Chavista celebrities refuse to say they were wrong about socialism

Have the Venezuelan revolution’s early supporters admitted they were wrong? Are they at all embarrassed?  According to John Stossel they believe they were right to praise Venezuela’s move to socialism.  Stossel corresponded with college professor Noam Chomsky.  Chomsky’s reply to Stossel’s question about his support for Chavez was, “I was right." Chomsky blamed Venezuela’s problems on capitalists: “Capitalists were free to undermine the economy in all sorts of ways, like massive export of capital."  Stossel quotes Marian Tupy, editor of HumanProgress.org. who said, “More countries will refuse to learn from history and give socialism 'a go.' 'Useful idiots,' to use Lenin's words ... will sing socialism's praises until the last light goes out." More…