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We hear a lot about Venezuela in the news. At times, it's hard to know what's the reality. On Quara forum, someone took the time to explain the situation in great detail. It's at: American conservatives claim the failure of the Venezuelan economy is due to socialism. How valid is this claim? https://www.quora.com/American-conservatives-claim-the-failure-of-the-Venezuelan-economy-is-due-to-socialism-How-valid-is-this-claim Since there is a lot of censorship in social media, I'll add some of the points from that response: Rivero Felipe: response: "I am Venezuelan. I say this to justify that I am using google translate to answer this question. So let’s go. To understand the current disaster in Venezuela, you have to understand Chavismo. When talking about Chavismo, many people imagine it is Hugo Chavez. Although he was the supreme leader, there were actually other people (and groups) who created the doctrine that Chavismo would follow. And they would app...