Are we witnessing Venezuela's demise? I would like some of our local socialists like David Abdulah and union leaders and people like Burton Sankerali to enlighten me on what is going on next door in Venezuela, our close neighbour.After many years of Chavez' dictatorial, disastrous rule and almost a year under his hand-picked successor President Maduro, it seems like Venezuela is in a very bad state, probably on the verge of collapse.
When it reaches the point that even vital supplies like toilet paper, corn flour, milk and other basic consumer items are scarce then it is clear that the socialist agenda has failed miserably in the Bolivarian Republic.But I want Chavez' comrades here to verify or deny this.I have been hearing that inflation is more than 50 per cent and many thousands of university graduates who cannot get employment are seeking greener pastures abroad, mainly in North America.
Crime is like a hoard of drunk, raging bulls with over 20,000 murders last year alone, and a murder every 20 minutes!There is also a black market to buy US dollars!This is just the tip of the iceberg but with all this we hear nothing from Abdulah and Roget and the rest who glorified and idolised Hugo Chavez and his brand of socialism. I challenge them to deny what I said above.
Sharyn Seepersad,
Barrackpore