Diversity Means Nothing

Competence is everything. Dig this stream of tweets on the Venezuelan blackout from, of all things, a New York Times reporter.

I went to the heart of Venezuela’s transmission system in Guarico to try to find out what’s going on with the grid. Here’s why partial blackouts are unfortunately likely to persist for a while. I sincerely hope I’m wrong...

San Geronimo B is not working because it’s not getting sufficient (if any) current from Guri. That’s the scariest part. It provides evidence that the government is far from successfully restarting its turbines

What caused the Guri failure? Corpoelec union leader Ali Briceño said it was brush fire under the 765 KV trunkline which caused a surge in the system and caused Guri to shut down. There are no skilled operators left there to restart it.

It did happen before. No one is cutting grass or maintaining fire breaks under the trunkline...

Most people I talked to say the problem had to occur inside Guri’s turbines themselves. And that’s a scary thought. If they are damaged, they will be very hard to replace or repair. No money or skilled people.

One Corpoelec manager said after the blackout a Guri operator told him “the turbines are failing,” before hanging up. He hasn’t been able to reach anyone there since. Sebin is a constant menace. And without Guri, it’s Mad Max.

The Secular Left would have you believe that diversity makes you stronger. Well, you could have as diverse a workforce as you want handling the Venezuelan power system, but when the skilled people leave, driven out by a hatred of anyone who is successful and rewarded for it, you end up with blackouts.

Bonus tidbit: I saw a remark on Twitter that made me shudder. Imagine what it's like inside of Venezuela's prisons right now without light, food or water. I can't imagine any of the guards are opening the doors or sticking around.

In the video below, dig the Collectivos patrolling the streets of blacked-out Caracas. Think of them as ANTIFA members. Great at supporting socialism with a truncheon, but not so great at maintaining or repairing generators. They're totally unaware that they drove the skilled people out of the country or even that those skilled people were necessary in the first place. Yep, sounds like ANTIFA.