There nothing new or surprising in the fact that the self-proclaimed friends of the workers are living it up while the workers themselves are rummaging through rubbish and eating zoo animals. Not only is that pretty much the story of every socialist paradise, but the reason why Washington DC and Canberra have some of the wealthiest postcodes in our two countries.

Everyone knows the Greens are watermelons; green on the outside and red on the inside. Consider their partners in solidarity, the commie elites worldwide, as all tomatoes: red on the outside and dollar green on the inside. Latin America’s finest are no exception:

You can read the stories here and here if you’re ready for that nasty, unclean feeling that always follows a visit to The Daily Mail.

The only thing more entertaining (for us, not for the long-suffering people of Cuba and Venezuela) would be if Fidel Castro’s grandson started dating Hugo Chavez’s daughter. Or the two embarked on reality TV adventures like Paris and Nicole in The Simple Life.

Castro himself was estimated to have been worth somewhere around $1 billion, but it looks like the Chavez clan has really given the old Fidel the run for his money as far as the speed and the efficiency of amassing personal wealth at the expense of their countrymen and women).

If only we could combine the two family fortunes it would make for an even better Instagram account.

Arthur Chrenkoff blogs at The Daily Chrenk, where this piece also appears.

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