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Venezuela's new decree: Forced farm work for citizens
CNN Money ^ | 7/29/2016 | by Patrick Gillespie, Rafael Romo and Osmary Hernandez

Posted on 07/30/2016 4:37:55 AM PDT by Islander7

A new decree by Venezuela's government could make its citizens work on farms to tackle the country's severe food shortages.

That "effectively amounts to forced labor," according to Amnesty International, which derided the decree as "unlawful."

In a vaguely-worded decree, Venezuelan officials indicated that public and private sector employees could be forced to work in the country's fields for at least 60-day periods, which may be extended "if circumstances merit."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; marxist; socialism; socialists; venezuela
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It scares the beejeeses out of me that nearly half the population of the USA has NO CLUE that the democrat party and Maduro sing from the same hymnal.
1 posted on 07/30/2016 4:37:55 AM PDT by Islander7
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To: Islander7

A thought just struck me... It’s an old one from years gone by.

‘Do not bind the mouths of the kine that tread the grain.’

Put another way those who do the work must be allowed to share in the efforts/profits of that work. So here we come to forced labor to produce food. How much of that food do you think the ‘forced laborers are going to be allowed to eat?

We are talking communists/socialists you know. My own best guess is... Not Much.


2 posted on 07/30/2016 4:42:25 AM PDT by The Working Man
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To: Islander7

The next step after collective farms is killing fields/prison camps. People just want toilet paper at this point.


3 posted on 07/30/2016 4:43:07 AM PDT by BRK
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To: BRK

Trump better point out the comparable so to Hillary on this

I don’t doubt it’s coming


4 posted on 07/30/2016 4:47:04 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: Islander7

Anyone who thinks the GOP and the DNC have not
planned this for the non-EXEMPT is
one hamburger and fries short of a happy meal.


5 posted on 07/30/2016 4:50:40 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: Islander7

Ultimately, ‘socialism’ is a euphemism for ‘SLAVERY’ a perfect illustration here.


6 posted on 07/30/2016 4:53:05 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.)
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To: Islander7

I’d say that the citizens probably don’t mind. Are they farming toilet paper too?


7 posted on 07/30/2016 4:54:43 AM PDT by albie
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To: Islander7

Hillary wants to bring this to America.


8 posted on 07/30/2016 4:55:00 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: Islander7

Hollywood where are you?
Venezuela needs you to harvest what you Eff’in leftists have sown!

Four Outrageous Celebrity Supporters of Venezuelan Socialism

www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/sean-long/2014/02/20/fou... Proxy Highlight

Feb 20, 2014 ... Over the years, a series of left-wing celebrities praised Venezuelan ... Sean Penn , Oliver Stone, Michael Moore and Danny Glover are all on the ...
The Left’s Mess in Venezuela - | National Review

www.nationalreview.com/article/415126/lefts-mess-vene... Proxy Highlight

Mar 9, 2015 ... Sean Penn won’t be there for it, and neither will Rep. Chaka Fattah. ... praising Venezuela’s state-run oil company “and the Venezuelan people for ...


9 posted on 07/30/2016 4:58:23 AM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: Islander7

This worked so well for Mao Tse Tung that 20 million Chinese died in his manmade famine

As Mao hopefully burns in hell, his acolytes hang his likeness on the White House Christmas tree


10 posted on 07/30/2016 4:58:25 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Islander7
Link to another report.
11 posted on 07/30/2016 4:58:45 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: Islander7

Real socialist systems always come down to forced labor.


12 posted on 07/30/2016 5:04:05 AM PDT by arthurus
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To: Islander7

Fidel Castro used forced labor back in the 60s to harvest cane in the countryside. It was sold as a way to help city folk appreciate what the peasants did for a living....brotherhood, community and all that.

Of course the city dwellers had no idea how to cut cane or harvest the crop, resulting in a lot of injuries. Another rousing success for communism!


13 posted on 07/30/2016 5:08:02 AM PDT by DeFault User
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To: Islander7
I'm reminded of Pol Pot.

The Killing Fields

14 posted on 07/30/2016 5:08:24 AM PDT by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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15 posted on 07/30/2016 5:13:42 AM PDT by Huck (This is my opinion. There are many like it but this one is mine.)
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To: Islander7

Now we’re getting to the heart of the matter.

A dictator doesn’t want any more people then he/she feels necessary.

The people are there to serve him/her. They have no other purpose.

The poor were needed to elect socialism. They aren’t needed now that they have a dictator. They need to go away. They need to die.

Welcome to humanity without Christianity.


16 posted on 07/30/2016 5:14:35 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: BRK

Don’t worry, didn’t you see where Amnesty International made a note of it?


17 posted on 07/30/2016 5:20:57 AM PDT by NotchJohnson
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To: silverleaf

The Russians claim that figure was closer to 70 million.
But, who knows?


18 posted on 07/30/2016 5:25:31 AM PDT by Original Lurker
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To: Islander7

If my recollections are correct, this was tried in Cambodia when Pol Pot took over. People from the cities were forced into the jungles to be farmers. They attempted to till untillable land, plant crops never meant to grow in that type soil, people that had zero farming skills or tools, and had absolute disastrous results which helped account for the millions of Cambodians that died under his regime.

As a typical commie (and democrat) operation, they had people in charge that knew absolutely nothing about their jobs (agriculture).

I mean really, just what can go wrong with this Venezuelan operation?


19 posted on 07/30/2016 5:26:32 AM PDT by redfreedom
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To: Islander7

Should have been in DNC platform.


20 posted on 07/30/2016 5:27:34 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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