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Could the U.S. become like Venezuela?

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Golem, Apr 1, 2019.

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  1. Golem

    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    Venezuela is a country where the President disparaged the press because they dared question him and limited liberty of the press and the right of the press to report on its government

    White House boots media after Trump faced Cohen question
    https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/27/trump-kim-summit-2019-journalists-1190214​


    The Venezuelan President singled out reporters who were particularly critical of him.


    Not facing the inquiry of the press, allowed the Venezuelan President to ignore the the laws and the Constitution of his country. At first bending them almost to break-point

    Trump Hotels Lawsuit - Trump Is Being Sued Over the Emoluments
    https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a26881205/trump-hotels-emoluments-lawsuit/​

    And then just unabashedly breaking them


    But taking over the courts, allowed the Venezuelan President to get away with conduct that was clearly unconstitutional.

    Contrary to Popular Belief, the Court Did Not Hold that the Travel Ban is Lawful
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    The Venezuelan President slowly chipped away at the power of Congress and took over absolute power becoming the country's dictator.

    Opponents move to stop Trump’s “national emergency” power grab
    https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/opponents-move-to-stop-trumps-national-emergency-power-grab/​

    Politically, Venezuela's President abused his power by giving benefits to his voters.and locking up his opponents

    Trump escalates calls for revenge over the Mueller report
    https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-payback-lock-them-up-mueller-michigan-rally-2019-3​

    The real problem in Venezuela is not socialism. They're not even a real socialist country. Socialism seeks to give opportunities to all. Teach people to fish. Venezuela just gave them as many fish as they wanted. But there were only so many fish. Now they ran out. Venezuela is a dictatorship that blows money away in whatever the dictator's followers fancy.

    Trump Plans $8 Billion for Border Wall Invoking His Own Authority
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...lan-8-billion-for-wall-invoking-own-authority​

    And this is why they are in big trouble now.
     
    Golem, Apr 1, 2019
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    navigator2 Banned

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    Keep voting Democrat and soon you'll get your wish, a banana republik.
     
    navigator2, Apr 1, 2019
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    Some places in big cities already mimic that level of poverty and corruption, so yes, YES it can and has happened..
     
    ButterBalls, Apr 1, 2019
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    navigator2 Banned

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    And it is written...........shizzle happens.......



    shit.jpg
     
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    Perfect :) Notice you never see cats or dogs, even rats for that matter! Just like Venezuela "Them there are tasty vittles"!
     
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    Could the U.S. become like Venezuela?

    Thought the left loved socialist countries
     
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    The US has been borrowing money like mad-men since Reagan was in office.
    The wealth of the US has been concentrated into smaller and smaller pockets of influence.

    There is a distinct possibility that both the US and the Venezuelan forms of government are flawed.
     
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    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    And we haven't even been 3 years into the Trump administration
     
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    As in diamond (the US) and a lump of coal (Venezuela)? :roflol:
     
    navigator2, Apr 1, 2019
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    navigator2 Banned

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    No............but that's what happens with "free shizzle" zones.
     
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    Well I see you still haven't a grasp for "TIME" ghettos, slums and tent cities have been around much longer then Trumps been president.. Maybe D/L a nice calendar for your device, you know one that can scroll back like ten years or even twenty!
     
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    Everything bad started like three years ago.. The whole war on poverty under LBJ, well that was just fabricated stuff :)
     
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    And you guys on the left want to give them your guns..
     
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    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    "Thought"?

    There are so many things in the OP you "thought" but will never get to know because... you never read it....
     
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    While eating tacos in some small Mexican villages I noticed there were no dogs running around.
     
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    LOL, perro! Taste like Pollo!
     
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    I personally did just as you asked and answered the question
    The rest of it was most likely propaganda and hardly any sort of reality easily found in todays greater cities!
     
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    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    So.... Are we now attempting to derail the thread by making it a haven for racists?
     
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    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    Actually, they are facts. Not meant for you. Cult is not supposed to believe their own eyes and ears anyway. Just don't derail the thread for the smart people please.
     
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    I answered the question accurately, and you didn't provide anything to counter that reality! So far as I'm concerned I won the argument, thread demands has been completed.
     
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    What? So now it's racist to talk about dogs and chickens?:roflol:
     
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    APACHERAT Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I ate dog once when I lived of the rez.
    (Holy Muhammad, so did Obama when he was being indoctrinated in Islam.)

    It was more comparable to beef than a chicken.

    Rattlesnake taste like chicken.
     
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    I thought you wanted participation but if you want to leave so be it...............
     
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    Pro tip, don't start a thread "Title" with the question *Shrugs*
     
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    APACHERAT Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Vegans not welcomed.

    Hitler refused to eat dead animals.
    Many liberals refuse to eat dead animals.
    Kangaroo tacos are the best.
     
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