Is there any defense of this type of hypocrisy?

It’s obviously good to lead this list.

The nation will be doomed if this happens.

Degeneration will accelerate as Boric pushes a hard-left agenda.

A country at a crossroads.

Venezuela is a basket case.

Economic growth is not automatic.

Taiwan has enjoyed spectacular growth while Cuba has suffered decades of stagnation.

China appears to be moving further left on the industrial policy spectrum.

Some countries fall, but the world overall trends better.