I Watched Socialism Destroy Venezuela in Five Stages—Stage One Just Started in America

Dear Reader,

I've been warning you about socialism for decades.

Now it's here.

New York City just elected Zohran Mamdani. Democratic Socialists of America member.

Seattle elected Katie Wilson. Also DSA.

They're not hiding it. They're proud of it.

And I've seen this movie before.

It's called Venezuela.

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The Venezuela Debate

Trump's military pressure on Maduro reignited the debate.

How did Venezuela—with the world's largest proven oil reserves—suffer an 80 percent GDP collapse in less than a decade?

The worst economic catastrophe ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.

Defenders of the regime blame US sanctions. They call it a "blockade."

That's a lie.

A deliberate, calculated lie.

And I'm going to prove it with data.

The Five Stages of Socialism

I've studied socialist economies my entire career.

They all follow the same pattern. Five stages.

Every. Single. Time.

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Stage One: Euphoria

The revolution begins. The people celebrate. Free stuff for everyone.

Stage Two: Peak Prosperity

The regime spends the country's wealth. Temporary improvements. Everyone thinks it's working.

Stage Three: Reality Shock

The money runs out. Regulations strangle businesses. Poverty deepens. Repression begins.

Stage Four: Collapse into Misery

Hyperinflation. Shortages. Mass exodus. The economy implodes.

Stage Five: Stabilization of Totalitarianism

Permanent poverty. Total control. No escape.

Venezuela went through all five stages.

And now American cities are starting Stage One.

Venezuela's Timeline

Hugo Chávez came to power in 1999.

Oil was $18 per barrel. The Asian financial crisis had crushed prices.

Then came the Iraq War in 2003. Oil prices exploded. Over $100 per barrel.

Venezuela got rich. Insanely rich.

The regime redistributed oil wealth through populist "missions." Poverty temporarily dropped.

That's Stage One. Euphoria.

But behind the scenes? Heavy regulations. Price controls. Expropriations. Rampant corruption. Money printing without limits.

Stage Two peaked around 2010.

Then came Stage Three. Reality Shock.

Around 2011, the cracks appeared. The regime's repressive nature became obvious.

Stage Four started around 2013. The collapse began.

By 2014, Stage Five emerged. Mass migration. Totalitarianism fully installed.

The Sanctions Lie

Here's the critical data that destroys the "sanctions caused it" narrative:

In 2014, Venezuela's GDP contracted 4.8 percent. Inflation hit 68.5 percent.

Not a single sanction existed yet. Zero.

In 2015, Obama imposed individual sanctions. Froze some officials' assets. Revoked visas.

But the US still bought Venezuelan oil. Venezuela still traded freely with the world.

In 2018—still no oil sanctions—Venezuela suffered 130,000 percent hyperinflation.

Read that again. One hundred thirty thousand percent.

GDP dropped 19.6 percent that year alone.

Millions had fled. Fuel lines lasted 48 hours. Daily blackouts. No toilet paper. No deodorant. No milk. No meat.

Black markets for basic necessities.

That's what socialism creates.

Not sanctions. Socialism.

The Oil Sanctions Truth

Trump finally sanctioned PDVSA in 2019. Venezuela's state oil company. Froze US assets. Banned transactions with American entities.

But here's the counterintuitive part:

Sanctions actually helped Venezuela's economy recover slightly.

How?

Venezuela is a narco-state. Maduro and his cronies stole over $500 billion.

That money was in Europe and the United States.

When sanctions hit, the regime couldn't access those funds. So they were forced to repatriate capital.

Bring the money back to Venezuela. Reinvest it locally.

At the same time, they had to lift economic controls to survive.

Dollar transactions became legal. Import/export controls disappeared.

An "anarchic market" emerged.

Markets filled with imported goods. Private wages rose. Local production recovered slightly.

After an 80 percent GDP collapse, the economy showed small signs of life.

Not because of socialism. Because they accidentally allowed capitalism.

Market forces partially healed the damage socialism caused.

The New York Pattern

Watch what Mamdani does in New York.

He's already announced his plans:

Freeze rents for 2 million tenants. Free buses. Universal childcare. A department of community safety.

Classic Stage One. Euphoria.

Free stuff. Populist promises. Redistribution.

But what comes next?

Stage Two. Peak Prosperity.

Temporary improvements. People think it's working. The media celebrates.

Then Stage Three. Reality Shock.

Landlords stop building. Housing shortages worsen. Businesses flee. Tax revenue collapses.

Stage Four. Collapse.

