No human rights in Venezuela
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/121124/no-human-rights-in-venezuelaExtrajudicial executions
Another aspect highlighted in the report provided by Cofavic before the Inter-American Commission is the participation of police officers in the so-called extrajudicial executions. The Venezuelan Government estimates that between 20 % and 25 % of the police officers have been involved in criminal activities. In the same sense, the very Public Ministry indicates that between 2000 and 2008, a number of 1,000 annual cases of deaths due to abuse of authority were recorded. In the meantime, in 2010, the very Ministry of Interior and Justice recorded 3,492 cases of killings perpetrated by the police.
It is worth noting that these rising deaths are not added to the homicide numbers, as most cases are identified as "resisting arrest."
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He has won all presidential elections in which he has stood for office, by big majorities, in an election system that Jimmy Carter recently called "the best election system in the world."
His "coattails" are awesome. His socialist party recently did a near sweep of the gubernatorial elections, on top of Chavez's recent presidential election.
In the Gallup "Well-being" poll, Venezuelans rated their own country FIFTH IN THE WORLD on their own sense of wellbeing and future prospects.
It must be those handouts to the poor (ya know, like FDR did) with a happiness pill wrapped up in the wads of money handed out by the chavistas to bribe people to vote.
Truly, though, it must be that Venezuelans don't weigh this repeated-ad-nauseum, rightwing "talking point" (the crime rate) as worth a lot when balanced against the benefits of the Chavez government, for instance, the recent UN Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean designating Venezuela as "THE most equal country in Latin America," or the dramatic reductions of poverty, or the dramatic increase in educational opportunity, or the dramatic improvement in public participation, or high employment with good wages and benefits, or remarkable economic growth rates (a sizzling 10% during the 2003-2008 period, back up to over 5% in the current worldwide depression with NO CUTS IN SOCIAL PROGRAMS).
Yup, that's what's LEFT OUT of El Universal and other corporate press articles on Venezuela: WHY Venezuelans vote for Chavez and the socialists, time and again.
Most Venezuelans don't seem to give a crap what El Universal or the rest of the corporate press says. For one thing, they know that the corporate press NEVER gives ANY credit to the Chavez government--even when its achievements are rather stunning and are noted by international entities. "Best election system in the world." "THE most equal country in Latin America." Venezuelans know the Chavez government better than anyone. They put the Chavez government in power, and kept it there--saved it from the 2002 coup attempt--and have voted for it repeatedly because they know what having a "New Deal" government has meant in their daily lives: jobs, food on the table, upward mobility, college for their kids, health care, hope. Venezuela has problems. All countries have problems. Venezuelans see these problems--live the problems, as well as the benefits--and vote for Chavez. Why? WHY??? W.H.Y.??????
The rightwing's obsession with "the crime rate" (promulgated by the corporate press and rightwing bloggers) reminds me of the U.S. rightwing obsession with Benghazi. The rightwing (Bush Junta) mangled U.S. foreign policy into a Mount Everest of human body parts like one of the circles of Dante's Inferno. Horrible, murderous, putrid, lying, looting SOBs. They've got nothing to say, so they jump up and down like idiots, shouting, "Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!"
Venezuela's rightwing fucked up Venezuela's economy and society so badly that they've got nothing to say now, so they jump up and down shouting "Crime! Crime! Crime!" and, like the idiots shouting "Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!", get promulgated by the corporate press far, far beyond the nothingness they have to say, into "Mad Tea Party" incoherence, where everything is upside down, inside out and backwards, like "Alice in Wonderland." Chavez gets elected again, but "Crime! Crime! Crime!" is what we should think about Chavez. Obama gets elected again but "Benghazi! Benghazi! Benghazi!" is what we should think about Obama. It's nuts. Those who NEVER acknowledge ANY achievement of the Chavez government (nor any of the achievements of the Venezuela people in concert with their elected government) have NO credibility with me. They are liars and propagandists. And I mean in-your-face liars. Outright liars--as well as twisters and distorters of information.
no question. Since most of the people of Latin America are under middle class, why not take advantage of that huge population and appeal to them in order to get and retain power. You think Chavez and his administration care about people more than power? If they did one would think they would be somewhat concerned about the 20,000+ murdered every year. No my friend, its politics and not compassion.
Godgiven Hair's house. Obviously a man of the people.
I wonder if these are his neighbors:
