"Venezuela is “experiencing problems,” because the country has taken a “wrong turn,” Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell remarked over the weekend. That is a bit of an understatement, but I suppose we can agree on his basic point.
McDonnell’s diagnosis of what that “wrong turn” was, however, was a creative one:
The "Wrong Turn" Started Before Chávez
There was, of course, no policy change to speak of. Maduro was never a political figure in his own right. He was always, first and foremost, a Chávez-loyalist, and he is now following the “socialist policies that Chávez developed” to a tee. (As Chávez knew he would, which is why he appointed him as his successor in the first place.)"
https://fee.org/articles/venezuelas-economic-collapse-is-linked-to-its-socialist-policies/
McDonnell’s diagnosis of what that “wrong turn” was, however, was a creative one:
- 'I don’t think it was a socialist country…it took a wrong turn when Chávez went and I think unfortunately since then, I don’t think they have been following the socialist policies that Chávez developed. And as a result of that, they’re experiencing problems.'
The "Wrong Turn" Started Before Chávez
There was, of course, no policy change to speak of. Maduro was never a political figure in his own right. He was always, first and foremost, a Chávez-loyalist, and he is now following the “socialist policies that Chávez developed” to a tee. (As Chávez knew he would, which is why he appointed him as his successor in the first place.)"
https://fee.org/articles/venezuelas-economic-collapse-is-linked-to-its-socialist-policies/