Category Archives: Bolivarianism
Chavez’s Right Turn: State Realism versus International Solidarity,” by James Petras
This is an excellent article by James Petras. He shows how Hugo Chavez has turned so far to the right that he is now in some ways one of the most rightwing Presidents in Latin America. For instance, only Chavez … Continue reading
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Why Non-Whites Are the Only Hope for the Left
Dirty Bull says: The USA is a very unequal society in terms of income distribution – in fact it verges on Latin American levels of inequality.Just look whats happened to California – has mass immigration made it a better and … Continue reading
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More On Hugo Chavez and the Media
A commenter refers to this Guardian post on “Hugo Chavez the dictator.” That article is a lie. The law that passed made the stations fill out a bunch of paperwork so they could be monitored better. Just routine bureaucratic stuff. … Continue reading
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More Lies About Hugo Chavez: Corruption, Food Shortages and Infrastructure Deterioration
mikey, a Venezuelan expat commenter living in Canada, writes: Hey guys, I only lived there from 2005-09, so I guess that makes me typical opposition. I saw the deterioration, shortages and increase in crime with my own eyes. You seem … Continue reading
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The “Hugo Chavez Caused a Violent Crime Wave” Lie
tulio repeats an odd propaganda claim from the lying MSM about Hugo Chavez’ Venezuela: If things are getting better under Chavez, explain why the murder rate quadrupled under his era! Caracas is now the most dangerous city in South America. … Continue reading
Filed under Americas, Bolivarianism, Crime, Latin America, Left, Regional, South America, Venezuela
The “Hugo Chavez is a Dictator” Lie
Commenter tulio repeats many MSM lies about Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. It’s understandable that he’s mistaken, since if all you read is the lying US press, you would come away with exactly the opinion that tulio has: As for Venezuela’s … Continue reading
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