How's Socialism Doing in Venezuela? | 5 Minute Video

[@Thesongcritic881]

As a venezuelan born and raised in caracas. I can certify that this video is very accurate and easy to understand

[@captiancraft3020]

Agreed

[@tomasdavidmartinezdepinill7878]

Except for the map

[@Cwright386]

How pathetic is it that there are Americans that would tell you that they know socialism better than you. It's crazy how the left ignore facts

[@captiancraft3020]

@@Cwright386 No kidding m8. I had to deal with a whole bunch of them.

[@frankieparton5122]

@@Cwright386 Amen brother amen

[@watchdealer11]

Socialism: the best diet ever invented.

[@JasonRMJ]

If you want to be thin AF

[@MikJ132]

Jason And dead.

[@penguinistas]

I doubt that the Venezuelan women think starvation is sexy, especially when their hunting stray dogs and trapping rats for food.

[@fidelcastro1706]

BEST THING FOR MANKIND BAD THING FOR ZIO-IMPERIALISM

[@skweej]

FIDEL CASTRO Good luck surviving on that salt there

[@khaos5085]

"The goal of Socialism is Communism" Vladimir Lenin

[@andrewkonkle5447]

Communism has never been achieved because once anyone gets total power they will never give it up.

[@youtubisashoe]

Andrew Konkle no no , successful communism has never been achieved because some humans are more capable than others

[@youtubisashoe]

Tacitus you are also correct my friend

[@vanad1um665]

lenin said something ergo it is true this is flawless logic here boys

[@thingsstuff6564]

Andrew Konkle and it will never be achieved because people Are not perfect

[@edgardavidcamposcanizales6138]

As a venezuelan, I tell you all, please , share this video. This is true.

[@cjk6736]

I don't want my dog or cat eaten. Going to go love on my dog and cat who are both in my house and i don't let them out of my sight, even in the US.

[@stfu7308]

@@cjk6736 what does this have to do with his comment?

[@Joey-ct8bm]

Oil Prices, oil prices, Oil prices. This is a cummunistic socialism country, not democratic socialism. The history of Venezuela goes back before 1999 by the way, maybe people should try to read that. There are some surprising facts. This video is misleading. All democratic socialism is doing fine. Democratic socialism is about freedom and they're in fact capitalist.

[@ossianwallinlojdstrom2944]

No

[@stfu7308]

@@ossianwallinlojdstrom2944 yes

[@KTHfan5]

Everyone who disliked should go live in Venezuela for a year and see if they like it.

[@Sheerspeechcraft]

sure

[@breakfastsquad9871]

@@Sheerspeechcraft WHY DOES EVERY COMMENTS SECTION HAVE AT LEAST *ONE* PERSON WITH THAT *EXACT SAME* PROFILE PIC!!!???

[@kurtsno1309]

@@breakfastsquad9871 u notice that 2 ?

[@arbyarby3259]

Yep that would be all the Democrats

[@mystaniceguy]

Sounds like a good idea for a reality TV show lol.

[@JordanTheMinecrafter]

This video is blocked at my school.

[@JamesSmith-hq4mx]

lol I going to try that :)

[@theshellacstation78]

You should attend a different school.

[@LyingDog17]

Why

[@nightfighter7452]

All of KZbin was blocked at my school, relax

[@danoctavian8184]

AS IT SHOULD BE :)

[@falkyrie5228]

I live in Brazil and here we can easily see how the Venezuelan people are suffering. Many are emigrating from the country and coming to Brazil. My state does not have the capacity to receive this massive amount of immigrants, which causes many to be homeless and having to beg for job opportunities on the streets.

[@Tommy-dz3do]

I your people of Brazil becoming more anti socialist or more pro socialist? I'm genuinely curious to see the direction the political mind of South American are sifting

[@amamam95]

Tommy Brazilian here, Brazil had heavy socialist policies in the last 13 years and it's economy is crumbling now, it's not as bad as Venezuela, but you can clearly see that the population got a grasp about the evils of leftist economic policies. Because of the economy crash and a lot of corrupt scandals envolving the labour party and it's allies(that controled Brazil in the last decades) most of the traditional left wing parties here have distanced themselves from more radical talking points and some even changed their colors from red to purple and other colors(because of the bad pr Venezuela gave to socialists). Left ideology still pretty dominant here on the intelectual academics level, but for the first time in the history of Brazil liberal candidates were elected, and there are a lot of conservative and liberal candidates gaining traction to this years major election. To sum it up, we had a total domination of leftist policies here for 13 years, the economy crashed and now you can see on national debates candidates talking firmly against leftist policies.

[@Tommy-dz3do]

Kinda what I thought, I notice a lot of Brazilians following or commenting on a lot of right leaning, anti socialist stuff on KZbin and Facebook which I found interesting. And you say the leftists dogma is pretty dominant in the university/acedmic spheres, that's literally like that in universities everywhere not just in Brazil sadly. Universities have become Marxist churches and that's where the socialism and the cultural Marxism is coming from mostly....acedmia.

[@ariekoishop]

Very sad :(

[@chrsfavel5506]

what type of work are the doing in brazil?

[@vitharakhay8198]

Venezuela's doing wonderful. I know because their government told me so.

[@fcku300]

the video is a lie!

[@yashminjamal6517]

@@fcku300 sure

[@Frozo-nt2ky]

@@fcku300 camera pans to the left, revealing an government agent with a gun to his head

[@Themostfluffiest]

@@yashminjamal6517 This video actually is a lie though, Venezuelas current state isn't because of socialism. The majority of socialist nations have been destroyed by US interference. Venezuela entered its crisis when oil prices dropped dramatically, and the US' attempted assassination of their leader definitely didn't help them out.

[@daraquesto2277]

@@Themostfluffiest Many countries have faced recession and there isn't nationwide corruption and bread lines

[@morethan3characters69]

"When your nation's leader starts singing on national television, you're in trouble." I live in South Africa. My president sang for the death of Afrikaaners and farmers while he was on the campaign trail. He would often break into song during speeches and on national TV. Well shit.

[@stormbringer2189]

That guy sounds like a douchebag

[@stormbringer2189]

That guy sounds like a douchebag

[@morethan3characters69]

rockisdead25 yes, repeatedly

[@richardroberson2564]

Bad joke

[@morethan3characters69]

Metsarebuff 22 I'm half afrikaans

[@samuellortscher3158]

Margareth Thatcher once said: "The trouble with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

Venezuela has a capitalist market amid Socialist policies just like Sweden, Canada, Finland, China, Denmark. US sanctions have decimated Venezuela. Last year US sanctions cost Venezuela $6 billion minimum.

[@alexscarborough6263]

@@mistergeopolitics4456 maybe they should start drilling all that oil that is present within their borders...... o wait they cant find anyone to do that amount of work because they wont get paid to do it.

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

@@alexscarborough6263 They don't get paid to do it ? So what do they do whip their workers lol or do they use robots ?

[@alexscarborough6263]

@@mistergeopolitics4456 they give them their weekly rations and tickets to buy things. It works similarly to early monopolistic companies where the workers lived on the factory grounds and were paid in tickets or currency that could only be spent at the stores on the property.

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

@@alexscarborough6263 Well you have to consider the rampant & erratic, out of control inflation (1 million percent), which is mainly due to US sanctions & economic sabotage. They're most likely better off with rations & tickets to buy items, since those won't lose value like their currency. Remember nobody is forcing them to work at gunpoint. Knowing exactly what you're going to be paid when your currency is unstable, is actually a blessing of sorts. Keep in mind, gasoline is still being distributed at cost, less than 30 cents a liter.

[@TopRanky]

Socialism: At least everybody is equally poor and hungry.

[@vanad1um665]

venezuela. How do they have such high wealth inequality if they're so socialist?

[@CatholicWeeb]

RTGame while playing Tropico 6: "I am going to treat my people equally, so I am going to treat these people as *Beep* as these people."

[@anneramsey4655]

was stalin hungry? he was fat and drink a lot of vodka which made by grain.

[@anneramsey4655]

kim is fat, koreans are slim. so the equal poor is also a lie.

[@anneramsey4655]

@@vanad1um665 socialism is inequality, because of monopoly.

[@neuromancer9k]

“The strongest argument for socialism is that it sounds good. The strongest argument against socialism is that it doesn't work. But those who live by words will always have a soft spot in their hearts for socialism because it sounds so good.” - Thomas Sowell

[@omkarchakraborty1739]

indeed

[@williamromero-auila7129]

National something something

[@lightfeather9953]

There's a reason communism has had moments of popularity. It's like a religion, with its own version of utopia and explanation of humanity. Very enticing to people. There's a reason it's disproportionately popular among westerners of privileged families, often with mental health issues, irreligious, and looking for meaning in their lives. They resent and feel guilty for their own privileges, while hating and envious of their more successful peers.

[@AdvancedMarketingGro]

“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.” - Margaret Thatcher

[@lameduck1690]

Margaret Thatcher ran Britain into the ground, so I wouldn't be quoting her.

[@workingchap]

Mrs Thatcher is a dividing character for sure, for me she should have quit after two terms, thats one thing I think the USA have got totally right for their presidents and yet, in the early days she took the sick man of Europe (the UK), delivered on the hard choices laid out in the manifesto she was elected on. She stuck to her guns and ultimately restored our economy from the mess created by the Union dominated Labour wrecking ball of 1970s. She, or someone like her, was necessary medicine for the ailing UK at that time.

[@Gemmavanderlinden]

The problem with capitalism is that you eventually run out of other people to exploit.

[@PolishBehemoth]

@@Gemmavanderlinden the problem with your quote- is that a system of exchanging goods and services in the name of getting something you need does not necessarily correlate to exploiting anybody. Fail harder.

[@Gemmavanderlinden]

@@PolishBehemoth You seem to misunderstand what capitalism is. What you're talking about is a simple exchange system - something that is present in some form in practically every economic system. Capitalism entails a system in which the means of production are in private ownership, and are being operated for profit. The masses are employed to operate the means of production and produce profit, which is then appropriated by those who own the means of production, the capitalists. Most of the value (profit) the labourers produce, is stolen from them by the capitalists, and that's exploitation.

[@Atecubanos]

To anyone saying that the problem was the drop on the Oil prices. Let's remember that the Oil prices began to fell in september 2014. Now search these news on google and see the dates: Venezuela food shortages: 'No one can explain why a rich country has no food' (Sep 2013) With Venezuelan Food Shortages, Some Blame Price Controls (Apr 2012) Food shortages worry Venezuelans (Dec 2011) Chavez pushes Venezuela into food war (Jun 2010) Venezuela's Hugo Chavez tightens state control of food amid rocketing inflation and food shortages (Mar 2009) Venezuelan price controls lead to food shortages(Jan 2006) No, it was not the oil prices, it was socialism.

