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In the event that Venezuela decides (or is claimed to have decided) to leave the Free World this weekend, I suggest we throw a party while there is still time. If Chavez succeeds in becoming a Communist dictator, then after the oil money dries up through the incompetence of the Party hacks and Chavez ass-kissers who are put in charge, Venezuelans will be able to look forward to many new delights, including:
Getting up early to go the corner and stand in line for the one bread roll that the government proudly provides to each citizen on a daily basis.
Finding a black market supplier of milk for one's children.
No personal Internet use.
Curling up with the one and only newspaper that is permitted in the country. They might call it Granpa. (In Cuba the Party paper sometimes printed recipes for nice dishes. The fun-loving Cubans told me that what Fidel probably expected them to do was cut the recipe out of the paper and boil it for 5 minutes before enjoying.)
Not having to worry about a career. Hugo will decide where you work - if you work.
Well, I could go on, but heck, there are still three days left to party. Go for it. The hangover afterwards might be lifelong.
Getting up early to go the corner and stand in line for the one bread roll that the government proudly provides to each citizen on a daily basis.
Finding a black market supplier of milk for one's children.
No personal Internet use.
Curling up with the one and only newspaper that is permitted in the country. They might call it Granpa. (In Cuba the Party paper sometimes printed recipes for nice dishes. The fun-loving Cubans told me that what Fidel probably expected them to do was cut the recipe out of the paper and boil it for 5 minutes before enjoying.)
Not having to worry about a career. Hugo will decide where you work - if you work.
Well, I could go on, but heck, there are still three days left to party. Go for it. The hangover afterwards might be lifelong.
