The great socialist experiment is going so well in Venezuela that the country has run out of McDonald’s French fries and soap. Online dissent is being quelled by the authoritarian regime, with President Maduro’s government banning photos of bare supermarkets on the #AnaquelesVaciosEnVenezuela (#EmptyShelvesInVenezeula) hashtag. In solidarity with the oppressed peoples of of the Bolivarian Republic, Guido shares their plight:

Plaza's Guatire #AnaquelesVaciosEnVenezuela pic.twitter.com/m0IOIgEPKf

— アレクス (@AlexV_21) January 4, 2015

@trafficGUAYANA Lo que hay aqui es aire frio. La Fuente 4. Puerto Ordaz. #AnaquelesVaciosEnVenezuela pic.twitter.com/UgKQxjlMvK

— Lucio Quincio C (@asilopiensoyasi) January 5, 2015

#AnaquelesVaciosEnVenezuela Caos en el supermercado! Gente desesperada tratando de comprar leche en Guarenas. pic.twitter.com/dNIlq408FR

— Gabriel Lugo (@GABRIELUGO) January 4, 2015

Two years ago Owen Jones and Diane Abbott flew to Venezuela at the expense of the regime, giving the government a nice PR boost in spite of its atrocious human rights record. Now the people of Venezuela are crying out for help, where are they now?