I see nothing wrong with this (from the Russian perspective). Competition! I told a pro-Chavez Venezuelan that I normally do not get involved in other nations’ politics but if I were to hope for a winner I would choose Chavez because one less capitalist in the world is one less competitor for the United States.
Of course, for the Venezuelan people and world stability I would hope that Chavez would have lost but I don’t tell them that.
>> one less capitalist in the world is one less competitor for the United States <<
An attempt at humor? I’m willing to give you the benefit of the doubt.
But on the other hand, if you really believe what you say, then you’d better change your screen name. That’s because if you presented the above wording as part of an answer to one of Tom Sowell’s exam questions about international trade and comparative advantage, I guarantee you’d get a big fat F.