[@dudeskidude8376]

Atecubanos ✔️

[@robbiemintz1460]

Nice. Thanks man

[@hugochavez5862]

LETS REMEMBER THAT MOST NEWS YOU GETTING IS WESTERN PROPAGANDA THERE INTENT IS TO LIE TO YOU ABOUT THE SITUATION THE OPPOSITION CAUSES THESE PROBLEMS AND BLAMES THE GOVT

[@Hakasedess]

I don't think price controls can be blamed for shortages. If there isn't enough food, there's nothing the price can do about it. Only more food production can solve a lack of food.

[@Atecubanos]

Hakasedess Sure man, that really worked in China and USSR. Getting your production confiscated really does make people work more and efficiently.

[@Ultramendoza]

In the capital, Caracas, you get 3.5 days of water a week in the best cases.

[@rockytom5889]

Ultramendoza If it's like that they should soon rename it to Carcass

[@aaroncartoon]

Ultramendoza. That happens also in Lima, Santiago, México city, Buenos Aires and Bogota, you just don't pay for it in Caracas.

[@Ultramendoza]

The treatment plants are obsolete, they stole those funds too, this situation has more than a decade and it happens even in the most privileged parts of the city, and when the water comes, it is contaminated.

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

Aaron Fernandez It however doesn't happen in Montevideo or anywhere else in the Socialist run country of Uruguay.

[@boredmewcat3514]

Socialist Utopia

[@AndrewArminRyan]

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money. -Margaret Thatcher

[@freretuck5466]

Sadly enough, Margaret Thatcher had to recognize in front of the MPs in 1991 she supported Red Khmer regime during its existence through SaS formation for Red Khmer military. So basically your antisocialist leader supported the most violent socialist regime that ever existed.

[@opinionatortv6457]

@bubu pipu *you have provoked a gang war*

[@jlang7705]

@@freretuck5466 are you stupid? KHmer regime was already in power when Thatcher becamse prime minister - just because the United States does business with Saudi Arabia, doesn't mean we support their form of government - man ! You kids are so stupid, its really beyond pathetic

[@freretuck5466]

@@jlang7705 "The Thatcher government backed the Khmer Rouge keeping their seat in the UN after they were ousted from power in Cambodia by the Cambodian-Vietnamese War. Although Thatcher denied it at the time,[205] it was revealed in 1991 that, while not directly training any Khmer Rouge,[206] from 1983 the Special Air Service (SAS) was sent to secretly train "the armed forces of the Cambodian non-communist resistance" that remained loyal to Prince Norodom Sihanouk and Son Sann in the fight against the Vietnamese-backed puppet regime.[207][208]" Wikipedia /wiki/Margaret_Thatcher# Wiki source for these : official parliamentary publication. So she did support Sihanouk forces after the fall of the regime, and as you may know, Sihanouk did rally to the remaining Red Khmer after 1979. Also your rudeness doesn't really deserve you, as you just appear more ignorant.

[@jlang7705]

@@freretuck5466 the Khmer rouge lost power in January - Margaret Thather became Prime minster in May - the equivalent of your statement is this: Ronald Reagan established Al queda. Why? Because Reagan supplied Arms to the muslims in Afghanistan, to combat against Communism - It's obvious you went to a University - my issue? You paid for some commie professor to tell you lies, and you believed it.

[@JohnDoe-dl7ub]

Ah but socialism gave them equality - 90% living in poverty and 10% hugely rich

[@badlandskid]

John Doe but the pigs are more equal!

[@iselacihuatl]

But, that is Not Socialism.

[@rammohan1991]

99.9 0.1

[@Demise6969]

Isn't that capitalist system like Bruh

[@tojesake4564]

The wise Thanos once said: Perfectly balanced, as all things should be

[@maliabletick9557]

When your socialist system collapses but it's okay because it wasn't real socialism so you try again

[@paulshubin1109]

You win the comments

[@MrCatlolz]

Cam Diggity he was quoting the typical response of a left-winger to "why socialism failed in x country".

[@kylesucks3432]

True socialism isn't possible.

[@mariokarter13]

It wasn't real utopia, a real utopia would never collapse into a dystopian nightmare.

[@hanslarda9677]

sweden is true socialism, not true communism, but true communism.

[@driveman6490]

Anyone in the US that thinks socialism is a good idea is a damn fool.

[@lextacy2008]

Anyone who thinks felony fraud is a good idea is a damn fool.

[@mystie1769]

lextacy2008 what does fraud have to do with socialism

[@lextacy2008]

i was replacing his rhetoric with the correct one that applies to his side of the argument. It another words, he is pro-fraud with being a conservative. A liberal is anti-fraud

[@common9337]

AirgiodFeochadan You’re saying we need socialism to give kids free food? No, we already do that to animals, kids, men, and women. Nice try moron.

[@longfang_1764]

lextacy2008 how so?

[@gregwall6553]

Yes, the saddest issue, is how do you get back. You destroyed the work ethic, the entrepreneurial spirit, innovative problem solving, profit motive energy, competition and upward mobility of a people. Thank YOU LEPTARDS.

[@cjk6736]

Just have a G-D D-mn REVOLUTION and take your country back!

[@suyogv8235]

you do know how stupid you are whenever you say libtard or whatever new remake there is. It just proves that you can't view people with different political views as you as a person. Bet you're the kind of person who'd get an ak47 and massacre a bunch of bernie supporters if you wouldnt go to jail for it. Pathetic what this country has come to.

[@boass]

@@suyogv8235 And you seem to label people who disagree with you as mass-shooters... you’re not much better bud,

[@suyogv8235]

@@boass Only labelled him as a person with a similar mentality. you'd be surprised how many people just joke about killing "libtards" like there's nothing wrong about it, and when it actually does happen they just sit around apathetic to any side because they are unable to feel pity for socialists. "libtard" or "cuckservative" are terms made to dehumanize political sides. not like DW hasn't already agreed to a violent uprising. "libtard" is just stupid and pisses me off, sometimes irrationally so. sry for the misrepresentation in some parts. really meant that the guy is probably totally apathetic to this stuff, not that they actually want to do it. got a bit blinded my bad

[@malcolmtas5601]

As Margaret Thatcher put it: the trouble of with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.

[@lextacy2008]

The problem with corporatism is, eventually you run out of business to spend your money

[@Rugalb2k]

Nice words from the leader of a country that lives off tax havens, money laundering, and quantitative easings

[@cowboymevans9781]

The problem with imperialism is that you eventually run out of other countries to invade

[@aaylapozho4631]

The problem with capitalism is that eventually you have too many poor people

[@DipakBose-bq1vv]

I was in Britain when Thatcher came into power and started destroying all industries, creating mass unemployment and privatization.

[@Rockhound6165]

Hope and change, huh. Now where did we hear that before?

[@danielmoralespaz4938]

Obama

[@cjk6736]

F-ing scared me and when i heard that. Sh-t.

[@lurid9602]

Now it’s “unity and healing”

[@Rockhound6165]

@William Jefferson Colin socialism is the crossroads between the incompetent and the unwilling. In other words, socialism is for idiots.

[@Z123-q8m]

Interesting that Obama’s theme was Hope and Change, just like Chavez in 1999

[@spirofragopoulos8941]

Yeah and now the nincompoops gave us Trump. bwahahaha.

[@dylanwight5764]

Yes, and it's incredibly amusing that the Turnbull government's theme was Jobs & Growth, of which it has delivered precisely _none_

[@paoladelgado5]

Susie Susie She got it wrong. Chávez's election theme was Patria, Socialism or Death.

[@makeamericagreatagain3792]

And when Obama met Hugo Chavez he gave him the brother handshake brothers in socialism Chavez and Obama.

[@humblehat4347]

Been looking for a job for 2 years, I got one about a month after trump became president. Anecdotal? Yes. Lifesaver? Yes.

[@samuelt.kisaame7787]

"Here's the rule, when your nation's leader starts to sing on national television; you're in trouble". This got me thinking of where I live (South Africa) and have realised that the former President, Jacob Zuma used to sing a lot on national Tv. Alas! We are in economic doldrums today.

[@moefritz6225]

Samuel Tantala Is there not a white genocide going on in South Africa for land "stolen by the white farmers"?

[@joehugo5134]

Jes RSA is in trouble. Widespread corruption, nepotism, affimative action and total incompetence of the ruling ANC party. And NOW they blame white people (white racist capital) for their total failure.

[@plizzi3]

It's also ruining Brazil currently

[@BigBossIvan]

Phil Lizzi I can't wait to see Canada play out. The dumpster fire for them is just starting.

[@westerncentristrants525]

Brazil is communist?

[@maketheeugreatagain1326]

Yes, they are not socialist, but they still do something that most conservatives and liberals don't agree - Very high taxes (social democracy). And yet, they have very high production per capita and quality of life - more than almost every country in the world. So i guess the nordic model is the right one?

[@marcosvinicius-iq4lp]

Duarte Santos No no no. Dennis already dealed with that on a video. These countries are not socialist yet even thought they practice socialist policies. It takes time for the country to be destroyed by socialism. But they are falling apart. Europe is not only falling because of terrorism, it's also falling because of their policies of assistencialism. That was the reason for the hole Greek crisis that spreaded among Europe. And The nordic countries are all in that same line, they only sustain their awesome lives because of the common market that is the European Union, but that is not gonna last forever.

[@berningsandwiches2662]

Brazil is not a socialist country. You can't call it socialism every time corruption ruins a country just because it offends your world view. It happens in capitalist countries to. The northern European countries with more socialized economies were the most resilient in the 2008 financial crisis. There are positive and negative aspects to both economic systems, which is why there are no purely capitalist economies either.

[@brucemaclennan9879]

"People queue for hours just to get food" like they used to in the U.S.S.R. Of course when Socialism fails-as it always does, it is "everybody else's fault".

[@bobs_toys]

It's the US sanctions - Ignoring that they're recent It's the drop in oil prices - Ignoring that the problems were well underway six months before the oil price crash I saw one person saying that the fact that the economy relied on skilled people gave them the ability to blackmail the country, as they'd leave (taking their skills with them) if they didn't like the economy they were in. That... I wish I could say that was a whole new level of entitled, but sadly, it isn't. Apparently it's unfair for skilled people to have more leverage in life than unskilled people, though. A twisted view of fairness is more important than an economy that functions well enough that children aren't frequently starving.

[@cruzwindu777deffsff4]

I once knew of a guy who blamed the holodomor of the USSR on the Frenchs and the British because of the grain commerce lol. His point was that the USSR had to choose between speed up industrialization, or kill millons of innocent people, and they choose ''the greater good''. These idiots are monsters.

