The way I get it - and I’m by no means a Venezuela expert - economic fiasco of Caldera policies in 1990s paved way for Chavez who came in on leftwing populist wave and nationalized American interests. US sanctioned Venezuela, however they managed relatively well under Chavez despite sanctions. Maduro has not been as successful as Chavez and most probably will have to go one way or the other.
Another case of a weak tyrant dictator, lots of oil and lack of democracy!
Let's bring them democracy with gunZ!
This post was edited by babun1024 on Nov 15 2025 06:34am