Hugo Chavez lost. Hugo tried to become the dictator of Venezuela and was voted down but only by a smidgen.
Many will say that people become dictators NOT by a popular vote; not usually but some have. Hugo is not worried, he has five (5) years to go and he WILL find a way to become dictator mainly by liquidating the opposition – he has the poor in his pocket already so its just getting rid of the educated and the middle class – he probably will do it.
I still have to admire the fact that he tried to take over the country in a “democratic” way and that he did not immediately stage a “coup” right after the election went against him.
I have been to Venezuela and I do business there and there is a great disparity between the “rich” and the “poor”. There is a middle class but there is also “abject” poverty living in cardboard houses along a mountain side.
Chavez says that only benevolent socialism will work in Venezuela and even though I agree that democracy does not work everywhere, I am very skeptical of a dictatorial socialism/communism – history is proof that it does not work.
Venezuela has oil and therefore money coming in; how they use that money is the key. Just giving it away to the poor is not the solution; you need to create a thriving economic community so you must have a plan to lift the poor into the middle class.
Venezuela is an interesting case study in how a country and a people can progress economically and socially in the modern world.
Chavez is not that bright when he kisses Castro as some kind of hero. Cuba and Cubans have suffered and are suffering because of Castro. Whole generations were denied happiness and prosperity because of that misguided communist asshole – we free the Iraqis thousands of miles away but cannot help the destitute a few miles away from our shore – go figure!
Anyway, this is an interesting occurrence on the international scene if you pay attention to such things – I have to but I also find it fascinating!
Many will say that people become dictators NOT by a popular vote; not usually but some have. Hugo is not worried, he has five (5) years to go and he WILL find a way to become dictator mainly by liquidating the opposition – he has the poor in his pocket already so its just getting rid of the educated and the middle class – he probably will do it.
I still have to admire the fact that he tried to take over the country in a “democratic” way and that he did not immediately stage a “coup” right after the election went against him.
I have been to Venezuela and I do business there and there is a great disparity between the “rich” and the “poor”. There is a middle class but there is also “abject” poverty living in cardboard houses along a mountain side.
Chavez says that only benevolent socialism will work in Venezuela and even though I agree that democracy does not work everywhere, I am very skeptical of a dictatorial socialism/communism – history is proof that it does not work.
Venezuela has oil and therefore money coming in; how they use that money is the key. Just giving it away to the poor is not the solution; you need to create a thriving economic community so you must have a plan to lift the poor into the middle class.
Venezuela is an interesting case study in how a country and a people can progress economically and socially in the modern world.
Chavez is not that bright when he kisses Castro as some kind of hero. Cuba and Cubans have suffered and are suffering because of Castro. Whole generations were denied happiness and prosperity because of that misguided communist asshole – we free the Iraqis thousands of miles away but cannot help the destitute a few miles away from our shore – go figure!
Anyway, this is an interesting occurrence on the international scene if you pay attention to such things – I have to but I also find it fascinating!
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