[@bobs_toys]

See, on this stuff, if someone has someone else put that person in a bad situation, I have full sympathy. If it had been to prepare the USSR for a German invasion (because food wasn't important or something) and they'd had to, gun literally to their heads, forcing them to choose, I'd have felt a lot of sympathy. But it was in 1932. Before Hitler had even gained power. When any Western countries (that really had no appetite for war) would have had to have crossed Germany and Eastern Europe to get to him. However, iit's normally a bad set of choices they create for themselves with easily foreseeable outcomes (I'm currently having this discussion with someone else who can't understand why the move to socialism alone is damaging. Apparently intelligent people can't be expected to see things are going to get worse and leave) so for that, I have no sympathy, and give no praise for fixing it. Case in point: So many of the CCP's major achievements. Bringing people out of poverty, for a start... After they put them there in the first place. In the future, I've got no doubt they'll be trumpeting how they helped with North Korea... After being responsible for its creation in the first place. You get the idea.

[@eurosensazion]

Venezuela is not a socialist country. It literally is a communist state. Socialism is a liberal economic principle only where as communism is both political and economical. Socialism can very but since it's liberal it accepts to a large degree capitalism like owning land, property, individual wealth and majority of society have a say. Communism is the opposite. It seeks to eliminate all forms of capitalism and no one has a say in the economic system. It is dictated solely by the people ruling the government. When resources of the economy are taken control by the government only and controlled it is communism. So Venezuela is literally now a communist state. It's exceeded a far left social economic state. This video proves everything that it is a communist state. Authoritarian rule, control of all economic resources to the state, elimination of individual corporations, control and distribution of food and resources and health. Pure Communist state.

[@bobs_toys]

Just... No. It was a state attempting to become Socialist. Communism has never been attained. Don't let the various names of ruling parties fool you. Socialism doesn't accept Capitalism. By definition, it's against private ownership. It's about common ownership of the means of production. And.... So on. If you see money, centralisation of power... A state... It isn't Communist. The idea was that they'd achieve Socialism, then move onto Communism. But they've spent too much time failing at Socialism to make the next step.

[@Ultimate-Revolt]

"For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" - Galatians 6:7

[@lorenzosgarza]

I reap oil..... wait the oil is what caused this problem.... AMERICA!!!!!!!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3e1en2mipaeaaM

[@PeaceCrafter]

Not true. Our Nation is full of flaws, and he was indeed voted in, but if he had been the democrat he claimed to be, he would have stepped down from power some 15 years ago... That, sadly, did not happen, and we are still trapped in the nightmare...!

[@thefinnishsocialist4816]

_"For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap"_ was the foundation of socialism - to stop anyone from dictating the workers and letting workers as a collective to choose for themselves and earn their value of labor. This means that not only is the private sector abolished, the public sector is also limited to necessities and stopped from taking control of a country's enterprise. I wish you strength, Diego Sánchez. Organize and fight against this tyranny.

[@CearaIvory]

TheFinnishSocialist actually no it was the foundation of capitalism. The workers the business owner hires may help in planting but it's the business owner who risks everything to get the planting done. If the business owner loses everything the workers can find work elsewhere. The business owner is simply ruined. You do not have the right to take the business owner's profits and he does not have to pay more than what he agreed to pay to his workers.

[@thefinnishsocialist4816]

Compared to feudalism and during its time, this is true, this was the foundation of capitalism as well. So, time passed by, businesses competed, large ones arose who had less vacant positions compared to the amount of workers who became unemployed as their businesses were outcompeted and got bankrupt, resulting in more supply for workers than workplaces. This is just a natural cycle that happens in capitalism, where you end up having private multinational corporations driven by profits for the capitalists, while lower tier businesses struggle being a profitable business. And now we've been in a situation where companies overproduced and exploited the workers to a point where they could no longer afford all the commodities the companies produced, resulting in the first major crisis of capitalism, to which they decided to answer with more social policies, credit cards etc. to stimulate consumer power. And what about the next inevitable crisis, then? When not only are consumers as a collective too poor to consume with the speed businesses together produce, but start to have so much debt that capitalists know they can't get paid? What will you do then? Imprison everyone for free labor? Let's take the U.S for example. Look at the charts for: - average savings of an average household - average credit card debt of a household - median household income growth - not to even mention home mortgage. Capitalism worked great in the beginning, but the fundamental flaws are now here. Even meritocracy is arguably better off in a socialist model now compared to capitalism, since in typical capitalist societies people are generally hired for labor work with an hourly wage, where the wages are kept as minimal as possible to reward capitalists to become millionaires without doing any actual work - and they can easily do this the more competitive their businesses are. Pro side of capitalism: Employment is based on voluntary transactions. Downside of capitalism: It creates a societal model where the employee usually has no power to bargain in the first place.

[@nguyentranphuc719]

"When Hollywood celebrities visit your country to praise your leader, you're in trouble" and that's exactly what happened in my country after Jane Fonda's 1972 trip to North Vietnam

[@elgrigorio1]

They should've kicked her out of there.

[@juanito1998ful]

Chile (the richest and most developed country in Latin America) has changed its constitution to follow the model of Venezuela now....

[@onecoolcat2478]

And don't forget that weird NBA player (Dennis Rodman?) That visited North Korea

[@The_Lord_has_it]

Jane fonda visited during the Vietnam war to go to a pow camp to show that American prisoners were treated right. One of the American prisoners handed her a note telling her they were being tortured. She handed the note to one of the soldiers running the camp and many pow's were tortured and killed over this. She would have been tried for treason if it were not for her father, Henry Fonda. I've known many Vietnam veterans that have told me this story.

[@fightsandroasts7764]

William Jefferson Colin After they adopted a capitalist economy about 15 years ago if I’m not wrong

[@fubaralakbar6800]

Capitalism does not steal wealth...capitalism CREATES wealth.

[@guillaumegiroux9425]

Fubar AlAkbar Finally truth was said. We can have social programs, but free markets and innovation needs to be the head train to poverty alleviation.

[@fubaralakbar6800]

Says the guy with a computer and an internet connection...

[@sohanturtorial3856]

bryan callen Actually it can create wealth for everyone people just don't use it to create wealth

[@gunncessna9359]

Fubar, you picked a good name for yourself :)

[@youraveragewizard5079]

Fubar AlAkbar oh dude you have that too, same.

[@eselga8]

GOD HELP Venezuela and GOD KEEP USA FREE FROM Socialism!!

[@marseldagistani1989]

BETTER DEAD THAN RED

[@marlboroman2393]

justinian1962 thats why the second amendment exists. God bless america!

[@youtubisashoe]

God is busy watching some Mexican boxing match ,, you on ya own son ,, but if ur not ready to trade your life for freedom than your situation is still not dire enough

[@vault42overseer91]

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

[@vanad1um665]

lmfao you know venezuela is only poor because the united states imposed embargoes, trade restrictions, refused to buy Venezuelan products, tariffs, etc, right?

[@polotsk]

I grew up in the USSR. I agree with this message. Unfortunately, the Soviet Union is coming to the US, it is already in our universities where students are being brainwashed by socialist professors to hate capitalism. True, we elected president Trump and he may slow down our fall towards socialism. I wish him and us luck.

[@echo673]

polotsk how old are you brother? Just curious :D

[@polotsk]

Tomato Pa USSR stands for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. So you know better what socialism is, just because you’re read a few books. Socialism in Venezuela is a little bit different but the same disaster for the majority of people. Socialism lasts until you run out of other peoples money. This is what socialism is. The workers have the power, supposedly, and there is no private property and no private land. And when someone is unhappy they execute them. And overzealous wants to. I’m sure you would be shot dead there. You believe in some stupid idea, people like you are dangerous in the brutal socialist system, even if you support them.Too bad you did not experience it.

[@polotsk]

Tomato Pa When you do not have an argument to counter YOU insult your opponent. This is what you did. This is a normal left wing intolerance. When the left has power they just shoot people. Here’s my return to you: You have a brain of a tomato - this is why you chose that name.

[@chiquilinmarx1605]

You grew up in Stalinism.

[@polotsk]

Chiquilin Marx I was born years after Stalin died.

[@dereksmith2034]

Did you hear that crime is skyrocketing in Venezuela sounds like Chicago

[@JohnDoe-yh7fh]

I live in Chicago, and that’s so true!! Especially now.

[@youreokayboah2128]

Sounds like California too

[@mysamsunga21s8]

And California

[@aneekmakwana6481]

wait all of the celebs liked hillary

[@unhappyattendantughh2469]

Lol celebs mean nothing and so do politicians

[@hellxsco]

We're in trouble

[@jamessimmons9998]

"Maduro is Chavez without charisma or voice" So basically Hillary Clinton to Obama.

[@lorenzosgarza]

What about the Joe Biden memes

[@thesleepyviking4126]

Those are the best thing to come out of the Obama presidency. Not like that's a big competition though...

[@johno8869]

James Simmons kzbin.info/www/bejne/baSvmKSnbphsgLM

[@PeaceCrafter]

Nah, you have no idea. Obama is a baby in diapers compared to these thugs here...

[@praeothmint2273]

Oh yes, because the US is doing just as bad as Venezuela... "rolleyes"

[@mythreeboys6623]

Hugo Chavez 1999: Hope & Change Barrack Obama 2008: Hope & Change What the hell does that tell you! Stomach turning!

[@bobs_toys]

It tells you that generic three word slogans that would be used by literally any opposition that's looking to become a government don't have much effect on outcomes. If you don't want change, you're really saying 'stick with the last guy'

[@mythreeboys6623]

Robert Bray ▪️My comment wasn't about slogans or change. I'm all for change when it benefits the people of that country. My point was more about the similarities in thought of two egomaniacs that didn't give one shit about the people of their countries. That's why I said..Stomach turning. I should have been more clear on my comparisons.▪️☮🇺🇸

[@purpdist2355]

Obama was the worst

[@spasjt]

Biggest underrated comment on this video.

[@thepotato3902]

mythreeboys66 what are they supposed to say? “despair and stagnation”? lol

[@drdavid62]

Thank you Ms D’Souza for having the courage to speak the truth about the terrible consequences of socialism in your homeland of Venezuela.

[@suyogv8235]

she's rich you do know that she's completely free of venezuela. Venezuela cant hurt her so she's speaking her mind. Not that brave, and her family has probably already fled venezuela

[@shuuit]

"ohh my gaAAWD YOU are so brave t oget paid to make propagand payed bvy billionairs" you arte so dumb it fuking hurt

[@wilrobles5392]

At least with capitalism people had something to eat, clothes to wear, homes to live in, and a bright future ahead. Socialism takes that all away.

[@---ls5kx]

Wil Robles what if there would have been an autonomous food supply system (with the help of automation/digitalization)? I think under this circumstance socialism (in terms of food supply) would have worked

[@kropking]

@@---ls5kx God, you're stupid. So incredibly stupid.

