Nicolás Maduro is the authoritarian leader of Venezuela. Over the weekend, he declared himself the winner of the country’s controversial presidential election. The Carter Center lambasted the Maduro regime’s lack of transparency and said the process “cannot be considered democratic.”
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets in protest. The government responded with a crackdown that left at least 16 people dead and more than a thousand detained. This behavior is entirely characteristic of Maduro, an outlaw who has faced credible charges of drug trafficking, public corruption and crimes against humanity. His unscrupulous leadership plunged the country into depression and poverty. as reasonCatarina Hall writes: “Nearly 8 million Venezuelans have fled the country amid hyperinflation, shortages of essential goods and rampant corruption. Many more have expressed a desire to leave if Maduro remains in power.”
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Maduro’s governing philosophy is no secret: He is a socialist. He is the successor to the left-wing tyrant Hugo Chavez. He is the leader of Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party. His policy prescriptions were socialist: His government imposed price controls, confiscated the assets of private companies, and exacerbated the country’s hyperinflation problem. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and destroys the economy through centralized planning, repression and sheer theft – then it is a socialist duck.
Therefore, when the most recent New York Times The article correctly describes Venezuela’s problems in general, and Maduro’s perfidy in particular, but still views the government’s economic policies as “brutal capitalism” rather than socialism. This is era:
If the electoral decision holds and Maduro remains in power, he will lead Venezuela’s Chavismo movement into its third decade. The movement, founded by Mr Maduro’s mentor, former President Hugo Chávez, initially promised to lift millions out of poverty.
For a while it was. But in recent years, economists say, the socialist model has given way to cutthroat capitalism, in which a small minority with ties to the state controls much of the country’s wealth.
What are economists saying now? These economists are not made up of era; Redirects the given hyperlink to era Article about Venezuela’s improving economy. According to real-name economists, these improvements are due to the introduction of some market reforms.
“Removing some controls does not make Venezuela a capitalist country,” George Mason University economist Taylor Cowen wrote. “Moreover, removing controls also brings improvements.”
When a small minority with ties to the state controls most of the country’s wealth and maintains its grip on power by prohibiting dissent and cheating in elections, then the ruling ideology is almost socialism. It bears repeating that Maduro makes no secret of this: He is the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.
Socialists will complain, as they often do, that various socialist governments fail to implement true socialism. Socialists claim that under their idealized system, centralized redistribution of resources by government would be fair, egalitarian, and democratic. However, it does illustrate a system that collapses into complete tyranny every time it is tried. Socialist governance appears to require the concentration of substantial power in elite government decision-makers. This often results in the creation of a new ruling class, widespread disenfranchisement of others, and severe poverty.
The Venezuelan people know very well that socialism is cruel. they compare New York Times.
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Like most fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), I think since Avengers: Endgame The “Infinity Saga” ends. (Though I enjoyed several of the articles)End Game TV shows on Disney+: WandaVision, Loki, Hawkeye, and what if…?) So I was very excited to learn about the Russo Brothers – who have made many of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s best movies, including End Game and Infinite battle——is returning to save the franchise. Most notably, they’ve recruited a familiar face: Robert Downey Jr., best known for playing Tony Stark/Iron Man, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s original superhero for He sacrificed his life to save the universe.
Downey Jr. no Playing Stark again, thank goodness. While there are various ways to resurrect the character – parallel universes, time travel, etc. – doing so would diminish his sacrifice at the end of the story. End Game. Instead, Downey Jr. will play Victor Von Doom, a beloved villain from Marvel Comics. This version of Doctor Doom appears to have some connections to Stark; as mentioned before, the Marvel Universe makes use (some would say overuse) of alternate realities.
Regardless, Downey Jr.’s recent appearance at San Diego Comic-Con in California was worth a look.
