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Re:A new Venezuelan ID, created with China's ZTE, tracks cit... by beginningguava on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @12:30PM (#18451705)
Sanders and Corbyn from the UK both explicitly praised Venezuela when oil was at $120 a barrel. Sanders even said Venezuela was a place where the american dream can really be realized. When oil dropped and the whole thing fell to pieces they pretended that it never happened
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Re:A new Venezuelan ID, created with China's ZTE, tracks cit... by WillPostForFood on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @12:37PM (#18451787)
The Sanders quote was a misattribution, that has been recited so many times that looks properly sourced. Quillette has a properly researched defense of Sanders:

https://quillette.com/2018/03/10/sanders-venezuela-meme/

Corbyn, on the other hand, has explicitly and often praised Venezuela and Chavez. There are plenty of primary sources, e.g.,

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/309065744954580992?l...

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Re:A new Venezuelan ID, created with China's ZTE, tracks cit... by yongjik on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @01:33PM (#18452421)
That doesn't really mean much; Trump fucking praised Kim Jong Un. But nobody says America is going socialist because of that.
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