… of the Soviet empire has a nation risen with such fury and determination to throw off the yoke of socialism. And not since then has Marxist misery been . . .
. . . so clear for all the world to see. Venezuelans are experiencing what millions of Russians, Chinese, Cubans and countless others have suffered. Destitute and angry, they want it to end.
How ironic that some American politicians, like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and newly elected New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, want socialism for the [United States]. The tide of history is going the other way.
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The tyrant [Venezuela dictator Nicolas Madura] isn't entirely alone . Russia, China, Iran, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Hezbollah stand with him. Havana runs the counterintelligence network charged with controlling the Venezuelan armed forces and brownshirts. Reuters reported Friday that Russia has flown an unspecified number of paramilitary contractors into the county. A new asymmetric war can't be ruled out.
Mary Anastasia O'Grady, "Venezuelan Spring," The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2019.
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