They're not. Venezuela is a better example of socialism than Norway/Sweden/Denmark/etc.
While that's true, Venezuela's problems run deeper than socialism and are largely the result of a dictatorship and reliance on low-quality oil. Blaming socialism for that is like blaming capitalism for everything wrong with the USA, it's true that many of our problems stem from it but it's not like it couldn't have been kept in check and held accountable.
This is a common talking point that is demonstrably false. Venezuela did suffer because of oil, but they've been adopting socialistic practices for over a decade now. With the results getting worse and worse over the years. They've been nationalizing many things, not just their oil. Long story short, socialism is to blame for what's happening there. Their government is literally an example of what happens when you seize the means of production, try to redistribute wealth, etc. And many of the people there voted for Chavez under those pretenses. For years.
God forbid we give the people some power to break free from their corporate slave masters ---