[@frocco7125]

@Blasian Babies Giving the worker more agency and wealth is exactly what drives people TOWARDS socialism. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnqZkmqNrrh5qbc

[@gamingllama7464]

capitalism does even more than give you your needs. It gives you your wants. Just last week I bought a very comfortable chair. I didn't need it at all. I just really like the chair. And I knew I had the money to buy it because I had worked for it and earned it

[@hughg.rection6535]

You literally described capitalism.......

[@bldlightpainting]

"The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented, but that socialism has been faithfully implemented." President Trump "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill "The goal of socialism is communism." Vladimir Lenin

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

China ? Canada ? Norway ? Finland ? Netherlands ? Everyone in those countries has access to healthcare while in the USA 40+ million DO NOT and guess what ? they're not bankrupt like the US is...

[@michaellorah9051]

@@mistergeopolitics4456 that's because the US bankrolls the defense of most scandinavian countries. Their economy is a mix of free market capitalism and a massive welfare state. The moment we withdraw defense funding and support from them, they will need to cut off a large chunk of their welfare funding for defense. China has moved away from socialism/communism and has been implementing more capitalist reforms. Canada is not as perfect as it seems. They have gov. attempting to infringe on their civil rights of free speech and free press. These countries are not perfect. Socialism is not working for them.

[@meamzcs]

@@mistergeopolitics4456 None of the countries you mentioned are socialist..

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

@@meamzcs Sweden is run by a Socialist party, has been for a long time. The other countries I listed are considered to be Socialistic nations. Venezuela has a capitalist economy beside their Socialist policies, just like the countries I mentioned. Go read a book.

[@mistergeopolitics4456]

@@michaellorah9051 Stop making silly excuses. All of the countries I mentioned have capitalist markets beside their Socialist policies. Venezuela is no different. Venezuela has a capitalist market as well. The US has 40+ million people with no access to healthcare or medicine. That's DISGUSTING for a country with so much wealth. Infact academics have done the math & realized that it would cost the US less to have universal healthcare than allow private companies to have various policies with hospitals & Dr's. Some US cities like Chicago are wastelands run by gangs & human traffickers. Libya was a Socialist paradise, with free healthcare, education, subsidies for the poor & single mothers. Every newborns parents would receive $5000. Every single Libyan would receive a share of oil revenues. Libyans who wanted to farm would receive free land. Libya was the most prosperous nation in Africa. The Zionist controlled USA backed a bunch of religious fundamentalists who decimated the nation. Now it's run by a bunch of warlords & human traffickers. USA is no1 in rape, gun violence & it's the developed nation without universal healthcare. Stop the rubbish & face the facts.

[@MrPeterTrus]

A study in contrast. Venezuela had every advantage you could hope for in a country, but the people didn't share the self-made-man beliefs of the US. And so, as Milton Friedman roughly said: "if Socialism were in charge of the Sahara, there would be a shortage of sand in a matter of years."

[@TheAutist]

i hope you're not claiming i'd work in the US, because it wouldn't

[@lagg3sbd394]

Look at Cuba. It's one of the best healthcare and education systems.

[@JathTech]

lagg3 sbd3 You've fallen for the propaganda

[@chadmagnus5850]

lagg3 sbd3 I have seen Sargon of Akkads videos on Kuba. Neither healthcare or education works. Tell me the last great kuban scientist or inventions. We had free healthcare and it collapsed, because as the number of hungarians increased, the healthcare quality decresed, because the government coudn't tax the people enough to sustain it.

[@bobs_toys]

We have free healthcare. It works well (not perfect, but it works well) Well, ok, "free" healthcare. But it works because it's funded by a healthy capitalist economy. Capitalism is what pays for all the nice things that Socialism promises. Without the money (resources the money represents, whatever) there's nothing.

[@davidkonevky7372]

Argentina is going to be on this channel soon, we're turning into the next Venezuela

[@ericforsbergs2364]

Don't forget Mexico as well. It's also going to the same level as Argentina too.

[@dokitachi]

@@ericforsbergs2364 Neither of them will.

[@watchdealer11]

The government can never allocate resources better than supply and demand.

[@JoelLundqvist98]

watchdealer11 So how about a private army, private police force, private roads, private fire force and no public schools so education cannot be consistant.👍😂😂

[@mk14ist]

For the rich to become even more rich? no. For the less fortunate who weren't born in a wealthy family, forced to a lesser education? yes, yes they can

[@Tespri]

+Sam kay It's proven that capitalism actually protects the environment better than socialism.

[@Tespri]

+Joel Lundqvist Private roads would actually work. However private police force and private army doesn't and there is a good and logical reason for it, if you actually bother to think it for a while. "no public schools so education cannot be consistant." Which is a good thing. Since having consistent propaganda and poor quality of education is far worse than having couple bad quality schools and many good quality schools.

[@lol233333355555]

Then why are there half a million homeless in the USA with 5 million empty homes? Explain that to me.

[@sibelius168]

I live in Tampa, Florida. We used to have many Venezuelans visit here on vacation tours. They were great people and spent a lot of money. NO MORE! Since the advent of Socialism Venezuelan truism has dried up, the Venezuelan people simply have lost their wealth to Socialism.

[@sibelius168]

My point was not the economic impact the US of there being no Venezuelan tourists. My point was the Socialist impact on the economy of Venezuela and the suffering of the Venezuelan people as a result. Be cause of the insanity of implementing Socialism in Venezuela her people are starving and close to overthrowing the Communist scum who are running the country. UI wish them luck, and I hope we soon see all the "good" Socialist hanging from every tree in Venezuela.

[@sibelius168]

So you are just not going to admit the fact that the ineptitude was on the part of the Socialist. You are a lost cause. Perhaps you should spend a year or two in Venezuela so you can live the utter failure and repression of a Socialist government.

[@sibelius168]

Socialist never accept that it is Socialism that fails and always find or create some scapegoat. keep on deluding your self.

[@johnbrown4568]

Ms. DeSouza is stunningly honest and therefore believable. The young high school and university students of the USA should watch this video 10 times.

[@HulkSMjr]

American Leftists: *Chavez was great* Me: *no he wasn't, he ruined a promising nation*

[@suyogv8235]

ah yes, the "i am better than all my neighbors because I've been redpilled" person

[@belkYT]

Developed*

[@Red-ez6rm]

No, American sanctions and an economy based mainly on oil did.

[@robfromvan]

@@suyogv8235he is better!…. For that reason. You are correct.

[@suyogv8235]

@@robfromvan i forgot how stupid I was 3 years ago thanks for reminding me Regardless, chavez had a mixed quality leadership, I believe the country could've been made greater or made worse in equal probability after his death. He distributed oil profits to the poor, which could've been used as a means to provide the startup capital for those people to pull themselves out of poverty, and if things had been done right could have been great for the country (less poverty means less welfare required after all) but he also anchored the country's success to its oil, and that meant it would succeed or fail based on the global price of oil. The problem was that venezuela's system depended so strongly on hard-to-refine oil. Something politicians forget is the practical realities of the oil in question. Venezuelan oil to this day is expansive, but low-grade, meaning it needs lots of processing at its final destination. The US had this infrastructure in louisiana and thus they prospered trading with the US. However, they got complicit with their oil success, which may have been because of chavez in some part, which led to them doubling down on running the country off oil like mexico did, and got crushed in the post-2013 period when oil prices crashed, and because their entire economy ran off oil (welfare included) they were in deep trouble. The issue is that after 2010 the government got overconfident with their oil and started taking on loans and debts they were then unable to pay off after the crash. At the same time, venezuelan oil became less competitive than oil from other countries like saudi arabia and American fracking, and this led to those louisiana refineries being closed down. With the louisiana refineries closed down, very few places on earth could even use venezuelan oil becaused it needed extensive refining on site that had now been shut down. Thus, the big engine holding the whole country together died in two years, and maduro's successive flailing attempts to fix the country couldn't do much. I wouldn't entirely blame the failure on chavez, I believe maduro was given a shot at keeping the nation afloat in 2013 and 2014 but royally fumbled the bag, had he been a more competent leader the country may have had some hard times but would've been recoverable. Chavez played a very risky game that in retrospect he perhaps shouldn't have, but it was not the fact that he gave poor people money the reason why the country went so south it was because he paid the entire government off with oil money from the 2000s boom and took loans he shouldn't have in the 2010s that really caused the problems venezuela is faced with now.

[@MGLeal]

I was thinking about this when, in class today, my professor asked “when you hear Socialism, what countries do you think of?” My class: “Sweden! Norway! All the European countries! It works!” Me: “Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, Russia...” My professor: “while some people think of North Korea, it’s run by a dictatorship and isn’t really Socialism...” Me: *headdesk*

[@andrewmillwardwatford9410]

Capitalism is an economic system. In it the government plays a secondary role. People and companies make most of the decisions, and own most of the property. ... The means of production are largely or entirely privately owned (by individuals or companies) and operated for profit. The profits are distributed in proportion to the power of investors (capitalists) for example the minimum price for labour yields the highest return for the investor. The major flaw with this economic model is the need for state regulation and the redistribution of wealth to prevent the system from collapse. The result of government intervention is termed a mixed economy. Right wing idealists believe that capitalism would enrich all while left wing idealists believe it creates relative poverty. Relative poverty is accepted to be a cause of disfuntion in a society. Capitalist nations operating more to the left spectrum report far greater happiness and well being, while right leaning economies may claim more disproportionately wealthy individuals. The left bias is proven to create the highest productivity and as a standard measure this concludes a better economy. Clearly left bias is not socialist or communist but predominantly capitalist. State operated key services like ; police, military, education, healthcare, transport, communications, water and power supplies are in effect socialist principles and are key macro economic assets that support and enhance the free market section of the mixed economy. Key indicators of right bias are: high relative poverty, child poverty, absolute poverty, homelessness, polarized wealth, high military expenditure. Key indicators of left bias are: productivity, happiness, good public health, low poverty, higher education.

[@andrewmillwardwatford9410]

@Jay Barker the USSR was an authoritarian state capitalist regime. Its goal of socialism is a threat to those in power and money in capitalist nations. The Soviets understanding this needed a deterrent and so built it. Yes it was I think a big factor in the economic failure of the USSR. Of course many other factors may have played a part.

[@andrewmillwardwatford9410]

@Jay Barker I think we agree on many points. My support is with social democracy rather than democratic socialism. A left biased mixed economy appears to deliver the best compromise for all citizens.

[@anhquan3516]

North Korea is not a socialism country anymore. It's not Marxist. Their idealogy is Juche. That's kinda right :v

[@simonm4185]

Well Im Swedish, and socialism did work here for a few decades, but since the 70'ies mental illness have started spreading in that party and the population. All the progressive junk. Lefttism and such.... Greedy social psychopaths have taken control and corrupted everything. Personally I blame almost all of this terrible downfall on immigraation. Recieving 50k ppl to a small country every year, and the last years it have been an average of more than 100k. Their children are often very vicious and spread a greedy conflict-oriented culture... Back in the days sociialism worked because people very very generous and friendly.

[@frankiefernandez5252]

"Hope and Change" Thank God Americans reject Socialism!

[@qwite___2333]

Francisco Fernandez but did you know there is some socialism in Obama care but the government denies it and says they hate communism there is a little socialism in every country

[@mommar394]

Qwite ___ You are confusing socialism with social programs. Health departments and assistance are programs. Obamacare is socialism because it's a partial or complete takeover of a segment of businesses or the economy.

[@frankiefernandez5252]

Mommar39 you're splitting hairs.

[@mommar394]

Francisco Fernandez No I'm not. You like the police and fire departments. Those are social programs. These are things the private sector can't or won't do. Socialism is the complete or partial take over of industry. This will eventually lead to Communism.

[@frankiefernandez5252]

Mommar39 I agree with most of your comment, but like I said, thank God Americans reject Socialism. Its growing, but we're not there yet.

[@ernieenesi6260]

Bernie and AOC this message is for the both of you, please let it sink in.

[@shaquilleharvey6063]

Žan Novak the question is what is theirs?

[@Kruiwagenchauffeur]

@Žan Novak Having a wellfare state isn't Socialism. It's Socialdemocracy and it is built on capitalism. We have it here in The Netherland and it has its benefits and its flaws. A wellfare state could never survive under Socialism

[@inevitableend9948]

"When your nation's leader starts singing on national television, you're in trouble." Fortunately, Obama only sang on a relatively local tv program so we didn't get completely f*cked. XD

[@m.c.martin]

What if you rap? Is that singing?

@@m.c.martin kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@SMCwasTaken]

What if Trump sang? That would be cool tho

[@kaidan4122]

Next in line my country Greece 😢

[@punisherfan644]

i am sorry, you may not like me because i'm American but i love your country of Greece and often dream of living there some day but it's not likely to happen. Stay strong friend

[@kaidan4122]

Punisher Fan wtf are you talking about? I love America and right now having Donald trump is the best country in the world. I am looking for a job to move there. I don't believe in any religion, I work hard and I like partying. ;)

[@nicib3085]

Whole Euro Zone !!! Here in germany it's also getting worse and worse

[@MrCatlolz]

nicib yes, by now we Germans pay the highest taxes. In one month there will be elections. If merkel gets elected again , we will be in big trouble!

[@kaidan4122]

johann sebastian bach Oh Germans what great people they are. If only Germans would stop having guilt for Hitler. My sister worked in Germany for a couple of years and the only trouble she saw was from illegals. Germans are awesome :)

[@rosbifle413]

My hiking buddy and also my friend's wife refuse to talk to me because I'm backward and intolerant because I said socialism doesn't work. HAHAHA

[@chillpaintings]

I'm sorry m8

[@crusty7208]

Tell them to take a hike! Same happened to me!

[@cjk6736]

Time to move onto smarter friends.

[@vanad1um665]

@@cjk6736 Really? You're saying socialism doesn't work? Can I show you all of western Europe, Scandanavia, Canada, Iceland, etc? The United States is 14th in education, 44th in healthcare, 7th in GDP per capita, 19th in happiness, 18th in freedom, 44th in infant mortality, and 23rd in lack of corruption. Most of the countries ranking above us are ones you call "socialist" but they have objectively better systems than ours in almost all respects. The United States is only first in defense spending (gotta bomb those Yemanese schoolbuses am I right??), number of incarcerated adults per capita, and a few agricultural products.

[@vanad1um665]

Isaac Thompson tldr: what you conservative deep thinkers call “socialism” yields better results in almost every country that has tried it.

[@bctw9004]

“Hope and change”. Didn’t we here that from Obama? Glad he is gone...

[@kivsa85]

Lucky you

[@GottaGoFastr]

Well, atlease Trump did not create ISIS.

[@Maximus100]

@Bunta , NO. dont say that. That is just stupid said.

[@Maximus100]

@Thelondonbadger And yes. Trump is the second hitster. xD Trum is just more weird and and sickopathic, MUSH MORE THEN "hitster". And thats it!

[@GottaGoFastr]

Super Gamer Tell me why you hate trump?

[@hrsey71]

"socialism is great until you run out of other peoples money"

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Socialism is never great.

[@KenH60109]

The “other people’s money” is meant to help reassign the power to the workers, which has shown success. When they spend it frivolously, that’s not the economic system’s fault, that’s economic mismanagement, same way as countries such as Papau New Guinea who spent themselves into oblivion thinking the money from oil would never go.

[@BuyTheDip627]

Chavez campaigned on hope and change? Wow that's sounds familiar. Where have I heard that before?

[@CobaltBob]

Thanks Obama!

[@emperoralvis6559]

*cough* also Bernie Sanders *cough*

[@NormanLy101]

Stefan Alexander Yeah! That's for all those fools that praise Barack.

[@JustyMe]

Tbh most candidates use those or similar nice words to convince people to vote for them. Didn't Trump promise change ("making America great again" slogan)?

[@smingjr]

chris succee at least trump is making good change.

[@jwil4286]

Socialists before Venezuela crashed: “See? Socialism DOES work!” *Venezuela crashes* “Oh, that wasn’t REAL socialism!”

[@bobs_toys]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHfFiKZ_g8-jiLs

[@Themostfluffiest]

A lot of people misunderstand socialism, which is true. However the argument on Venezuela isn't that it isn't "real socialism". The issue with Venezuela, and most other attempts at socialism, are issues that arise because of capitalism and US interference with their politics, as well as CIA attempts at assassinations and coups. Venezuela's economy crashed dramatically when oil prices dropped, as it was their main export and source of wealth. There is then things that are not helpful, such as things like operation gideon where, like I said, the US does whatever it can to ensure it DOESNT work. There is a reason behind the "socialism hasn't been tried" statement, the issue is that many people that aren't socialists claim they are, and use that statement without knowing why they're saying it. Can we honestly say that socialism is getting a shot to be tried out when it is constantly being intentionally attacked and interfered with by a global superpower?

[@007kingifrit]

@@Themostfluffiest if your system is so weak it can be destroyed by competition with outside forces.....its not a good system

[@Stromsii]

@@007kingifrit The system doesn't matter if the country is inherently much weaker than its main competitor

[@007kingifrit]

@@Stromsii there are lots of small weak countries that are still around. so clearly that's not true

[@SammyJoon]

The fact that Bernie Sanders almost won the nomination of a major political party shows how much trouble America is in.

[@gaston6800]

Actually he won and Hillary cheated.

[@Link0976]

Then we threw in Trump so the general public would get angry enough to go socialist next time. All part of the plan, all part of the plan...

[@SammyJoon]

Link0976 except that trump is doing well for the economy and he will be re-elected in 2020. Unless Oprah runs lol

[@Link0976]

Joon Gamer oh jeez I thought the whole Oprah for 2020 was a joke? I'll have to look into that.

[@SammyJoon]

Link0976 very unlikely she runs because she would go from being the most beloved person in the US to being hated by 30% of citizens. But she would have the woman vote, black vote, democrat vote,

[@davidking4779]

Socialism is an example of envy without hope.

[@charlesz3]

here we go Mexico,

[@D3K018]

Todos lo decían, pero nadie quiso creerlo... :/ AMLO siguiendo los mismos patrones de Chavez (como decir que sólo estaría un par de años y después sometería a votación si querían que siguiera, quitarle privilegios a "la mafia del poder" para dárselo a los ciudadanos, decir que el país puede ser autónomo, etc.), y es totalmente cierto que una vez comenzado el socialismo, es casi imposible sacarlo, nunca me había puesto a pensar en ello pero México está aún más condenado que con el PRI o PAN... :/

[@nedyarbnexus9460]

Chille: A little country with little to no resources in south america + Capitalism = $13.8k GDP per Capita according to google. Venezuela: Biggest comfirmed oil Reserve in the world in south america + Socialism = $12.2k GDP per Capita according to google. and those figures were recorded back in 2013, it's been 4 years since then now and Venezuela has gotten much worse while Chille has improved. EDIT: Here is further research that *watchdealer11* has provided down below and it's so good i'm attaching it to this comment right here, Thanks *watchdealer11* , here it is. ------------------ *5 way capitalist Chile is better than Socialist Venezuela* As economic freedom increased, so did income per capita(adjusted for inflation and purchasing power parity), which rose from being 31 percent of that in Venezuela to being 138 percent of that in Venezuela. Between 1975 and 2015, the Chilean economy grew by 287 percent. Venezuela’s shrunk by 12 percent. 2. As its economy expanded, so did Chile’s ability to provide good health care for its people. In 1975, Chile’s infant mortalityrate was 33 percent higher than Venezuela’s. In 2015, almost twice as many infants died in Venezuela as those who died in Chile. 3. With declining infant mortality and improving standard of living came a steady increase in life expectancy. In 1975, Venezuelans lived longer than Chileans. In 2014, a typical Chilean lived over 7 years longer than the average citizen of the Bolivarian Republic. 4. Moreover, more Chileans of both sexes survive to old age than they do in Venezuela. As they enter their retirement, the people of Chile enjoy a private social security system that was put into place by Cato’s distinguished senior fellow Jose Pinera. The system generates an average return of 10 percent per year (rather than the paltry 2 percent generated by the state-run social security system in the United States). 5. Last, but not least, as the people of Chile grew richer, they started demanding more say in the running of their country. Starting in the late 1980s, the military gradually and peacefully handed power over to democratically-elected representatives. In Venezuela, the opposite has happened. As failure of socialism became more apparent, the government had to resort to ever more repressive measures in order to keep itself in power-just as Friedrich Hayek predicted. -------------------

[@jonasjordan4900]

NedYarbNexus Chile has many Copper mines. But u are still right

[@nedyarbnexus9460]

i did say little to no, not completely no.

[@constantinemalkovich9089]

Now it better?

[@deadparrots6258]

Venezuela crashed and burned because the oil prices dropped since their economy was mainly focused around that

[@giorgialadashvili4771]

That 12.2K GDP per capita does not reflect reality considering that most Venezuelans can't even buy bread, something that can be easily done in countries where GDP per capita is several times lower.

[@keithmoriyama5421]

1:42 "When your president starts singing on national TV you're in trouble." That's what I thought when Obama did exactly that.

[@egg1899]

Wait Obama did that? Where can I find that?

[@queuedjar4578]

I'd like a source. I'm not the biggest fan of obama but I'm an even bigger not fan of citing untruthful things without a source.

