When push comes to shove, Socialist always resort to violence. If you read the article, he wasn't speaking metaphorically. THe solution to the oligarch problem is to "kill them"... or any body else who doesn't peacefully submit.... sort of like IslamOne of the things that Chávez did when he came to power, he didn’t kill all the oligarchs. There was about 200 families who controlled about 80% of the wealth in Venezuela,” Livingstone told Talk Radio
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... -oligarchs
Regards,
George Clay