Post-Truth Venezuela

From Hugo Pérez Hernáiz, a reminder that 2017 may be the worst year for truth in my lifetime. A Chavismo argument now is that not accepting conspiracy theories about Venezuela is a sign that we are in a post-truth era. Since all of the conspiracies are obviously true, not believing them shows you are the victim of fake news. Moreover, this is obvious.

So perhaps when evidence shows the Venezuelan government mortgaged CITGO to the Russians, but Nicolás Maduro doesn't mention it, then it didn't happen. Saying it happened is a sign that you are post-truth. As Donald Trump said in one of the debates, "Wrong."

And if the Venezuelan government announces it's going to stop accepting the 100 Bolívar bill, causes panic, then says it'll accept it for a while longer? Well, that was a conspiracy too. Obviously!

Don't believe that? THEN HEY LOOK I'M PLAYING SALSA TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE!