It's sad for the population. Venezuela used to do well enough financially not that long ago. I would suppose it's really degrading to the citizens. Humor is nice to get thru but this government behavior shouldn't be allowed in any country. I think about that stuff in the direction Canada is going, right now they are evicting people living in tents in the winter because the economy is so bad as far as jobs but everything else cost more yet the landlords are complaining of too many vacant places and how difficult it is to get renters yet rent keeps going up and up and up , so is everything else. I'm not saying we where you are yet but I think I know what you mean by degrading purposefully to get an obedient society and continue crimes against them, break their will.

They claim lack of resources for the citizens yet live lavishly themselves and making anyone feel like they are less than nothing and abnormal if they struggle to feed clothe or put a roof over their heads. When they pay themselves millions in money they print devaluing the currency for the rest of the country until their savings buy nothing. The same is starting to playing out here, we are just at the beginning stages, you are way more advanced.