Wednesday, April 5, 2017

NY Times Blames ‘Populism,’ Not Socialism, for Venezuela Crisis


Even in the face of obvious failure, the liberal media deflect blame for Venezuela’s economic collapse away from socialism. On April 1, New York Times columnists Max Fisher and Amanda Taub blamed “populism” for Venezuela's issues, using the economic crisis there to explain the dangers of populism while essentially ignoring socialism’s impact. “Socialism” was mentioned just once in the entire article. While populism can indeed turn authoritarian as Fisher and Taub warn, it’s a fact that The Times’  is suddenly exposing the dangers of populism at the same time they’ve labeled President Donald Trump a “populist” again and again. More…

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