===Decent into chaos, instability, and a military state===
===Decent into chaos, instability, and a military state===
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By 2017, Venezuela was in serious economic and political chaos, having become a virtual military state. Many non-Venezuelan liberals had praised the nation's slide into this poor state.<ref>Kew, Ben (May 4, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/05/04/ten-influential-public-figures-praised-venezuelas-descent-socialist-hell/ 10 Famous People Who Praised Venezuela’s Descent Into Socialist Hell]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 5, 2017.</ref>
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By 2017, Venezuela was in serious economic and political [[chaos]], having become a virtual military state. Many non-Venezuelan [[liberal]]s had praised the nation's slide into this poor state.<ref>Kew, Ben (May 4, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/05/04/ten-influential-public-figures-praised-venezuelas-descent-socialist-hell/ 10 Famous People Who Praised Venezuela’s Descent Into Socialist Hell]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 5, 2017.</ref>