Quote (bogie160 @ Sep 7 2022 04:11pm)
Venezuela is the standard-bearer for left-wing populism. You get there quickly by passing the sort of economic policies that Bernie Sanders, aka the 2nd or 3rd most popular Democratic politician in the country, brought to relevance on the American left. What you said is true enough, though, that battle hasn't been won.
The "woke" crusaders are your modern day Red Guard. Revolutionary fervor, ideological inflexibility, and a penchant for truisms and non-falsifiable belief systems.
"ZOMG IF WE DO THE ABSOLUTE BASICS FOR OUR POPULATION WE'LL BE VENEZUELA"