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Reader comment on item: Venezuela's Tyranny of Bad Ideas
in response to reader comment: An additional take on the Venezuela situation
Submitted by Peter Herz (United States), Aug 28, 2018 at 19:58
Agreed, Dr. Pipes.
But, would you believe, I've heard supposedly educated people tell me that the CIA sent people to Venezuela to steal food and consumer good off the shelves?
Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come; even if it is a really bad idea.
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| 1 | The Tragedy of Venezuela [215 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Jim Bolas | Sep 14, 2018 13:17 | 244864 | |
| Venezuela: What Can Go Wrong Always Does [27 words] | DockyWocky | Sep 13, 2018 11:36 | 244848 | ||
| 2 | Keynes and Hayek. Go together like a horse and kayak. (Love and Marriage) [45 words] | Dan Schnittker | Aug 31, 2018 12:01 | 244515 | |
 Keynes and Hayek [155 words] | Sigmund Derman | Sep 17, 2018 00:59 | 244515 | ||
| Here We Go Again [24 words] | Barry Black | Aug 29, 2018 10:18 | 244470 | ||
| 1 | Lebanese Muslims in Iguazu Falls [89 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | dhimmi no more | Aug 29, 2018 08:55 | 244468 | |
| What is it with Latin America? [149 words] | Kepha Hor | Aug 28, 2018 19:56 | 244459 | ||
| 4 | Baron Von Munchausen's Syndrome and Socialism [179 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Dave | Aug 28, 2018 14:17 | 244456 | |
| Venezuela's old troubles [59 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Gabriel Nivasch | Aug 28, 2018 07:27 | 244452 | ||
| 1 | The Incompetence of Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías in the Modern World. [447 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Robert | Aug 27, 2018 23:45 | 244447 | |
| the shia community in venezuela [36 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Krauser Robert | Aug 27, 2018 18:19 | 244445 | ||
| Blocked by WSJ subscription [20 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Ron | Aug 27, 2018 13:44 | 244437 | ||
| 1 | Venezuela.......socialist paradise [49 words] | VarAway | Aug 27, 2018 06:16 | 244433 | |
| 1 | cannot read the article about Venezuela! [162 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Roberto Mancin | Aug 26, 2018 23:56 | 244426 | |
| would like to read the complete article too!! [52 words] | carina silvana leichner | Aug 27, 2018 17:58 | 244426 | ||
| 1 | Who profits? [28 words] | AL CONNELLY | Aug 26, 2018 23:01 | 244424 | |
| An additional take on the Venezuela situation [140 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | C Shipman | Aug 26, 2018 22:44 | 244422 | ||
| Venezuela, why dragging POTUS DJT into this discussion? [83 words] | VarAway | Aug 28, 2018 07:12 | 244422 | ||
 Re Trump, and other matters [49 words] | Peter Herz | Aug 28, 2018 19:58 | 244422 | ||
| 1 | Quelle Surprise [82 words] | Christopher Bilardi | Aug 26, 2018 22:16 | 244418 |
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