I had seen the photo floating around the webs:

I laughed and ignored it because any true environmentalist knows the awful ecological record of socialist’s countries when it come to the environment.

And then on Friday, there were heavy storms in the western oil city of Cabimas in Venezuela. Rains were so heavy that taxed the city’s unmaintained drainage resulting in the flood of streets and  homes. Unfortunately it was not just filty water but also oil that came from the constant spills due to the lack of maintenance of the Venezuelan industry.

Some video which helps show the magnitude of the black tide.

Venezuela: After rains registered on the Eastern Coast of the Lake, in the state of Zulia, in the early morning, main roads, shops, homes and health centers were flooded due to the collapse of the drains in the Cabimas, Simón Bolívar & Lagunillas, reported inhabitants.02-09-2020 pic.twitter.com/IdA8Z9uNFu

— Rowan Van Dijk (@Lastkombo) September 2, 2020

This is just a nightmare.

SEE! THE TRAGEDY THEY ARE POISONING CITIZENS IN THE #CABIMAS SECTOR !! SHOWERS AND OIL SPILL ARE FLOODING HOMES! #VENEZUELA THE ONLY COUNTRY ON THE PLANET WHERE OIL SPILLS LIKE RIVERS !! AND PEOPLE WITHOUT GASOLINE AND DYING OF HUNGER! ☠️ pic.twitter.com/gMXjjTfwmG

— LibreCapitalista (@LibreCapitalist) September 5, 2020

I cannot begin to imagine the toxic fumes and byproducts people have to absorb in Cabimas right now and what is that going to represent for their health down the road.

But if we do not get Socialisms, we will be extinct.