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“Maduro Madness”Venezuela Summary: •Public unrest and systematic dismantling of democracy have lead to massive protests against the current elected President Nicolas Maduro. His oppressive hold on power and suffering of the people have come to a head with opposition figure Juan Gaiado announcing that he is self-recognizing as a the President, which America and other nations swiftly acknowledged. •Is Venezuela socialist? Yes, kind of. Hugo Chavez made the oil companies which fuel the countries economy public and the nation has since had strong public programs. Maduro encountered runaway national problems and applied a strong-man anti-democratic approach with poor economic management. Most experts agree Venezuela’s biggest problem isn’t socialism, its political polarization and destabilization. •What makes this more complicated? Venezuela has oil. The country began the OPEC organization and is the western hemisphere’s Saudi Arabia. But they sell their oil to China, Russia, and other specific non-American interests. America and Venezuela have a long history of our country attempting to overthrow their country’s government because – oil. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/world/americas/noticias-venezuela-protests-maduro-guaido.htmlTrish Regan – Fox News BusinessRecap the problem: Florida Democratic party – lead by Rep Debbie Wasserman-Shultz – has made statements indicating they are dumbfounded that Bernie Sanders will not “denounce” current President of Venezeula Nicolas Maduro as a dictator. Rep Donna Shalala of Miami is the loudest voice saying “He is not going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party. He has demonstrated again that he does not understand this situation, I absolutely disagree with his imprecision in not saying Maduro must go.” https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/21/bernie-sanders-venezuela-maduro-1179636•First, of the 10 declared democratic presidential candidates, 3 have used the word “dictator” to describe Maduro – Harris, Gillibrand and Warren. 70% of the field hasn’t used the word, in part because they believe Trump will incite a military action in the region in a desperate attempt to save his presidency. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/venezuela-juan-guaido-donald-trump-2020-democrats_us_5c520bd0e4b04f8645c745f4https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/23/venezuela-maduro-democrats-2020-1182427•Second, Bernie stated his position at length https://twitter.com/sensanders/status/1088573769243914240?lang=en•Third, Venezeula is a real crisis – but Democrats should not play with republican ‘regime change’ fire. Quote of the Day – Bernie Sanders with Chris Hayes on MSBNC this weekendQuestions, Comments, Concerns (offers of help): FeelBernPod@gmail.com Want to share the pod with others? www.FeelBern.com

“Maduro Madness” Venezuela Summary: •Public unrest and systematic dismantling of democracy have lead to massive protests against the current elected President Nicolas Maduro. His oppressive hold on power and suffering of the people have come to a head with opposition figure Juan Gaiado announcing that he is self-recognizing as a the President, which America and other nations swiftly acknowledged. •Is Venezuela socialist? Yes, kind of. Hugo Chavez made the oil companies which fuel the countries economy public and the nation has since had strong public programs. Maduro encountered runaway national problems and applied a strong-man anti-democratic approach with poor economic management. Most experts agree Venezuela’s biggest problem isn’t socialism, its political polarization and destabilization. •What makes this more complicated? Venezuela has oil. The country began the OPEC organization and is the western hemisphere’s Saudi Arabia. But they sell their oil to China, Russia, and other specific non-American interests. America and Venezuela have a long history of our country attempting to overthrow their country’s government because – oil. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/world/americas/noticias-venezuela-protests-maduro-guaido.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/world/americas/noticias-venezuela-protests-maduro-guaido.html</a> Trish Regan – Fox News Business Recap the problem: Florida Democratic party – lead by Rep Debbie Wasserman-Shultz – has made statements indicating they are dumbfounded that Bernie Sanders will not “denounce” current President of Venezeula Nicolas Maduro as a dictator. Rep Donna Shalala of Miami is the loudest voice saying “He is not going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party. He has demonstrated again that he does not understand this situation, I absolutely disagree with his imprecision in not saying Maduro must go.” <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/21/bernie-sanders-venezuela-maduro-1179636" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/21/bernie-sanders-venezuela-maduro-1179636</a> •First, of the 10 declared democratic presidential candidates, 3 have used the word “dictator” to describe Maduro – Harris, Gillibrand and Warren. 70% of the field hasn’t used the word, in part because they believe Trump will incite a military action in the region in a desperate attempt to save his presidency. <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/venezuela-juan-guaido-donald-trump-2020-democrats_us_5c520bd0e4b04f8645c745f4" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/venezuela-juan-guaido-donald-trump-2020-democrats_us_5c520bd0e4b04f8645c745f4</a> <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/23/venezuela-maduro-democrats-2020-1182427" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/23/venezuela-maduro-democrats-2020-1182427</a> •Second, Bernie stated his position at length <a href="https://twitter.com/sensanders/status/1088573769243914240?lang=en" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/sensanders/status/1088573769243914240?lang=en</a> •Third, Venezeula is a real crisis – but Democrats should not play with republican ‘regime change’ fire. Quote of the Day – Bernie Sanders with Chris Hayes on MSBNC this weekend Questions, Comments, Concerns (offers of help): <a href="mailto:FeelBernPod@gmail.com">FeelBernPod@gmail.com</a> Want to share the pod with others? <a href="http://www.FeelBern.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.FeelBern.com</a>