"Let’s just enjoy these exquisite lines"

[Derec]

Full quote, about long lines that are ubiquitous in Venezuela.

“Just leave your house with your little bag, and you go buy what you need, then go home. That’s revolution, and it’s what our president has asked of us, so let’s just enjoy these exquisite lines.”

The mind boggles. There are several other attempts at apologetics in this article.
Are Venezuelans at the Breaking Point?

The government has also been forced to devalue the official value of the bolivar (not nearly enough) and reduce gasoline subsidies (still comically cheap).
Venezuelans face a 6000% hike in gasoline price

The bus driver is in over his head.