[@thewolfaeflock8060]

@@queuedjar4578 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWabnGaQjbd9gMU

[@mrsparex]

Maybe the gov't could buy one way tickets for all those socialist wannabees in America?

[@abrahamcorona]

I am Venezuelan and I approve this message!

[@nicib3085]

Abraham Corona Do you have free internet there?

[@raulmarquez80]

nicib that is discrimination man, show a little respect, people struggle but that doesn't mean we are all homeless

[@pedinhuh16]

God speed my man, I hope you can leave that shithole before the Chavistas try to jail you, I hope you will be welcome in Brazil.

[@lorenzosgarza]

I'm an American and I want your OIL

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

I assume you are part of the middle class.

[@telmomoliveira]

what is Obama doing first in line waiting for the food? 3:55

[@lorenzosgarza]

why are black people getting food first?

[@telmomoliveira]

to get even from the times of slavery... that is the obvious answer. Shame on you for not knowing the reason

[@MrMikucki]

cause white people can afford to buy theirs

[@jimkalfakis9893]

Telmo Oliveira yes that's him! Hilarious!

[@dianaenturquia]

Hahahaha I thought the same

[@plutaoopequenoplaneta1428]

*_bUt thATS nOT REal soCIALisM_*

[@asger2047]

it sure ain't democratic socialism

[@jamestor6700]

@@asger2047 it was never socialism, the dude was a mentor of Fidel Castro, a communist, although socialism isn't great, neither is capitalism but economic systems combined is what made so many countries wealthy

[@asger2047]

@@jamestor6700 good point. why do they call it socialism when it's a just copy of communist dictatorships

[@trollfacenationalist3653]

Wait... but Duterte did sing during 2017 ASEAN Summit. Does that mean I'm screwed? O_O

[@jamestor6700]

@Bruno Pereira complete socialism yes but many countries in the world including the US have socialistic policy's that are in place to add stability to the economy as pure capitalism is very unstable

[@MrPatvee]

How to destroy a rich country 101.

[@TheNewChevyRoll48]

This is your country... This is socialism... This is your country on socialism. *smacks egg with frying pan*

[@TheNewChevyRoll48]

Oh yeah, I forgot that media loves to lie and Maduro is filling the shelves with food. You just have to imagine that it's there.

[@Binks129]

Aryan D. Oh no someone who says facts!!! Quick run to the next PragerU vid :(

[@PrimoPete]

Aryan D. You are right, socialism is when that 1 chick hatches and lives a full life..............while the chick's kith and kin all live in perpetual hunger and die pathetically and in squalor. Did you just ignore all the *REAL AND VERIFIABLE* facts in the video? JUST having private companies does not mean the country is socialist, read a book. Unlike in the US, companies are not failing left and right like in Venezuela. www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article138402248.html

[@andysutherland4731]

any questions?

[@slamdunk715]

USSR had very harsh dictators, nothing to do with socialism. It's actually the reverse. Poverty in Russia and the satellites countries increased significantly after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Capitalist interests entrered the country, so the expected result is even more inequalities in wealth. Also, current Russia is a northern country, it's a lot of work to come to a similar level as the USA, because USA won the geographical lottery a few centuries ago. They have a humongous amount of acres of arable land, and they don't have to deal with extreme low temperatures.

[@danielaparicio3692]

send Bernie Sanders there

[@lorenzosgarza]

I sent a person who is Jewish here

[@masha22092000r]

Lorenzo Garza May I ask why?

[@dariopavicic8205]

+masha Because potentially anti-semitic statements are cool among kids on the Internet these days... It sounds so edgy and controversial, nobody's being anti-semitic around them and nobody's talking about how Hitler wasn't bad, so it must be true, especially if someone's "triggered"(worried or disapprove or asks questions). See, in their world you and I are officially triggered, big time.

[@lorenzosgarza]

masha22092000r ask about what? The only thing I have to ask is why do you care?

[@lorenzosgarza]

Arnold also nobody is being anti-semetic where I live because we don't treat people like shit and we don't disrespect their choice of religion. And we know ( I know at least) how Hitler was bad for the German people and WASN'T bad as well, and at the same time accepting who the Jewish community are and those who adhere to Hitler, but we also joke about our religions, cultures, nationalities, race and still respect each other.

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

VOTE RED 2020 for the love of God

[@madmanmapper]

Ironically, red is the color of communism. But we know what you mean :P

[@Konipaca]

TRUMP'S AMERICA

[@marseldagistani1989]

studenta in the 50s: BETTER DEAD THAN READ!! Students in 2019: try communism

[@daniele5349]

@@marseldagistani1989 italian Fascism>capitalism>communism

[@marseldagistani1989]

@@daniele5349 I am lost. Are you trying to say the systems Italy tried?

[@duanehankins7077]

Love to see this video in every college and taught. I understand that the colleges would never let this video in. Tyrants do not wish their people to think

[@tetrilsaurus4801]

hope, change? hmmm where does that sound familiar......

[@alternativasenvideojuegos887]

oBAMA - PLUS THE ONLY FEDERAL "PROGRAM" IN THE US WHO HAS THE NAME OF A PRESIDENT IS THE OBAMACARE. THOSE DICTATORS ADDS THEIR NAMES IN PUBLIC SERVICES "PROGRAMS".

[@damoclesecoe7184]

Obamacare is the popular public word for the program. The real name is the Affordable Care Act. Nowhere in that name are the words "Barack," "Hussein," or "Obama." I don't support the ACA (not that the Republicans had much better of an idea) but _please_ educate yourself before joining a debate.

[@stormbringer2189]

Obamacare is actual good.

[@damoclesecoe7184]

Storm Bringer Could you describe some of the ways that your or someone close to you has benefited from the ACA?

[@jmen4ever257]

You beat me to saying that!

[@samuelagtorn3500]

As many said before, the problem with socialism, is that you eventually run out of money. When socialism takes over a country people work less, knowing they will receive benefits from the state. So when people work less (which is a fact that they do such in socialist countries), the less taxes people pay, the less resources the state gets. Because people have a tendency to work less when they know they will receive benefits WITHOUT WORKING. So the longer the time goes, the more money and resources the government loses, and the more money they have to give out. Which leads to everyone losing, everyone being poor. The government will only have two choices, spend more money than they receive from taxes, making they going in to debt. Or they forcing the citizens to buy less, eat less and starving themself’s. Socialism doesn’t work, let’s just state the facts. Socialism makes people work less, thinking of lying on other people’s money. When the truth is all the others think the same. Socialism is all about getting and taking from the government. But the government doesn’t magically get money, the government receives money from people working. But when they’re aren’t any people working, where does the money come from? Socialism makes everyone poor.

[@Casimir46]

Ginga Boy *Newsflash from someone who actually read Marx!* Socialism is NOT about Big Government and does NOT recommend equality of outcomes. Socialism is about workers owning their own means of production, which does NOT necessitate the state controlling industry, as in Venezuela. Workers can own businesses through cooperatives (see: Democracy at Work by Richard Wolff). Anyone who wants to tell you that Venezuela is a good example of socialism wants to cage your mind and control you. Actually read Marx and you'll find the meaning of socialism.

[@DocJohnnyBoy]

You are describing COMMUNISM, not SOCIALISM -.-' people are so dumb....

[@samuelagtorn3500]

o Ðjeezus actually communism is a form of socialism, I guess you could say a more extreme and radical form. But the true difference is that the communist opinions are showed and ruled by revolution. I described socialism, but this description can also be meant for communism. Here in Sweden where I live we have only been “testing” the socialist theory. And people have indeed showed a tendency to work less and lie on others money.

[@samuelagtorn3500]

o Ðjeezus then again, communism is a form of socialism. As I said, I live in Sweden, not a communist society. But the points that I made have been seen in our slightly socialist society

[@richardcurry7663]

Hence why America started the cold war with the USSR . It was a war of idealistic industries with different political governments. Democracy won over them due to the fact individuals are exactly that individuals. You give a man a fish he will eat for a day. You teach a man how to fish he will eat for his whole life. This means letting someone take care of you when you indeed can take care of yourself is self destructive and Socialism is exactly that self destructive because it expects everyone to work together for common good. Good luck with that

[@CommKommando]

That Maduro Diet sounds pretty effective though

[@gerarddepassier7191]

Josh C. And sounds pretty lack of liberty

[@Neopagan-r6z]

It was a joke

[@disco1974ever]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/opabZ3ttjcudqMU

[@Baplopird]

That's the read diet: You lose weight in Venezuela and work off your muscles in North Korea.

[@idontgiveafaboutyou]

Yet people are starving...

[@frankblangeard8865]

The real question is 'How would socialism be doing in Venezuela if the U.S. hadn't sabotaged Venezuela'a economy?'

[@jakedapug]

Finally someone who understands

[@007kingifrit]

america did nothing to venezuela's economy. they invested heavily in oil.....and the price of oil crashed

[@Aegius]

They screwed upon their own economy. Not USA's fault

[@willnitschke]

When a Socialist sh*thole dictatorship implodes, it's always someone else's fault in Socialist Half Wit World...

[@MikeJProto]

Ever so slightly better

[@212025510]

There are lot of countries in eastern Europe which tried socialism and failed. It's hard to believe other countries make the same mistake like we did in our countries. One would think western countries would learn from it, but no. They are doing the same mistake. Like Venezuela.

[@alex_flynn]

Divit se, že se lidé vrací k socialismu je absurdní. Pozdní kapitalismus je největší svinstvo, co lidstvo kdy potkalo. Třetina všech lidí umírá kvůli chudobě, lidé nemají právo rozhodovat o svých životech, životní prostředí je zdevastované, fašouni se vrací k moci, a to všechno jen proto, aby si 1% nacpalo kapsy. Tady vůbec nebyl socialismus,ale státní kapitalismus, systém, v němž se stát chová jako obrovská korporace. Socialismus je systém, ve kterém neexistují třídy, peníze jsou nahrazeny jiným systémem(napříkad pracovními poukazy) a pracující sami spravují výrobní prostředky. Takto socialismus fungoval například za španělské občanské války, nebo za Tita v Yugoslávii. K takovému socialismu se chceme vracet. Za chudobu ve Venezuele nemůže systém, ale USA a jejich sankce. To stejné se dělo i v Chile za Allendeho.

[@lextacy2008]

Conveniently leaving out NORWAY! -smh

[@iumasz6088]

Šimon Macháček we didn't try socialism/communism we where forced use it

[@tektak2400]

Norway has a capitalist market economy with low business-tax & regulations while they do have a welfare-state, it's only dragging their economy down.

[@samul1997]

Its not that they tried socialism/communism on their own its that it was enforced on them by the USSR . They were puppet states after the 1945 Yalta conference which divided Europe pretty much in half west vs east and Russia took control of the east enforcing communism in countries like Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, etc

[@maxsmodels]

Some of us have benefited nicely from Chavez's folly. My wife left Venezuela because of Chavismo and I gained a beautiful, educated spouse here in the good old USA.

