venezuela
In a move to a socialist economy and state, Venezuela’s prosperity dissolved into chaos, corruption, and civil war in less than a generation. Scroll down to learn more.
Among cries for change and government response to widespread poverty, widening income gaps, unchecked inflation, and numerous recessions, a regime change promised “progressive” reforms. The new government quickly collapsed Venezuela’s two-party system, replaced by the rule of force and autocratic leadership that plunged Venezuela further into civil unrest and economic disaster.
The timeline to civil war
prosperity
1992 Became 3rd richest country in hemisphere
1997 Became 2nd largest purchaser of F-150
Economic and social decline
2012 Bernie Sanders praises their “American Dream”
2014 Opposition Leaders are imprisoned
2016 Food/healthcare shortages become widespread
A regime change
2001 Voted for Socialist president “Income Inequality”
2004 Private Healthcare is completely socialized
2007 All higher education becomes “free”
2009 Socialist banned private ownership of guns
protests and unrest
2017 Constitution and elections are suspended
2019 Unarmed citizens massacred by own government