In Venezuela, you're arrested for protesting the government confiscation of the most popular TV station. Freedom of speech vital to the US but uneeded in Venezuela because they have a benign dictator.


"You get up at dawn to hunt for a breast of chicken all over town. Housewives are in a foul mood." says Lucylde Gonzalez, a Caracas homemaker, who says she hasn't seen an egg in a week."

Eggs aren't that good for you and are not really needed for healthy sustenance. And besides why should anyone give credence to a single disgruntled Caracas homemaker?
She is only one person.

" A private farm association called Fedeagro estimates Venezuela grew 8% less food last year than the year before, citing factors including the price controls, land seizures and the wave of kidnappings of farmers."

The fact that it's a private farm association make their stats suspect to begin with. It's like trusting Archer Daniels Midland to estimate the efficacy of agribusiness in the US. Propaganda.