[@robbiemintz1460]

maxsmodels congrats

[@thBrilliantFool]

If your wife stayed in Venezuela Chavez would have made her his sex slave. When Marxists come to power they take all the nation's wealth for themselves including its HUMAN resources to be exploited for their own selfish enjoyment.

[@theobystrom5279]

How much does a good college education cost there? In sweden we have social democracy so it's free ;).

[@Lmuerteman]

its free theres no job for you when you finish but i you manage to find a job in your area you will not earn a at least decent amount of money to get by or be inndependent

[@crusader92cominghome]

Theo Byström, there were two excellent free universities in Venezuela before Chavez took power, and some private ones. But now a university degree from a Venezuelan university is worthless, unless you can flee the country. Inflation is close to 1.000% per year, and crime kills many thousands of people every year, plus you have to spend 4 to 5 hours in line to hope to find basic food and other basic goods. It's a miserable place. Many people have to decide whether to brush their teeth at night or in the morning because even tooth paste is too expensive.

[@mikley28]

Hope and change, eh? That sounds familiar to someone else's campaign.

[@obozomustgo5449]

+Michael Marino - Sounds familiar because Chavez and Obozo are cut from the same ideological cloth.

[@netefrog]

Michael Marino Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau...

[@Ruldolphmaker]

nobody ever asks change to "What" they just say "Hope" So basically I HAVE A DREAM BUT I DONT HAVE A PLAN, AND AM SUPPOSED TO LEAD. Notice MAGA has a direction, and an end goal with the economy.

[@stefanssmellsvictory105]

Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn want the USA and UK, respectively, to be like this.

[@ThePp12345678]

And people in UK are falling for it

[@lapaula_fj_]

In Spain, the socialist party, PSOE, is in the Govern alongside radical communists that also praise identity politics, Podemos. Is Spain doomed? Yes, it is.

[@mikeriley562]

67% of the Venezuelan economy is under private ownership and that's where the problem is.

[@ericforsbergs2364]

@@lapaula_fj_ Argentina as well. They are govern by their fellow radical communists name Alberto and Cristina. Argentina is so fastly getting doomed.

[@Themostfluffiest]

Bernie Sanders is not a socialist lol. And this video flagrantly lies about why Venezuela is in a crisis state.

[@halofreekreed3573]

What would you expect, its socialism.

[@fenian123]

Socialism is not causing their problems, corruption is.

[@chrisfromm2814]

It is pushing towards Communism now. They are clamping down on the press and arresting speakers slowly but surely.

[@halofreekreed3573]

James Fenian and corruption is a big thing in socialism.

[@chrisfromm2814]

What do I expect while I am watching the Venezuelan situation daily: especially the bond market drama. Oil is not going up dramatically anytime soon. The system is a crumbling bridge, which is kind of sad. 70% of all the bond debt is North American. That means North Americans are going to take a hit. In the mean time, the Venezuelan population is going to bleed. Right now, with a food coupon. The minimum wage is just over Nine dollars a month. The opposition, the population fears would take away their food coupon which would of meant they have 4 dollars plus a month.

[@fenian123]

capitalism also

[@isaacballesteros6464]

Que bueno que hagan este tipo de video para reflejarle al mundo lo que realmente pasa, soy Venezolano y están en lo correcto todo es cierto, mucha gracia spor este tipo de video que ayuda a que personas del mundo sepan lo que pasa

[@FelipeCarreiro]

¡Es verdad, amigo! Desafortunadamente, muchas personas no saben lo que pasa en Sudamérica. Nos quedamos aislados economicamente del resto del mundo y a los jóvenes es enseñado que el socialismo es algo bueno, que lleva igualdad y justicia a toda la gente. Aquí en Brasil, no llegamos a la misma situación que ustedes pasan ahí, en Venezuela, pero no estamos libres de eso, caso eses viermes vuelvan al poder. El socialismo es un cancer en nuestro continente que debe de ser destruído, antes que sea demasiado tarde. Solo me quedo triste por saber que el gobierno brasileño es connivente con todo lo que pasa a los venezolanos y mientras no cambiemos el gobierno, nada será hecho para ayudarlos. ¡Fuerza, hermano venezolano!

[@GamingGabo94]

Ellos no están explicando lo que pasa en concreto, lo unico que estan haciendo es criticando al socialismo y dicen que es el socialismo el que los tiene asi cuando eso es erróneo. La razón por la que el pais esta asi es porque Maduro es un dictador y no le importa el pueblo en lo absoluto. Yo soy de cuba así que entiendo por lo que el pueblo Venezolano está pasando

[@dhv2852]

Mexico va por el mismo camino ahora. La gente es muy estúpida.

[@rckelcombo3720]

Eres tan pobre que tienes internet y un dispositivo para accesarlo, se te olvidó ya que fue la izquierda chavista que redujo la pobreza extrema venezolana por debajo del 5%.

[@waterfall9292]

RCK El Combo si tiene Internet es porque ya no está en Venezuela. Tarado.

[@FuckZionify]

Solution:Capitalism

[@FuckZionify]

chosenone4447 You must WORK HARD for what you want or you will stay in your shithole in the rest of your life!

[@FuckZionify]

chosenone4447 I understand your pain very well.Capitalism just like any other things he also have cons.When the attention of the society goes to soccer, logically the soccer player wil earns MORE than the scientist!Me personally, I working my ass off 40 hours a week in this God damn socialist country - Germany who took the hard earned money from working people thru the taxes (which they are very HIGH) and give them to healthy but LAZY people whos only drinking alcohol at bus and train stations and watching TV at home...this is the reason I prefer capitalism...you may be a socialist BUT I dont have the right to judge you for that because we live in "free will" type of world these days.

[@FuckZionify]

chosenone4447 Yes I have a turkish origin... and generally the media of every country from EU talking shit about USA and his economy "how will collapse in the next few years" or they tell something like "EU have a stable economy who will be more developed and stronger than the US"... There are very jealous and can't accept that American economy took the #1 place in the whole world with GDP around 17 trillion dollars.Of course in some areas like healthcare and crime rate USA have a lot of problems and he is behind from some european countries.

[@FuckZionify]

chosenone4447 Well of course I dont believe in the media...actually I have a plan to go in USA especially in Texas because I hear that there rents are afforable and its easy to find a job for example in Walmart or Mcdonalds.Also I believe in hard work if I work at weekends or at nightshifts these company will pay me more...so there is NO secrets for succes expect hard work.

[@blackguard5883]

American speaking! Pick a farming state. I'm heading to Missouri (my home state) out of Arizona (a sun-baked shithole full of illegal immigrants). People don't flock to farming states, so rent, land, and the general cost of living are pretty cheap. People are pretty nice (if you're not a judgemental ass), and you get snow a couple months out of the year. Good luck and safe journey *El Turco Sali!*

[@johnbaker7322]

I never understood the phrase "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions." Then I discovered socialism.

[@christopherreichle6670]

Then you still don't get it because that turn of phrase is meant that an individual will burn in hell for what they do to bring peace to the world. Ie you actually do bring about good to the world but at the cost of your soul. If you still don't get It? It means you suffer for your good deeds.

[@jerryg1692]

Here comes the comments of "This is not socialism."

[@AkeN996]

Randy HD What about the comments of the specimens connecting the American democrats with Chavez's dicatorship? They're equally uneducated when reffering to actual politics.

[@tamanwar203]

Randy HD : Socialism is about the control of the means of production by the people. Is it the case in Venezuela ?

[@tehdrek]

Who is the state? Youre an idiot.

[@tamanwar203]

Tehdrek : Before calling me idiot, make sure your question makes sense first. «Who is the state ?» What is it even supposed to mean ?

[@serengede]

You mean the American Democrats who believe socialism is working, and thus praise Chavez?

[@lucygoosie3370]

*BuT iT WAsn'T rEaL SoCiAlisM*

[@TheAmazingWalker]

*BuT cApItAlIsM fAiLs ToO* We need more impersonations.

[@ianberkram8859]

*WhAt AbOuT nOrDiC cOnTrIeS?*

[@Stormy5430]

Roombthony Roguetano lol it isn't. 2/3 is private business and the state pays out millions to billions of dollars to private clinics and only 20% of employment is public sector... You've been had.

[@thefinnishsocialist4816]

Socialism as an ideology was founded on the idea that no-one should be able to dictate and exploit groups of workers. This means that not only should the private sector be abolished, the public sector should be limited to necessities only and should not involve in enterprise.

[@thefinnishsocialist4816]

Sure, there are forms of socialism where the the state directly owns the means of production, which then redirects them to the collective (such as Marxism-Leninism). The problem with this is, as we've seen, is that the state has a possibility to take total control over the collective, but in socialism this doesn't have to be the case. Only those forms of socialism with a powerful state =/= socialism as a whole. There are forms of socialism e.g. "Market socialism", which advocates for a free market and e.g. "Libertarian socialism", which in turn advocates for a limited government. Nothing stops from these two being merged. Socialism as a whole can be explained in one sentence: _"Abolition of private ownership and collective owning the means of production"_

[@h1017412]

I was born in Rhodesia, grew up in South Africa. Zimbabwe's inflation rate prior to the abandonment of the ZWD far exceeds that of Venezuela. That's not meant as a dig at Venezuela but compare and contrast the former Rhodesia to present day Zimbabwe with the past and present Venezuela. Same same. Why? Socialism. South Africa is well advanced on the same path.

[@TheAmazingWalker]

You need to wait. Socialism is good so far because of its former Capitalism. Just wait, it'll all go down soon. That's what happens when businesses are publicly owned.

[@yashgulave8366]

Some wise person once said, "You can vote your way into socialism; but you have to fight your way out of it!"

[@KenH60109]

You really can’t, Venezuela is not a socialist country by any means as of yet, and the only country that actually managed to vote in a socialist party that was actually getting somewhere was Chile in 1970 with Salvador Allende. Of course, the CIA intervened on the DEMOCRATICALLY elected president, then allied with General Pinochet in an illegal coup against Allende. Allende died September 11th, 1973, and Pinochet established himself as a dictator, serving US interests, dissolving the Chilean congress, and creating a stranglehold upon the country until the US started aiding them like crazy to make an economic miracle come to fruition. That’s the type of stuff the US does, and that’s one of the many reasons why it’s almost impossible to achieve socialism by voting it in. Every socialist country on earth has been crippled not be economic mismanagement (though it happens sometimes) but by embargo’s and sanctions that cripple the nation’s economy. We can’t claim that socialism doesn’t work until we actually aid and assist a transitioning country trying to achieve it.

[@sameh17br]

for God seek!! I do not believe how people still think that socialism may works!!!

