Oh it’s a rocky road to socialism, the road to Chavismo.
Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez has assured that, because the doggone donkey trail out of Caracas to the airport (the bridge to Socialism already collapsed) has been done in by a rockslide. So, the road to Socialism, the Sea of Happiness ever promised by Hugo Chavez like a shimmering ribbon, is now covered with a big mound of rainslicked mud. Note that unlike those hateful, capitalist private sector places, there is only one road to Socialism and it goes through Caracas. No road? No socialism. And no entry to Caracas.
Miguel and Daniel couldn’t be more disgusted, and in their most searing essays yet – careful, the sarcastic electricity will come right through the computer screen – they each write about the lousy experience here, here and here.
Miguel writes:
But see, you can’t blame it on Chavez either, after all, he never thought ???????the people??????? used the Caracas-La Guaira highway until someone told him, he always believed that this road was only used by oligarchs to go to the beach every weekend. That is why he never paid attention to it, until the stupid viaduct began to fall down, because all of the opposition members jumped at once on their feet, making the earth tremble, which in turn made the viaduct collapse. But soon they will no longer be able to do this, because they are leaving the country very fast. Or so Jose Vicente tells him.
Read the whole slow burn here.
Daniel writes:
I have been watching mesmerized Globovision filming the rocks semi constantly falling from as high as 300 feet from above the road, which is covered with debris and rocks for at least a quarter of a mile. Egg on the face, not only of the minister but on the chavista chorus which welcomed the Trocha as hot stuff. For once Chavez had more sense than his followers and did not bother to inaugurate the “Trocha”. The minister promised to try to reopen it tomorrow morning. Nobody is buying.
Read the whole thing here, and don’t miss Daniel’s photo of the rockslide to socialism here.