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   Mhic Dhu Ghaill said, 8 months ago

   I think this means that if you vote for thee new popular opposition to Dictator Chavez you are toast.
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   omQ R said, 8 months ago

   Astonishing that many Venezuelans fear that their vote will be known and that if Chavez wins, they lose their jobs, careers, any benefits. Even more astonishing is that they’re right; it’s happened before when many signed a petition.
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 8 months ago

   @Mhic Dhu Ghaill

   Chavez is strange for a dictator, he follows the laws and doesn’t arrest his opponents who would arrest him should they take over.
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   Ms. Ima said, 8 months ago

   Communism at it’s worst.
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 8 months ago

   @Ms. Ima

   Define the difference between Communism and Socialism?
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   omQ R said, 8 months ago

   @Night-Gaunt49

   Erm. True, he isn’t a dictator but he pretty much acts like one, so fair-play to Oldlego for calling him out.
   Chavez follows laws? Sure, his laws. Doesn’t arrest opponents? I beg to differ. He also muzzles them. His take over of the national media is almost complete.
   What little moral high-ground he may have had in the beginning of his election (the 1st one), he lost ages ago. That US stunt to try knock him off his perch back then helped him tremendously. It isn’t news that US interference in other countries’ elections usually backfires.
   Speaking of stunts, I still find his at the U.N. in 2006 funny (""It smells of sulfur here") but the dude is delusional and fancies himself a Castro of Venezuela.
   He’s come pretty close: his rule of fear over his opponents and personality cult amongst the rural folks is similar to Castro’s.
   The left would do well to disown this bloke.
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   Michyle Glen said, 8 months ago

   Think of Chavez as Julius Ceaser and you got a better picture.
   His people love him, but are worried that he may be going over the edge and he could drag Venezuala with him.
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   Michyle Glen said, 8 months ago

   @Night-Gaunt49

   The Main Difference is Communism hates Socialism.
   Other than that they are very few differences
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   Matt Sobliged said, 8 months ago

   People vote for a government they want, it’s a dictatorship.
   Corporations (with u.s. backing) make a coup (Venezuala, 2002), it’s a democracy.
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    churchillwasright said, 8 months ago

    Hey, if Jimmy Carter says it’s a Democracy, it’s a Democracy! /sarc
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