By Helen Raleigh, The Federalist, August 02, 2024
Helen Raleigh, CFA, is an American entrepreneur, writer, and speaker. She’s a senior contributor at The Federalist. Her writings appear in other national media, including The Wall Street Journal and Fox News. …
The New York Times blames ‘brutal capitalism’ as the root cause of the socialist regime’s economic woes and political chaos.
Riots and protests have erupted in Venezuela over disputed presidential election results. But The New York Times blames “brutal capitalism” as the root cause of the socialist regime’s economic woes and political chaos.
Venezuela dictator Nicolás Maduro declared that he won last Sunday’s presidential election and would begin his third six-year term. Maduro’s claim was immediately challenged by opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and his supporters. On Monday, the opposition disclosed it has evidence to show that opposition candidate González received 6.3 million votes and Maduro got only 2.8 million. According to The Wall Street Journal, “The U.S., European Union, and Latin American nations have pressured the Venezuelan government to address widespread accusations of fraud after polls showed Maduro would suffer a defeat of more than 25 percentage points.”
The Venezuelan people reacted to Maduro’s victory declaration with protests and riots. The Daily Mail reported, “Thousands of enraged protesters flooded the streets of the capital and several other cities, chanting ‘Freedom, freedom!’ and ‘This government is going to fall!’ …
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