Given what's happening in Venezuela, an apology from these malignant Hollywood morons would be nice

Apart from a thug government now led by Chavez's former deputy president, Nicolas Maduro, imprisoning people without trial, killing protesters and destroying media outlets  that won't toe the party line, here is what their centrally-planned socialist economy looks like in practice ((not that any non-leftist will need reminding):

Why can't left-wingers - many of whom are extraordinarily intelligent, civilised and well-educated - understand that this is what the political philosophy they espouse inevitably leads to when pursued to its logical conclusion?