But as far as tryrants go, well: Most of his opponents are alive. Few of them are in jail. Venezuela never did invade its neighbors. The main reason for Republican alarmism about Chavez, it seems, is that he was a socialist with a lot of access to oil. That is scary, but more in an abstract sense than in concrete terms. Wealth Wise Series How they can help in wealth creation.
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Newsletter Enter your e-mail address to subscribe to our daily news service. Donation Support our Peace and Nonviolence journalism with your donation. Make a donation. Display recommended Category: 10 Exclude ID: Pressenza Productions. Training Pressenza. Documentaries Catalogue. Every Sunday. In The Zone Podcast. In Mobilization For Assange! We use cookies on our website. Opposition leaders have been arrested. The military has been bought off with promotions. From being a once prosperous country, Venezuela is now an economic basket case run by a despot.
Venezuelan friends of mine no longer feel safe enough to return to visit ageing parents — parents who struggle to get a passport , as Maduro wants to make it as hard as possible for them to leave. Chavez was once a darling of the left. His legacy is a warning of what happens when, inevitably, the socialist dream turns out to be a nightmare of epic proportions.
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