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danny glover, mikey moore, and sean penn were asked to comment, but were too despondent to reply
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While the world has been preoccupied with the crisis in Haiti, Latin America has quietly passed through a tipping point in the ideological conflict that has polarized the region -- and paralyzed U.S. diplomacy -- for most of the past decade.
The result boils down to this: Hugo Chávez's "socialism for the 21st century" has been defeated and is on its way to collapse. washingtonpost.com
Socialism crumbles for the same reason it always crumble... they ran out of money... why work more or harder if the government is just going to steal it away... if socialism ever happens, you'll see a rush to buy homes in the south where its warmer... why work in the cold? why work with snow covered roads? why work with less sunlight? why work at all? Just live on government pension... uhh... I mean on government welfare.... its not like its retirement yet... I mean its not like its like you have to work... oh wait, I be willing to bet that will be a mandate if socialism passes... socialism is for suckers..
Unfortunately this is when dictators like Chavez become more dangerous than ever. He has been steadily buying arms from Russia and upping his rhetoric against Colombia.
Chavez is ex-military. I fully expect to hear about an "assassination attempt" or a CIA inspired plot to overthrow Chavez using Colombian troops as a pretext to strike at Colombia in an effort to divert the attention from his own misrule.
Unfortunately this is when dictators like Chavez become more dangerous than ever. He has been steadily buying arms from Russia and upping his rhetoric against Colombia.
i don't doubt that one bit. the worse things get in venezuela, the loopier oogo gets. get a load of this chump:
Socialism crumbles for the same reason it always crumble... they ran out of money... why work more or harder if the government is just going to steal it away... if socialism ever happens, you'll see a rush to buy homes in the south where its warmer... why work in the cold? why work with snow covered roads? why work with less sunlight? why work at all? Just live on government pension... uhh... I mean on government welfare.... its not like its retirement yet... I mean its not like its like you have to work... oh wait, I be willing to bet that will be a mandate if socialism passes... socialism is for suckers..
Cudos for you!
With free medical, guaranteed income and housing why work?
For better or for worse, as long as he has control of the oil fields, there is no way Chavez will be dethrowned. It's like the Taliban and poppy fields.
But oil is a commodity, one that has a limited supply. The only reason Chavez is still in power is, indeed oil, but he is one embargo, or oil price crash, or demand drop, away from losing power.
But even that won't save him. How many long term dictators have we had in Latam? He's lasted this long because of his his elimination of the competition, and he does have some populist programs in place in Venezuala. But stability is just not in the nature of these type of countries, it just doesn't happend. And his programs are failing. I give him another year before he goes down one way or another. Coup, assasination, thrown out of office, mob riots of the disenchanted. Any is a possibility.
But oil is a commodity, one that has a limited supply. The only reason Chavez is still in power is, indeed oil, but he is one embargo, or oil price crash, or demand drop, away from losing power.
But even that won't save him. How many long term dictators have we had in Latam? He's lasted this long because of his his elimination of the competition, and he does have some populist programs in place in Venezuala. But stability is just not in the nature of these type of countries, it just doesn't happend. And his programs are failing. I give him another year before he goes down one way or another. Coup, assasination, thrown out of office, mob riots of the disenchanted. Any is a possibility.
Ever heard of a guy named Castro?
Oil will never not be a huge demand. Look at the Middle East or even the fact Chavez has been in power this long. Like it or not, he's there to stay.
For better or for worse, as long as he has control of the oil fields, there is no way Chavez will be dethrowned. It's like the Taliban and poppy fields.
he's below 50% in current polling. you figure he'd refuse to leave office if they voted him out?
Socialism crumbles for the same reason it always crumble... they ran out of money... why work more or harder if the government is just going to steal it away... if socialism ever happens, you'll see a rush to buy homes in the south where its warmer... why work in the cold? why work with snow covered roads? why work with less sunlight? why work at all? Just live on government pension... uhh... I mean on government welfare.... its not like its retirement yet... I mean its not like its like you have to work... oh wait, I be willing to bet that will be a mandate if socialism passes... socialism is for suckers..
It also makes anyone who is a foreign investor choose to look elsewhere. Why invest in a a business in a country where their president can suddenly decide to nationalize your investment?
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