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2016-06-07 Caribbean-Latin America

The biggest worry in crisis-ridden Venezuela: crime

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Posted by Steve White 2016-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 History and pattern analysis are actually quite revealing. The rape of a nation by socialist oligarchy is generally followed by food riots and peasant crime. The rape of a nation by democratically elected oligarchy is more insidious and takes a bit longer. The resultant patterns of political turmoil, inflation, shortages, unrest, and exodus are pretty much the same. In either case, I'm not betting on the peasants. They seem to always finish last.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-06-07 03:28|| 2016-06-07 03:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Ah yes - "crisis-ridden."

Posted by Pappy 2016-06-07 08:39|| 2016-06-07 08:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Crime is one mechanism for controlling an otherwise unruly population and for justifying more government control / fewer individual rights. The Soviets used it. Blue states use it.

Posted by Iblis 2016-06-07 10:46|| 2016-06-07 10:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Bigcityians like LAoids are inured to abnormal social behaviors, ala crime.

Posted by Skidmark 2016-06-07 11:10|| 2016-06-07 11:10|| Front Page Top

#5 And clearly the reporter doesn't get that Bernie, Hilarity and the DNC ~~would do~~ are doing the same thing to the U.S. ~~if only they could.~~

Yes, sir. I believe they have already made significant progress.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-06-07 12:24|| 2016-06-07 12:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Leaders set the tone.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-06-07 14:22|| 2016-06-07 14:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Didn't Obama or someone hold up Venezuela as the 'socialist model' we should all strive for not to long ago? Or was it Cindy Sheehan?

Some of them know full well where the socialist path leads - they just believe that 'they' will be on top. Perhaps they haven't realized the fact that the 'top' is a very small space.

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-06-07 17:27|| 2016-06-07 17:27|| Front Page Top

#8 "This time, we'll get it right"

Posted by Frank G 2016-06-07 18:37|| 2016-06-07 18:37|| Front Page Top

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