Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro recently held an election in which the country voted to essentially abolish their congress. Maduro is now building his own congress, made primarily of supporters, stating that his first act will be to jail opposition leaders and completely rewrite their constitution.
Although some are claiming this scenario is the complete death of democracy, Glenn disagrees.
“This is just the next phase in democracies. Democracies always end the way Venezuela does. This is why were are not a democracy,” Glenn said.
Venezuelan citizens are in a desperate state, even going to local dumpsters to find animal carcasses for food.
On this installment of Think Tank, Glenn discusses the dangers of a true democracy and explains why Venezuela is now in a state of chaos. Watch the video for a sneak peek and answers to these disturbing questions:
• Why is America not far off from going down the same path?
• How many people voted in Venezuelan election?
• Why is the number of voters suspicious?
