This is what Democratic Socialism leads to: everyone equally starving and equally poor. Brilliant.
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro is proposing drastic measures in an attempt to block aid from entering the country. On Thursday, the embattled leader threatened to completely shut down the border with Brazil, and floated the idea of doing the same with Colombia.
“The land border with Brazil will be completely and absolutely closed until further notice,” he announced. “It is better to prevent than to regret, to take all the measures for the assurance and protection of our people.”
This comes as opposition lawmakers, including self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido, headed to the Colombian border in buses in order to bring back humanitarian aid. However, soldiers set up roadblocks and got in scuffles with the lawmakers, so only a few vehicles managed to get close to Colombia by the end of the day.