There is plenty for SANE PEOPLE to legitimately whinge about, imo.....
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A simple definition of SANITY/INSANITY.Typically, an unrestrained sane person will act in ways which are harmless to others, and in ways which are creative, and productive [for himself, others, and society].
And typically, and conversely, an unrestrained INSANE person will act in ways which are harmful and destructive to himself, and, or, others around him.
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Yadda said....
Expat, on how socialism destroyed Venezuela.
Quote:Venezuelan Expat On How Socialism Destroyed His Country, And How It Could Ruin The U.S.
By Frank Camp
August 15, 2019
In February, 20-year-old Venezuelan expat
Daniel Di Martino penned an op-ed for USA Today, titled:
"Venezuela was my home, and socialism destroyed it. Slowly, it will destroy America, too."On Wednesday, I spoke with Daniel about his experience living in socialist Venezuela,
the corruption he witnessed, and
the parallels he sees between his home country and progressive political ideology in the United States.....
DW: What was life in Venezuela like prior to leaving?
DI MARTINO: You don't see how different it is until you actually get out of the country.
I couldn't really lead what would be considered in the United States a normal life, especially because of crime and shortages.I could not, for example, walk alone in the street without fear of being kidnapped, robbed, or murdered.
Caracas, where I lived, is actually the city with the highest murder rate in the world, and kidnappings were very common.My aunt had been kidnapped already – and the worst part about the crime in Venezuela is that
the police are actually a number one perpetrator of it.They are criminals in the day or criminals at night, and then police the other times of the day.
My aunt had been kidnapped, and then
when she was released and went to report it at the police station, one of the police officers that she saw in the station was one of the kidnappers.....
https://www.dailywire.com/news/50694/interview-venezuelan-expat-how-socialism-de...Socialism is brilliant, and laudable, in theory.
But human nature ['the human condition'] always defeats it, in practice.
laudable = = deserving praise and commendation..
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
- Winston Churchill
"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."
- Margaret Thatcher
"Socialism only works
In two places:
Heaven where they don't
Need it and hell where they already have it."
-Ronald Reagan
If you want more of something, subsidize it; if you want less of something, tax it.
- Ronald Reagan
'The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.'
-Ronald Reagan
'The taxpayer:
That's someone who works
For the federal government
But doesn't have to take the
Civil service examination.'
- Ronald Reagan
'Government is like a baby:
An alimentary canal with a
Big appetite at one end and
No sense of responsibility
At the other'
- Ronald Reagan
'The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.'
- Ronald Reagan
'It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession.
I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first'
- Ronald Reagan