Ben Shapiro
Venezuela is a socialist country. Venezuela
is also a dictatorship. Currently, Venezuela has fallen into open violence and
complete chaos, with the strongman Nicolas Maduro ordering troops to open fire
on those attempting to bring humanitarian aid into the country.
Yet, strangely, Maduro still
has his defenders.
Sen. Bernie Sanders [photo], I-Vt.,
the leading declared Democratic 2020 presidential candidate and avowed
socialist, refuses to label Maduro a “dictator.”
Photo: Sean Rayford, Getty Images |
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.,
said in full 9/11 truther mode, “Democrats need to be careful about a potential
trap being set by Trump et al in Venezuela. Cheering humanitarian convoys
sounds like the right thing to do, but what if it’s not about the aid?”
Fresh face of the Democratic
Party Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has remained shockingly silent
about Venezuela, except to tell The Daily Caller News Foundation, “I think
that, you know, the humanitarian crisis is extremely concerning but, you know,
when we use non-Democratic means to determine leadership, that’s also
concerning, as well.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.,
another fresh face of the Democratic Party, grilled U.S. envoy to Venezuela
Elliott Abrams in an obvious attempt to stall on behalf of a gentler approach
to Maduro.
Why the shocking unwillingness
by the socialist hard-liners in the Democratic Party to condemn Maduro and join
the rest of the world in calling for his ouster?
After all, we’ve been assured
by Sanders, AOC, Omar, and others that true socialism isn’t at stake in
Venezuela—true socialism can be found in nations like Sweden, Norway, and
Denmark. Yet even so, these socialist Democrats can’t find it in their hearts
to cut ties with Venezuela.
How strange.