuba suits scrub crude oil by hand from the hull of the Caspian Galaxy, a tanker so filthy it can’t set sail in international waters.

The vessel is among many that are constantly contaminated at two major export terminals where they load crude from Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA. The water here has an oily sheen from leaks in the rusty pipelines under the surface.

That means the tankers have to be cleaned before traveling to many foreign ports, which won’t admit crude-stained ships for fear of environmental damage to their harbors, port facilities or other vessels.

The laborious hand-cleaning operation is one of many causes of chronic delays for dozens of tankers that deliver Venezuela’s principle export to customers worldwide, according to three executives of the state-run firm, eight employees of maritime firms that contract with PDVSA and Thomson Reuters vessel-tracking data. Other reasons include delayed repairs and impoundments by service providers that are owed money by cash-strapped PDVSA.

 

[Manonthestreet]

You telling me infstructure spending gets robbed to pay for other programs?

 

[Weatherman2020]

You telling me infstructure spending gets robbed to pay for other programs?

Never see anything like that in Democrat controlled California.
Just because they are spending $200B on a train to nowhere no one will ride, freebies to illegals and convicted felons while dams break and bridges collapse.

 

[The VOR]

What is it with the right's obsession with Venezuela?

 

[Weatherman2020]

What is it with the right's obsession with Venezuela?

Flashback: All Those People Who Praised Chavez’s Socialism

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

There is absolutely nothing socialism doesn’t leave worse than it found, including the very oil tankers which (barely) keep Venezuela’s socialist regime afloat.

Venezuela’s crude-stained oil tankers.

In the scorching heat of the Caribbean Sea, workers in scuba suits scrub crude oil by hand from the hull of the Caspian Galaxy, a tanker so filthy it can’t set sail in international waters.

The vessel is among many that are constantly contaminated at two major export terminals where they load crude from Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA. The water here has an oily sheen from leaks in the rusty pipelines under the surface.

That means the tankers have to be cleaned before traveling to many foreign ports, which won’t admit crude-stained ships for fear of environmental damage to their harbors, port facilities or other vessels.

The laborious hand-cleaning operation is one of many causes of chronic delays for dozens of tankers that deliver Venezuela’s principle export to customers worldwide, according to three executives of the state-run firm, eight employees of maritime firms that contract with PDVSA and Thomson Reuters vessel-tracking data. Other reasons include delayed repairs and impoundments by service providers that are owed money by cash-strapped PDVSA.

 

[The VOR]

What is it with the right's obsession with Venezuela?

Flashback: All Those People Who Praised Chavez’s Socialism

And?

 

[Weatherman2020]

What is it with the right's obsession with Venezuela?

Flashback: All Those People Who Praised Chavez’s Socialism

And?

Socialism is always fun to talk about, just to make you idiots dance for us.

 

[The VOR]

What is it with the right's obsession with Venezuela?

Flashback: All Those People Who Praised Chavez’s Socialism

And?

Socialism is always fun to talk about, just to make you idiots dance for us.

Actually, you are the idiot, but hey, if that is what you need to get you through the day, knock yourself out, moron.

 

[Lucy Hamilton]

What is it with the right's obsession with Venezuela?

Flashback: All Those People Who Praised Chavez’s Socialism

The chronic situation Venezuela is in is the fault of Hugo Chávez and his terrible policies, however the situation has escalated to nightmare proportions under Nicolás Maduro.

It's incredible almost that Venezuela is even still afloat on any level, there will probably be a violent Revolution this year, the people are unable to remove Maduro now at the ballot box because of the consolidating of basically Dictatorial powers, he's banned the main opposition leader Henrique Capriles from running for office or even participating in politics for the next 15 years and they're going to have a big march today in Caracas.

It wouldn't be surprising if Henrique Capriles was arrested and/or is assassinated and/or has a convenient accident.

Venezuelan opposition to hold 'mother of all marches' against Maduro

"Venezuela's opposition says it will stage the "mother of all marches" on Wednesday, accusing President Nicolas Maduro of resorting to dictatorial measures to quash popular outrage over a deepening economic crisis.

In the culmination of a fortnight of violent demonstrations that killed five people, marchers around the country will demand the government present a timeline for delayed elections, halt a security crackdown on protests, and respect the autonomy of the opposition-led legislature.

Maduro, who says recent protests have been little more than opposition efforts to foment violence and topple his government, has called on sympathizers of the ruling Socialist Party to hold a competing march in Caracas.

"This is a government in its terminal phase," two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles told Reuters on Tuesday evening.

"This is going to escalate ... and force Maduro, and his regime, to hold free and democratic elections."

Venezuelans have for years been furious about a collapsing economy in which basic food products are a struggle to obtain and triple-digit inflation is steadily eroding consumer spending power."

