On July 10, the ANC met to reaffirm its commitment to the national democratic revolution. A delegation of Venezuelan officials was present at the meeting to discuss policy and how SA can continue down the socialist path. Knowing what is happening in Venezuela, I can’t help but find the chumminess between our governing party and this self-avowed socialist state quite terrifying. Over the past few years Venezuela’s economy has crashed to lows comparable to wartime. This is clearly a result of an economic system that disrespects private property, the rule of law and the prosperity of free markets. Countless people have died of starvation and a lack of basic medical care due to Venezuela’s experiments in socialism. In 2016 alone more than 11,000 children under the age of one died. People are eating their beloved pets, and when the animals run out the country may go down the path of communist China, which faced one of the worst famines in history, driving people to eat their own family m...
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