ildjarn wrote:Net zo goed als het kapitalisme in Nederland op dit moment.
Lol Joost dat meen je toch niet mag ik hopen?
Het kapitalisme van de afgelopen jaren mag zijn problemen hebben en veroorzaken - het valt nog altijd ver te prefereren boven het socialisme van de Sovjet-Unie, Oost-Duitsland en meer recent Venezuela (over Noord-Korea zullen we het maar helemaal niet hebben).
Even een paar random quotes, allen van het toch redelijk onafhankelijke CNN.com
Protests over media freedom continued in Venezuela Tuesday, a day after two student protesters were killed in separate clashes.
Student leaders opposed to cable operators' decision to drop five television channels, including an opposition station, for failure to follow broadcast laws pleaded for an end to the violence at a demonstration in front of the state-run broadcaster.
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The protests stem from the suspension of cable station Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) and five other stations over the weekend. The stations were pulled from the air because they did not broadcast a speech by President Hugo Chavez, as required by national broadcast laws.
Last year, Chavez closed 32 privately-owned radio stations and threatened to close more than 200 others for a variety of infractions, including working with expired permits and operation by unauthorized personnel.
The Venezuelan government says the closures are an effort to get all broadcasters to abide by regulations that are on the books, while station owners say the closures are politically motivated.
The moves against the media have worried organizations that defend freedom of the press, as Chavez has also expressed support for legislation that would mandate prison sentences for people who commit "media crimes."
The Venezuelan government has expelled two Human Rights Watch staffers and ordered them not to return, the group said Friday.
The men were kicked out of Venezuela on Thursday night, hours after issuing a report in the capital of Caracas that asserted that the 10-year rule of President Hugo Chavez has weakened democratic institutions in the country.
Maar ach, die vrijheidsbeperkingen vallen allemaal nog wel te overkomen. Tenslotte zorgt vadertje Staat gelukkig wel goed voor haar burgers, met voldoende voorzieningen en investeringen daarin - in tegenstelling tot het kapitalistische Westen.
Vooral energie is gegarandeerd, logisch gezien de enorme olie-reserves die het land heeft.
The state of emergency will exist for 60 days, Chavez said.
Venezuela's critical electricity shortages have created rolling blackouts in some areas.
Chavez blames a long drought that has reduced energy production at the country's main hydroelectric dam, while others say the real problem is a lack of investment in energy infrastructure.
Regardless of the reason for the electricity shortages, experts warn that Venezuela faces a complete electric collapse if something isn't done soon.
En dan begin ik nog niet eens over alle socialistische bedrijfs-nationaliseringen waar Chavez zijn land mee wil redden en die lelijke kapitalistische Yankees eruit wil werken... wat dat betreft verwijs ik graag door naar Zimbabwe, daar zijn ze expert in het nationaliseren van goed-lopende bedrijven.
Toch weer een stem meer richting het socialisme.
Toch knap van Wilders om de kiezers zo af te leiden van waar het echt om draait. 
