So what? Pablo Escobar built homes and schools for the poor in Medellin. Does that make the drug lord a superior model, only because it happens to fit with your socialist dreams?
You must be very ignorant of not knowing the amount of money Chávez spent worldwide seeking political support, basically all the money that could have fixed the problems of Venezuela, such as its rundown electric grid, or, i don't know, food and medicine... But what would a socialist understand.
The main point is you have never lived under socialism, so you will never know. If you had, you would no longer be a socialist.
Are any of the "Socialists" stopping to consider for a moment here that this person is potentially risking their life and freedom to speak out about Socialism? How bad do you think it has to be for some one to do that? Nah, it will be different... NEXT TIME!
I've come to learn that the only people that support socialism (or full socialism) are the ones that are living with all of the amazing amentities of a capitalistic society, they're the ones that have never seen the evils that are present in socialist countries and the peril that comes to those under this government. Too much free shit can only work if you have some amazing businesses holding this up, if the businesses run off or the money stops flowing in -- then you're shit out of luck and you're going to have to cut some of your programs, OR you're going to keep the programs running until it's all over.
People seem to forget getting into Socialism is easy, but escaping it requires bloodshed. Never mind that... FREE SHIT EVERYBODY LETS PARTY! WOOOOOOOOOO!!! YANG GANG!