3 Expats Warn Americans Against Socialism as Candidates Gain Traction Nationwide
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 17
3 Expats Warn Americans Against Socialism as Candidates Gain Traction Nationwide
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 17
Summary
Three expats from Venezuela, Cuba and the Soviet Union said firsthand experience under socialist or communist rule shows Americans what can happen when governments gain too much power.
Emmanuel Rincón, who left Venezuela in 2017, described 18- to 20-hour gas lines, empty grocery shelves and wages too low to cover basic needs, blaming socialist mismanagement.
Eliécer Ávila, a Cuban dissident who fled in 2017, said many immigrants from dictatorships value U.S. democracy more because they have lived without free opposition, media or criticism of the state.
Gene Maine, who escaped the Soviet Union in 1981, argued governments that promise benefits can also strip away rights, while distrust in institutions can weaken a country from within.
The warnings come as socialist candidates gain traction in parts of the United States and democratic socialism is promoted by advocates as giving ordinary people a stronger voice.