Friday, September 29, 2017

A tale of two nations: capitalist Colombia and socialist Venezuela

Colombia is what a well-run capitalist nation looks like. Its eastern neighbor, Venezuela, is what a disastrously governed socialist nation looks like.These days, the dichotomy is best encapsulated at the Colombia-Venezuelan border. Every day, at various points along the border, tens of thousands of Venezuelans enter Colombia to find food, medicine, and other provisions. They do so, because unless you're a Maduro-elite like Delcy Rodriguez, the necessities of life are no longer available in Venezuela. Seeking goods or charity in Colombia, then, isn't so much an opportunity for Venezuelans as it is a necessary function of their continued existence. More…



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