Budget crisis. Service cuts. Deteriorating infrastructure. Mass exodus to other states.

Stage Five. Totalitarianism.

Price controls everywhere. Heavy regulations. Surveillance. Control.

That's the pattern. That's the future.

The Seattle Pattern

Katie Wilson in Seattle will follow the same playbook.

DSA member. Same ideology. Same policies.

"Affordable housing." Translation: rent control and housing shortages.

"Living wage." Translation: small business destruction.

"Green New Deal." Translation: energy rationing and blackouts.

Every socialist promise sounds good.

Every socialist promise creates disaster.

Why This Time Feels Different

"But Robert, America isn't Venezuela. We're different."

Wrong.

The pattern is universal. The stages are inevitable.

Because socialism doesn't account for human nature.

People need incentives. They need to own what they produce. They need freedom.

Take that away, productivity collapses. Innovation dies. Wealth evaporates.

Then comes force.

Because when people won't comply voluntarily, socialists use violence.

Venezuela proved it. Cuba proved it. The Soviet Union proved it.

Now American cities will prove it.

The $500 Billion Theft

Here's what they don't tell you about Venezuela:

The regime stole over $500 billion.

Conservative estimate.

Half a trillion dollars stolen by socialist elites.

While people waited 48 hours for fuel. While they had no toilet paper. While they fled by the millions.

The socialist leaders got rich.

The people got destroyed.

That's always the outcome.

Always.

What I'm Watching

I'm watching New York's budget.

How long before the deficit explodes? How long before businesses flee? How long before tax revenue collapses?

I'm watching Seattle's housing market.

How long before construction stops? How long before shortages become crises? How long before homelessness explodes?

I'm watching other DSA candidates.

How many more cities will elect socialists? How many more will start Stage One?

The pattern is forming.

And it's accelerating.

The Economic Reality

Socialism has never worked. Anywhere. Ever.

Not in theory. Not in practice.

It can't work.

Because it ignores basic economics.

Price controls create shortages. Rent control destroys housing. High taxes kill businesses.

These aren't opinions. They're laws. Economic laws.

As reliable as gravity.

You can ignore them. But you can't escape them.

Your City's Future

If you live in New York or Seattle, start planning.

Your property values will decline. Your taxes will increase. Your services will deteriorate.

Businesses will leave. Jobs will disappear. Crime will rise.

That's not fear-mongering. That's the inevitable result of socialist policies.

The five stages always unfold.

The only question is timing.

What You Should Do

If you own property in these cities, consider selling.

If you own a business, consider relocating.

If you're employed, start looking elsewhere.

The window is open now. It won't stay open forever.

By Stage Three, your options narrow. By Stage Four, you're trapped.

Ask Venezuelans who waited too long to leave.

The Larger Pattern

This isn't just about two cities.

DSA has candidates everywhere. The movement is growing.

66 percent of Democrats favor socialism now.

That's not a fringe. That's a majority.

Every major city with a Democrat mayor faces pressure from DSA challengers.

The pattern is spreading.

City by city. State by state.

The Data Doesn't Lie

Venezuela's collapse proves the five stages are real.

Stage Three started in 2011. No sanctions existed.

Stage Four accelerated in 2013-2014. Still no sanctions.

By 2018, hyperinflation hit 130,000 percent. Oil sanctions still hadn't started.

The timeline destroys the narrative.

Sanctions didn't cause the collapse.

Socialism did.

Why I'm Speaking Out

I've built wealth in capitalist systems.

Real estate. Businesses. Investments. All dependent on economic freedom.

Socialism destroys that foundation.

It makes wealth creation impossible. It makes prosperity illegal.

I've seen it in Cuba. In Venezuela. In every socialist experiment.

Now I'm watching it start in American cities.

And I won't stay silent.

The Warning

New York and Seattle just entered Stage One.

Euphoria. Free stuff. Populist promises.

Stage Two is coming. Temporary prosperity. Media celebration.

Then Stage Three. Reality Shock. When the bills come due.

Then Stage Four. Collapse. Mass exodus. Economic implosion.

Then Stage Five. Totalitarianism. Permanent poverty. Total control.

The pattern is set. The stages are inevitable.

Unless they're stopped.

The Uncensored Bottom Line

Venezuela lost 80 percent of its GDP in ten years.

Not because of sanctions. Because of socialism.

The data proves it. The timeline confirms it.

NYC and Seattle just elected socialists.

Stage One has begun.

You've been warned.

Act accordingly.

Kiyosaki Unsensored

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