A brief guide to (trying to) understand Venezuela - comments A brief guide to (trying to) understand Venezuela 2016-12-21T14:47:38Z https://www.equaltimes.org/a-brief-guide-to-trying-to#comment96966 2016-12-21T14:47:38Z <p>Maduro is an inept thug running a narco-dictatorship that has destroyed the economy and social institutions, including govt, of a once wealthy nation. Anyone who blames the crisis on anything but this corrupt leadership is a fool. Nothing the govt says can be believed or trusted. No progress can be made until the Chavistas are gone.</p>