These guys Hugo Chavez ( Venezuela ), Rafael Correa ( Ecuador ), Daniel Ortega ( Nicaragua ) rule using the lowest passions : Envy against their Rich Country People and against Advanced Nations. .... Beating the drums of war against neighboring nations ( against Colombia )

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No wonder that Venezuela is such an economic mess and failure. Chavez has encouraged squatting in buildings that are temporarily empty or vacated.

Chavez has encouraged invasions of farms, ranchs, haciendas, etc  .... NO respect for private property.

No wonder that they have to rule by lies like we see at the present moment in Venezuela, ruled by a zombie or half-dead man.

No wonder that Scarcity reigns in Venezuela and you don't get milk, cheese, eggs, beef, chicken, rice, maize, etc ....

No wonder that the corrupt Venezuelans ( La Guardia Nacional ) sends scarce Venezuelan Products to Colombia where they get better prices.

No wonder that Venezuela lives in constant devaluations. Colombia was the poor country and Venezuela was looked up. Now Venezuela has to look up to its neighbor as a much more advanced nation. The "sister" nation has almost no oil but works very hard and exports lots of diversified products with a capitalist economy.

The entrepreneurs and intelligentsia of Venezuela emigrate to greener pastures in many other countries, including the "sister" nation. Many businesses have been started in Colombia by Venezuelan Entrepreneurs and Engineers that could not prosper in their home country.

Venezuela only exports oil. And is ruled by gangsters, thugs, streets bullies, delinquents and criminals. There are many buildings at the center of Venezuelan cities occupied by these "malandros" or bad guys. No wonder that delinquency and crime are rampant and are the worst in Latin America.

And the citizen has no access to Justice !

Vicente Duque

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