Venezuela...

.... being described as evidence of an alternative to capitalism, to prosperity, to freedom, to abundance, to wealth, to influence, to education, to healthcare and, above all, to the availability of food, is the biggest load of horseshit I've ever heard.

Capitalism, where the richest 1% hold about 47% of all privately held wealth in the United States, while the bottom 90% hold 73% of all debt.

Prosperity where 15 million children in the United States, 21% of all children, live in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold, a measurement that has been severely underestimating the needs of families for decades.

Freedom in the U.S., where more black men are in prison today than were enslaved before the Civil War.

Abundance in the U.S., where food waste is estimated at between 30-40% of the food supply and more than 45 million people, or 14.5% of all Americans, live below the poverty line.

Wealth in the U.S., that only belongs to the rich corporations and entities like the NRA who buy the "people's" elected representatives like they're buying fucking socks; the only real Influence in American "democracy."

Education thanks to which approximately 32 million adults in America are considered to be illiterate, and about 14% of the entire adult population can't read.

Healthcare in U.S. that’s lost as soon as you’re injured and can’t work, where cancer you want to treat will take your savings, your parent's and children’s savings, your house, your car, and put you in debt for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Availability Of Food to all in U.S. except 41 million people, including 13 million children and 5.4 million seniors.

Venezuela may be an extreme example of socialism not working but if you think U.S. is an example of capitalism 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 then you're either stupid, privileged, or both. Just ask the 44 million citizens who only wanted to earn a degree to improve their lot in life, and now collectively owe $1.3 trillion of outstanding student loan debt.