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Comment by JumpCrisscross

> rampant government ineptness

The fascinating thing to me is how stability has been maintained. Usually nations have two stable modes. Ones where the peasants are too hungry and illiterate to organize. And ones where enough people are productive and happy to make revolting a bad bet.

Venezuelans are educated. Yet they've devolved to failed statehood without much fuss from the population.

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