The Revolution(and hunger for you commoners) forever!"
Some Venezuelan city dwellers are trying to grow their own produce to offset the country's severe shortages following socialist President Nicolas Maduro's calls for "food sovereignty."
But in a country where families are going hungry as a result of government mismanagement and sky-high inflation, many view the "Great Agro-Venezuela Mission" with skepticism.
Gee, why might that be?
"How are you going to tell someone with no space for a plot to grow
[their own food]?" asked de Leandro, whose family-owned farm was
expropriated, like many other businesses, under former president Hugo Chavez's nationalization program.
Some
Venezuelans try to look on the bright side of the experiment: Producing
their own food can reduce the time spent on the streets of Caracas,
where crime is skyrocketing. For de Leandro, who was once kidnapped for
ransom, this is a comforting thought. She grows a stunning array of
vegetables on one of her terraces.
I find myself wondering just what the 'stunning array' consists of. And the quantity.
But who cares about hungry people, right? Socialism Forever!
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