9 of the Craziest Quotes From Socialist Leader Nicolas Maduro

by Austin Petersen

#7. “Do you want to have a fatherland or toilet paper?”

Here we have Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro telling the "unwashed masses" that if they put their fist into a ball and use it correctly, there is no need for toilet paper. True, the soap shortage will have to be figured out with the increased demand, but price controls will fix that, too. Or not.

 

Venezuela is famously running low on toilet paper, causing people to wait in long lines and turn to the black market in order to keep themselves supplied with this basic necessity. Too bad they just won’t let the free market work. Supplying something so simple is easy in a free market. But no, Maduro instead decided to take over toilet paper factories and try and centrally plan the economy. Socialism never works, but hey, let’s just keep trying the same thing over over and expecting different results.

People tweeted sarcastically at Maduro #LosChavistasSeLimpianElCuloConLaPatria, meaning: #ChavistasWipeTheirBehindsWithTheFatherland

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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