[@sameh17br]

@田中 Kkkkk, oh yeah!!! just throw some number in our face, and double Yeah that was not socialism for sure Btw you do not even have a name to comment on it, go and get some bloody name dude kkkk

[@sameh17br]

@田中 this is normal for you

[@mattrussell8309]

really depends on the form of socialism for example syndicalism has promising examples of working the problem is trying to implement such a system with capitalists trying to do everything in there power to destroy it.

[@jamestor6700]

@@sameh17br hm I thought Fidel Castro was communist, not socialist since you know the president of Venezuela was a mentor of Fidel doesn't that mean he was communist too? its almost like he tricked the people into believing they were gonna get socialism but instead got communism

[@andrewmillwardwatford9410]

Capitalism is an economic system. In it the government plays a secondary role. People and companies make most of the decisions, and own most of the property. ... The means of production are largely or entirely privately owned (by individuals or companies) and operated for profit. The profits are distributed in proportion to the power of investors (capitalists) for example the minimum price for labour yields the highest return for the investor. The major flaw with this economic model is the need for state regulation and the redistribution of wealth to prevent the system from collapse. The result of government intervention is termed a mixed economy. Right wing idealists believe that capitalism would enrich all while left wing idealists believe it creates relative poverty. Relative poverty is accepted to be a cause of disfuntion in a society. Capitalist nations operating more to the left spectrum report far greater happiness and well being, while right leaning economies may claim more disproportionately wealthy individuals. The left bias is proven to create the highest productivity and as a standard measure this concludes a better economy. Clearly left bias is not socialist or communist but predominantly capitalist. State operated key services like ; police, military, education, healthcare, transport, communications, water and power supplies are in effect socialist principles and are key macro economic assets that support and enhance the free market section of the mixed economy. Key indicators of right bias are: high relative poverty, child poverty, absolute poverty, homelessness, polarized wealth, high military expenditure. Key indicators of left bias are: productivity, happiness, good public health, low poverty, higher education.

[@MrLOLSager]

When did socialism ever work out tho?

[@bobs_toys]

max_agr if you redefine socialism to mean capitalist, there are lots of success stories. But only if you do that.

[@alexandraelena6499]

max_agr never

[@darrenspohn8376]

Works pretty well in Europe. And the reason may be because they are democracies.

[@GigaChad-kg4yo]

India is a giant toilet. China is the reason of so much pollution, also being a dictatorship. Vietnam. Hahahahahahahaha. Germany is running into a wall with its government, where the Far-Right is gaining more and more popularity. Sweden and Finland will drive into a wall soon enough.

[@SerangelROM]

Raghu Mulukutla Finland and Sweden follow the Nordic model, a capitalist free market with some social programs, it is not socialist. Germany still operates under free market and privately owned businesses and corporations, like Finland and Sweden, it has a lot of social programs, but its economic model is not socialism. India is a socialist country, but do you really want to use it as an example? It's just like using Venezuela, it isn't doing well. China was communist for many years but since the early the 1970's has move to a capitalist system, again it has social programs, but it is still a capitalist economy. I t's the same with Vietnam, a communist country turned capitalist with social programs. By now i'm sure you get the picture with all of these countries. None of them are socialist except India, and like someone else said, its a shit hole. All of these counties operate under free market, private industry capitalism. The reason everyone tries to praise them for being "socialist" is because the government has social programs leeching off capitalist success. Take that away and have a full socialist state like Venezuela and you'll be like Venezuela.

[@felixfradette5050]

From Canada: We thank Venezuela for the Highly skilled oil engenieers from Venezuela that moved to Canada! (Sorry for welcoming your skilled workforce with open arms, eh?).

[@bobs_toys]

And if they ever get homesick, all their employer needs to do is restrict access to food and refuse to pay them.

[@maxischew514]

Robert Bray They actually left before it got bad.

[@bobs_toys]

Dalton Chew yeah, I know. But it's easier to deny them food and pay than it is to arrange the election of a completely economically incompetent dictator who's going to drive everyone out and destroy the economy. However bad Trudeau is, I doubt he's Chavez /Maduro bad.

[@terryolson2294]

Canada is heading in the same direction, if something is not changed, people will start fleeing from there as well.

[@bryantboston8005]

The rule for the U.S is: If our president is backed up by Hollywood actors and celebrities... and plays despacito through the microphone you're in trouble💀

[@ericforsbergs2364]

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren was one of em. We wish Hickenlooper or Yang was our President in 2020. They are both better for capitalism than Trump in my opinion.

[@bryantboston8005]

@@ericforsbergs2364 idk if Yang is better than Trump. But if Yang was president I wouldn't be complaining. But he's running for mayor of NYC so thats good

[@lenargilmanov7893]

Wasn't Reagan backed by Hollywood actors and celebrities?

[@bryantboston8005]

@@lenargilmanov7893 I think he was since he was an actor lol

[@SomeGuy-xs3fj]

but muhh socialism

[@avowliberty2250]

Петър Тафров Muh free healthcare, muh free college, muh feelz *_Autistic screeching commences_*

[@wolfeOnline1882]

I literally dont see anything wrong with having free healthcare or free college lol.

[@shinku5463]

Free =Crap. Free Healthcare = Death panels, Free college = Communist indoctrination.

[@wolfeOnline1882]

Expect free healthcare is proven to be better, Saying free college is communist indoctrination is dumb, free does not equal crap, this is literally the dumbest argument I have seen. Healthcare nor education is a luxury, its a right. Thats why many European countries are doing a lot better than america.

[@LeonMortgage]

WolfE it's not proven in the long term. I live in Canada and the quality of our healthcare has been in a very steady decline. Wait times are increasing and resources are becoming more scarce. I fear what will be left for my grandkids.

[@mathewsijabat4003]

Just found this channel. Excellent content. Keep it up!! Im a huge fan.

[@kzh2313]

please tell that to vox news guys! they are so stubborn to admit that....smh

[@simplelife233]

kz liberals cant because their entire belief system is predicated on ideals that constructed without taking into consideration of human natures both good and bad

[@simplelife233]

micheal no shit as always liberal want the cake and eat it too., what is your system fall under? simply put it this ways the more govt has economic control over the population the less incentive for people to take initiatives to improve their situation. as for free health care recently a group of dr. and health care providers rip off Medicaid over 1.2 billion dollar in florida and that is just a tip of ice berg

[@whydidipickthename7413]

As a Venezuelan born that moved away when I was 1 to the United States I have to say that socialism ruined our economy, it wasn’t that we’re almost 90% dependent on our oil to fuel the economy and oil prices change rapidly, not to mention sanctions that have been going on for decades

[@willnitschke]

Your country was so dependent on oil because everything else turned to sh*t and that's on the government. So were the sanctions. If your country doesn't want sanctions, run honest elections and don't kill democratic protesters.

[@nandorfarkas1905]

Socialism is a bad idea. All bad ideas of the history had been based on it. Venezuela is a sad story. It would be a nice country without the communist goverment. This is my opinion on Cuba, Vietnam and mainly on North Korea. I hope all these countries Venezuela, Cuba and Vietnam will have anti-communist goverment in the future and I also hope that North Korea won't exist in the future. my country Hungary had been under communist dictatorship between 1945 and 1989 but now we are a free democratic anti-communist goverment and free trade. We had a hard way to back. I hope that communist goverment in Venezuela will collapse also and Venezuela will have a democratic and anti-communist goverment. And free trade

[@HelenEk7]

You contradict yourself. First you call them socialistic. Them you call their government communistic... It's not the same thing.

[@bobs_toys]

Their governments are largely headed by Communist parties. Obviously you could make the oft-repeated (and factual) claim that a Communist government is an oxymoron. Which is the end goal, socialism being viewed as a step towards that. We can't say that experience shows us actual Communist governments are bad, because all we have is consistent catastrophic failures in the attempt to reach Communism.

[@tamidobi856]

Venezuela is a capitalist country that tried to help its own people but has heavy economic sanctions upon it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/opabZ3ttjcudqMU

[@JosephGibson]

LOL Something to be seen... it's not a capitalist Country. China shifted policy towards Capitalism and it worked... for now.

[@marcustang8784]

for people who keep saying communism and socialism are different things... u obviously didn't read Karl Marx words in The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapit, according to Karl Marx socialism is a essential path and tool to reach the point of communism... so there u go

[@Squatanddeads]

Obama sang on television:(

[@baron2062]

Don’t worry, Obama didn’t screw up that badly

[@metaltom2003]

@@baron2062 Only because he ran out of time...

[@lucatowalker2123]

@@metaltom2003 Hallelujah for the two-term limit

[@jd1655]

So did Reagan

[@salvulcano9061]

jd1655 At least Reagan was an actual good president that did things unlike Obama who only made things worse for USA

[@digwillhachi]

But but but .... this isn't proper democratic socialism (Bernie Sanders will say) lol.

[@dr.deadass140]

JC lmao no he wouldn’t, he’s Stalin 2.0

[@igaololo6267]

Bernie Sander is a joke, he only has retarded followers

[@emirhakanyasar]

@@jc6781 If your system is not able to stand against any little improper event or work, your system sucks. The most wise side of capitalism is that it's based on the idea that people will often make mistakes and it's consequences won't be as bad as in socialism. Because in order to socialism to work properly, you have to assume that every single individual (worker or people who has power) are going to do the best thing and they will work hard, help each other all the time. Which is why it is utopia. We can't create utopia, because we as human beings are part of it.

[@jamestor6700]

it was communism not even socialist if the president's mentor is Fidel Castro guess what? fidel was communist so he would be right to say its not socialism, economically speaking they are very different

[@luiz918]

To say the truth, this really isn't democratic socialism. This is Socialism taken to its end, to the very last consequences. Socialism, facism, it doesn't matter. If a country lets its government statize all its economy, criminalize entrepeneurship and ban individual rights, it can only end in ruin.

[@jrag1000]

“When your nations leader starts singing on tv, you’re in trouble” didn’t obama sing on national television?

[@m.c.martin]

He got booed because wasn’t good. He took the A for Effort

[@bezunesh223]

Hope and change, sounds familiar?

[@christopherreichle6670]

Yeah that's just poor advice. Who cares if someone wants to sing on television it's not an indication of someone's leadership. Shit id vote for Mathers if he wasn't a high school dropout with anger issues but at least he wouldn't be a little bitch unlike trump - but then we could have a president spit it and spit the truth so like shit

[@adamnovak7602]

"When your nation's leader starts singing on national television, you're in trouble." Best line in a Prager video

[@coyotefever105]

I remember those videos

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Thank you for sharing this great video listening from Brownwood Texas

[@againstthegrain3664]

4 thousand people who have watched this video either hate Venezuela or are just delusional.

[@badlandskid]

“Hope and change!” “Esperanza y cambio!” Hugo Chavez 1999