If anyone is confused by anything then rationality can be the only thing to get people out of the paradox. :-P
This was merely an attempt to figure out what the hell is making this crisis so insane.
I'm going as far back as the moment where Hugo Chavez called 9/11 a hoax and named W. Bush a donkey.
This was at the height of Chavez's leading role. And from there it all went from bad to worse.
It is clear that there is much more at play then just an economic crisis. And that the people of Venezuela are all the way at the bottom of this 'game'. And the leaders of their country are NOT the ones at the top of the game, even they are just a pawn on the chessboard. The bigger players just find people who can be corrupted, and slowly break down the foundation of the economy.
Their leaders where not able to prevent this, And at this scale on single country would be able to prevent this. Anyone who does business with Nations that are not friends of the ones that concider themselves the ones on top will just be collateral damage