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They've tried to MAKE it about Hugo Chavez --ignoring, of course, the PEOPLE who have elected and re-elected him, in an election system that puts our own to shame for its transparency. Chavez "the dictator," the Bushites and the fascist/Corpo media say. They thus imply that Venezuelan voters are stupid peasants (--a country with a higher literacy rate than ours--near 100%--and where everybody actually reads the Constitution, and where 80% of the people actually vote). But they are also ignoring the opinion of someone like Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, who recently said, of Chavez: "You can criticize Chavez on a lot of things, but not on democracy."(!)
Hm-m. Why would he say that? Venezuela is, in some ways, rival to Brazil. You'd think Brazil would be rather concerned having a "dictator" on their border, and would welcome fascist/Corpo demonization of a "dictatorial" neighbor. The truth is, a) Chavez is not a "dictator" (not even close); and b) the Chavez government--a key leader of the leftist (majorityist) movement that has swept the continent--has some very good ideas, among them, the Bank of the South (regional financing of development--booting out World Bank loan sharks), and cooperation among South American countries on goals of social justice and self-determination--i.e., ending U.S./Corpo dictation to South American countries.
The real dictators, as Lulu knows, are the Bushwhacks and Exxon Mobil, Bechtel, Dyncorp, Monsanto & brethren. Chavez has led the way in fighting back--peacefully and democratically establishing the sovereignty of Latin American countries and their peoples over these U.S.-spawned transglobal monsters and their puppets in the White House. Chavez and his government--and the people of Venezuela--have empowered others to fight back--with results like this (Brazil/Argentina going off the dollar), and also swift movement of all of these countries toward a South American "Common Market" (not including the U.S.).
So, yes, Chavez is part of their problem, but not because he is a "dictator"--rather because he is not; he's highly respected in South America, by both people and leaders. The Bushwhacks' main problem is that Latin American self-determination is an idea whose time has come--and the Bushwhacks and their Corpo puppetmasters are trying to battle this historic movement on entirely false premises--that it is a battle with "dictators" (--a term they are also now using against the presidents of Ecuador and Bolivia, and will, no doubt, soon be using against the presidents of Brazil and Argentina) and that is is a battle "terrorism." They have tried to tie this astonishing PEACEFUL, democratic movement with the leftist guerrillas in the Bush Cartel narco-state of Colombia, and with the "war on terror." The South Americans know that these things are not true. And they are sick and tired of this bullshit--including, recently, the Bushites backing white separatists in Bolivia, and trying to tear that country to pieces, with similar plots in Venezuela and Ecuador (all aimed at grabbing the oil)--and they are going their own way.
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