I want to say that, sure, there has to come a point when ever those most determined to believe in socialism will see enough stories like this and be forced to reckon with the truth. But we all know better than that, don't we? When you're a true believer in something, there's always another explanation apart from the one that would shake the foundations of your belief system.
Pretty tough to do in the case of the world's most oil-rich nation running out of gas, but give them a few hours of watching MSNBC or reading the New York Times, and they'll come up with a way to explain this away too: