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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Ben on August 01, 2016, 05:39:22 PM

Title: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: Ben on August 01, 2016, 05:39:22 PM: In this case, the socialist bigwigs get the cake while Venezuelan citizens riot and fight for the last egg in the grocery store.

http://twitchy.com/twitchys-3839/2016/08/01/outrageous-socialism-fail-venezuela-bakes-65000-cake-to-honor-dead-dictator-while-citizens-starve/

As a side note, there was another story where apparently Venezuelan leadership has a watch fetish. Some guy has been tracking the watches they wear which all cost in the thousands to tens of thousands of US dollars. Socialism is great (for some).
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: roo_ster on August 01, 2016, 05:58:41 PM: Plus they are drafting people for involuntary servitude in the agricultural sector for ~120days.

Who would have known that socialism would lead to mass poverty and slavery?
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: Perd Hapley on August 01, 2016, 06:15:54 PM: Quote from: roo_ster on August 01, 2016, 05:58:41 PM
Who would have known that socialism would lead to mass poverty and slavery?

"That almost never happens."
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: Boomhauer on August 01, 2016, 10:04:13 PM: Duh obviously they didn't have enough safety nets to prevent the collapse. It wasn't socialism taken far enough
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: TechMan on August 01, 2016, 10:26:29 PM: The wrong people were in charge... we'll get it right next time.
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: Angel Eyes on August 02, 2016, 01:53:32 AM: Quote from: roo_ster on August 01, 2016, 05:58:41 PM
Plus they are drafting people for involuntary servitude in the agricultural sector for ~120days.

B-b-but it's for the common good!
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: MechAg94 on August 02, 2016, 10:50:39 AM: Quote from: roo_ster on August 01, 2016, 05:58:41 PM
Plus they are drafting people for involuntary servitude in the agricultural sector for ~120days.

Who would have known that socialism would lead to mass poverty and slavery?
I seem to remember the Soviets did that also.
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: AJ Dual on August 02, 2016, 11:59:18 AM: Quote from: adively on August 01, 2016, 10:26:29 PM
The wrong people were in charge... we'll get it right next time.

And you forgot... it wasn't "real socialism". ;)
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: Ben on August 04, 2016, 10:31:11 PM: And the "eat the rich" people all want to come here, now that they ate their rich and confiscated their stuff, and ran out of the redistributed stuff.

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/08/04/venezuelan-asylum-claims-in-us-soar-as-political-financial-turmoil-there/
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: Scout26 on August 04, 2016, 11:16:19 PM: Any idea what the exchange rate is? How many Venezuelans can we get for 1 Sean Penn?
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: cordex on August 04, 2016, 11:23:22 PM: Quote from: scout26 on August 04, 2016, 11:16:19 PM
Any idea what the exchange rate is? How many Venezuelans can we get for 1 Sean Penn?
About a Brazilian.
Title: Re: Venezuela - Let Them Eat Cake
Post by: Ben on August 04, 2016, 11:50:53 PM: Quote from: scout26 on August 04, 2016, 11:16:19 PM
Any idea what the exchange rate is? How many Venezuelans can we get for 1 Sean Penn?

I'd happily import 10,000 Venezuelans to export one Sean Penn. I don't think even roo_ster would complain about that immigration deal. :laugh: