Jesus was a socialist?

"Venezuela has the highest annual inflation in Latin America. It soared to 27.6 percent in November. In an effort to curb this inflation, the government set price caps on as many as 15,000 goods in late November. The price of 18 products, including toothpaste, soap and diapers, which are considered 'basic,' was immediately frozen. Consuelo Cerrada is in charge of the government agency that advocated for consumers. She says they're doing everything possible to improve the situation. 'The Bolivarian government is working in coordination with all of the agencies responsible for food distribution to guarantee that there will be food available,' Cerrada said recently in an interview for Venezuelan state television. Bolivarian is a reference to the country's official name, The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela." In "Food shortages worry Venezuelans," by Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Affairs Editor, CNN, 13 December 2011

            Jesus, his Jesus, was the socialist sort, our Hugo Chávez Frías swore. Yet longer is Hugo's worldly reign; twelve years are three times more than four. Hugo has had his time alright his nation to prosper and socialize; after twelve earth years of serving it proves social Hugo's gospel lies. Inflation soars, and quite naturally it must be someone else's damnéd fault. After twelve years of cranky Hugo, someone's wounds must receive his salt.

            Everything possible to improve things, that's what they said each year, coordinating redistribution, yes, of his less and less, and Venezuelans fear. Jesus, their Jesus, was an Marxist sort, Bolivarian socialists christianize, but Jesus set no price controls nor redistributed; that's the stuff of lies. Food shortages after twelve years' rule is a record worth the noting here, for good, old socialism fails again except in gaining power, breeding fear.

            Jesus, yup Jesus, was the socialist sort, our Hugo Chávez Frías swore. Yet longer is Hugo's worldly reign; twelve years are three times more than four. Sick Hugo Chávez Frías had three times such time to preach, and yet by meager numbers one can learn what such numbers teach. Inflation roars, and markets starve as his socialist wisdom dies. After twelve years of cancerous Hugo, jeez, again this gospel wins the prize. Reap shortages; reap inflation. Chávez' creed withers to its end. Beliefs like his grips a nation's throat, strangling while pretending to be a friend.

Copyright © 2011 by Gary Bachlund