Venezuelan legislature grants Chavez decree powers

[CPA]

where's redunderyourbed, she's probably loving this.

 

[cubby1223]

All of you falling for propaganda once again. Obviously this is a gross over-statement of the true situation, as "the rich" of Venezuela are doing everything they can to maintain their power of as much wealth as they can, denying it from the people of Venezuela. Hugo Chavez is doing a good thing for the country here in his fight to return power to the people and away from "the rich".

 

[Jaskalas]

Wow, Fail. Total abuse of power.

If you build it.... :whiste:

 

[Double Trouble]

Who cares what Chavez does? Try not to pretend you understand anything about that country and their people.

Ok, I'll try not to pretend. I grew up very close to Caracas and some of my family and friends still live there, so I'm pretty sure I'm somewhat familiar with "that country and their people"

 

[ayabe]

Well the US has been bankrolling dictators and criminals in South America for a long while which makes it easy for people like Chavez to take over. We're an easy and highly visible target to focus on as the source of woe.

Whenever a charismatic figure can successfully channel the anger of common people against a single or small number of "enemies" who are to blame for everything going wrong, bad things are sure to follow. It happens all over the world, sometimes even here in the US.

 

[brencat]

Who didn't see stuff like this coming, this is not the first time he has done it either.

How easily people are fooled, rights get eroded one by one very slowly, property rights slowly go out the window, power is slowly eroded from the people and opposition shut out, term limits abolished, manipulation of elections, intimidation of all opposition parties and media, socialization of industries, control of the money supply with high inflation and high unemployment, and then the ultimate centralization of power, law by decree of the dictator, who fights for the good will of the hard working people.

Excellent post -- pretty much sums it up. Anyone with half a brain saw this years ago that Venezuela was on its way to becoming Cuba once that cocksvcker Chavez was elected. He needs to be taken out. I hope the people of Venezuela realize this and rise up before it's too late and all their weapons are taken away from them.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why the 2nd amendment is so important. So sh*t like this can never ever happen here in the U.S..

 

[rudder]

As I recall with certainty, Craig decreed Chaves to be, and I quote, "A hero to democracy". LOL, what a moron.

Chavez is a hero. Think of all the money Venezuela will save. No need for a legislative branch of the government anymore or even a supreme court type judicial branch. Everything he says adheres to Venezuela's constitution. If not, he can just change the constitution.

This will make it easier for the population as well. They will have an easy time with the ballots because chavez will be the only name on them.

 

[yllus]

Who cares what Chavez does? Try not to pretend you understand anything about that country and their people.

Do we have to start listing every single country and vilify their leaders because they do not fit into our ideological prism?

I may think the man a douche bag and dislike his policy but I dont feel the need to put all the people who don't think like me inside a box so I can point my finger at that box and think they are an axis of evil..

If you want to understand South America try to read its history...


back to your regularly scheduled rage fest brought to you by goldline....

Oddly enough, I find that one surefire method to learn about something is to begin a discussion upon it. You know, like you would on a discussion board of some sort. I know, the concept's a little out there, but I figure that in 2010 we might be up to it.

 

[jhu]

Excellent post -- pretty much sums it up. Anyone with half a brain saw this years ago that Venezuela was on its way to becoming Cuba once that cocksvcker Chavez was elected. He needs to be taken out. I hope the people of Venezuela realize this and rise up before it's too late and all their weapons are taken away from them.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why the 2nd amendment is so important. So sh*t like this can never ever happen here in the U.S..

Oh, but it certainly can. Constitutional amendments will solve that.

 

[Red Dawn]

Ok, I'll try not to pretend. I grew up very close to Caracas and some of my family and friends still live there, so I'm pretty sure I'm somewhat familiar with "that country and their people"

Good then you have a reason to give a fuck. Myself I really couldn't care less about Venezuela. If the Venezuelans wanted to get rid of him they would. They got what they wanted now they can live with it.