Originally Posted by barry12345

A hefty percentage of the world is semi socialist. Rather than just a label it is a method to add some equality to living standards. That would be far worse for a percentage of the population otherwise. Actually what attempt to describe various ones or label them good or bad. Depends on how they are applied.

Combinations of them can and do exist in countries that have decent standards of living. Even some total dictatorships have been good for their overall population. Legitimate efforts to really help countries I approve of.

Countries evolve themselves based on their own culture. Outside culture is obvious in Venezuala. Their national assembly is almost 100 percent of European decent. Their leader is not. Their indigenous population has in most cases been suppressed by denying them education and many other things.

This was starting to change under their last leader and continuing with the current one. It is said that their current leader cannot be brought. This is a real issue for the minority white class there. A corruptible stooge was located and groomed.

Unfortunatly the majority of the population have advanced enough to see through the ploy. America wants the exact opposite of a democracy there. As does the white national assembly. Who have gone so far as to not obey their countries version of the supreme court. Their supreme court determined and ordered that four members fraudently elected. Where to be removed from their positions in the national assembly.

The peoples condition might become a little better with the sanctions removed. At the same time this has not been the case in other countries that have received the benefit of regime change. Compelled by external power.