- Snip -

"Eleven Latin American countries issued a joint statement this week calling on authorities to set a time frame for elections to "allow for a quick solution to the crisis that Venezuela is living through."

Here's the full article:

Venezuelan opposition to hold 'mother of all marches' against Maduro

 

[Weatherman2020]

What is it with the right's obsession with Venezuela?

Flashback: All Those People Who Praised Chavez’s Socialism

And?

Socialism is always fun to talk about, just to make you idiots dance for us.

Actually, you are the idiot, but hey, if that is what you need to get you through the day, knock yourself out, moron.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Take it from a Canadian who has experienced the ugliest, abusive element of socialism, where the security apparatus cares little about a paper thin Charter of Rights and far more focused on centralized state powers and organization protection...it's an indefensible system. Thoroughly indefensible and an insult to the very soul of human existence.

To me a socialist is the person who was their entire life a low performer looking for an angle to exploit so they can live the high life while someone else does the heavy lifting. None worse than leaders who feel entitled to their bounty simply because of their station in life.

Scoundrels each and every one of them.

 

[RDD_1210]

For the OP or anyone else, outside of the U.S. what countries do you consider to be the most successful and prosperous today? You can define success in any way you want. Just want to see who you consider to be running their country the right way.

 

[2aguy]

I don't know if Dennis Prager came up with this...but I heard him state, accurately...

Socialism spends the money that Capitalism creates.

 

[NYcarbineer]

You telling me infstructure spending gets robbed to pay for other programs?

Never see anything like that in Democrat controlled California.
Just because they are spending $200B on a train to nowhere no one will ride, freebies to illegals and convicted felons while dams break and bridges collapse.

Are you saying California has a socialist government?

 

[PK1]

Take it from a Canadian who has experienced the ugliest, abusive element of socialism, where the security apparatus cares little about a paper thin Charter of Rights and far more focused on centralized state powers and organization protection...it's an indefensible system. Thoroughly indefensible and an insult to the very soul of human existence.

To me a socialist is the person who was their entire life a low performer looking for an angle to exploit so they can live the high life while someone else does the heavy lifting. None worse than leaders who feel entitled to their bounty simply because of their station in life.

Do you consider Canada "socialist"?
If so, then you believe most EU countries are socialist?
In general, Canada & EU are countries that appear relatively successful in terms of their citizens' overall "happiness".

 

[shockedcanadian]

For the OP or anyone else, outside of the U.S. what countries do you consider to be the most successful and prosperous today? You can define success in any way you want. Just want to see who you consider to be running their country the right way.

America, Germany, Japan, South Korea off the top of my head, among others.

It comes down to individual rights, innovation, economic ambition and minimal intervention in the lives of citizens.

 

[2aguy]

Take it from a Canadian who has experienced the ugliest, abusive element of socialism, where the security apparatus cares little about a paper thin Charter of Rights and far more focused on centralized state powers and organization protection...it's an indefensible system. Thoroughly indefensible and an insult to the very soul of human existence.

To me a socialist is the person who was their entire life a low performer looking for an angle to exploit so they can live the high life while someone else does the heavy lifting. None worse than leaders who feel entitled to their bounty simply because of their station in life.

Do you consider Canada "socialist"?
If so, then you believe most EU countries are socialist?
In general, Canada & EU are countries that appear relatively successful in terms of their citizens' overall "happiness".

They are all running out of money to fund their socical welfare programs...their national healthcare systems are crashing and they are not funding their police forces in order to make up the difference...on top of that, they have imported people from 3rd world countries who do not share the European view on violence.......

Get back to us on those rates of happiness in the next 5 years or so....

 

[PK1]

For the OP or anyone else, outside of the U.S. what countries do you consider to be the most successful and prosperous today? You can define success in any way you want. Just want to see who you consider to be running their country the right way.

The northern European countries rank highest in a study on "happiness".
Maybe NATO support with US military power helps.

 

[PK1]

Take it from a Canadian who has experienced the ugliest, abusive element of socialism, where the security apparatus cares little about a paper thin Charter of Rights and far more focused on centralized state powers and organization protection...it's an indefensible system. Thoroughly indefensible and an insult to the very soul of human existence.

To me a socialist is the person who was their entire life a low performer looking for an angle to exploit so they can live the high life while someone else does the heavy lifting. None worse than leaders who feel entitled to their bounty simply because of their station in life.

Do you consider Canada "socialist"?
If so, then you believe most EU countries are socialist?
In general, Canada & EU are countries that appear relatively successful in terms of their citizens' overall "happiness".

They are all running out of money to fund their socical welfare programs...their national healthcare systems are crashing and they are not funding their police forces in order to make up the difference...on top of that, they have imported people from 3rd world countries who do not share the European view on violence.......

Get back to us on those rates of happiness in the next 5 years or so....

I heard that pessimism 25 years ago, and it did not materialize.