EVEN THE GUARDIAN IS PILING ON MADURO’S VENUEZUELA: Venezuela: chaos and thuggery take the place of the pretty revolution. “Hugo Chávez’s dream world has become a nightmare of shot-down protesters, jailed oppositionists, economic meltdown and a brutal war waged against a defiant middle class.” Hugo Chavez’s “dream world” involved looting the country and enriching himself to the tune of two billion dollars. This is just the endgame.