[_wdh]

Americans have the weirdest ideas about Socialism. It is possible to have a state run healthcare system or nationalize the railways without devolving into Venezuela.

[dagw]

It's also possible to have a largely socialist government and still have private healthcare providers and privatized railways. It's almost like these aren't simple black or white issues.

[crdoconnor]

Exactly. Venezuela is more of an object lesson about the resource curse and currency pegs than it is socialism.

As the guy above pointed out though, this is article is propaganda. It's not designed to make you think.