tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10659894.post5676951745631248211..comments2023-08-04T07:57:09.855+00:00Comments on Alek Boyd: Miguel Octavio leaves VenezuelaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10659894.post-42130536039011074912011-02-22T21:09:21.293+00:002011-02-22T21:09:21.293+00:00Informative, at this point in time those who still...Informative, at this point in time those who still support Chavez, from abroad, are nothing but leftist fundamentalists longing for a return Stalinist soviet communism. Though I get your point, the level of pro Chavez sycophancy here in the UK is just unbelievable. Fortunately, these people also know Mugabe very well, and despise him with a passion, so one only has to draw parallels, and even though internally they keep thinking Chavez is Robin Hood, in public they refrain from giving free rein to idiosyncratic communist nostalgia prevalent in academia.<br /><br />Charly, I can assure you, among those 100,000 there are many who fell in ajustes de cuentas.ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014152460206926913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10659894.post-62326190967426062352011-02-22T20:18:28.990+00:002011-02-22T20:18:28.990+00:00"Crime, one can deal with, personally. One ha..."Crime, one can deal with, personally. One has, at the very least, the capacity to try and work a way out of it, either by confronting assaulting parties, shooting back, driving or running away, or whatever solution comes to mind."<br /><br />Please go tell that to the families of the 100,000+ who lost their lives to "hampa" since the XXI century savior came to power.Charlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145328603062740131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10659894.post-62647711348301165982011-02-22T19:55:47.910+00:002011-02-22T19:55:47.910+00:00Alek this is absolutely correct. I am currently f...Alek this is absolutely correct. I am currently focusing my thesis in Venezuela (my native country) and surprisingly have found many more books than I expected supporting and encouraging the Chavez regime... Not to mention, I am taking a class that is focused around women's human rights, my professor is Colombian and praises Chavez!! I still can't believe the audacity most people have when they talk about the 'goodness' of Chavez. Needless to say, for kicks I will also be writing a paper on the 'leftist movement' and see if maybe it is just me going crazy; (hopefully not) and instead be re-assured that socialism just doesn't work! .You'd think we'd learn from history.Informative Politicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380913648429757874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10659894.post-3075047511617545632011-02-22T17:50:30.853+00:002011-02-22T17:50:30.853+00:00I agree with you that the work is not yet done, un...I agree with you that the work is not yet done, unless an individual simply feels like he needs to disconnect from it.<br /><br />The opportunity to know from the inside the development of Chavismo and the meaning of this for the world at large, is replete with pertinent and important themes that need to be discussed.Themes that go way beyond just a recounting of events.Why did this happen? How did this happen? What can be done for future generations?Just knowing it is happening is not good enough, though it is an important part.<br /><br />The world is still full of lies, poor journalism,and factions who connect with each other to gain power.There are scary connections between Chavez and other worldwide criminal groups.The end is nowhere near in sight.Even here in the US I still see plenty of people who are not convinced that Chavez is all that bad.The propaganda is horrendous and deep.They think he is a bit crazy but still blame the opposition more than they do Chavez.These are people from the not so far left.Just ordinary folk.Friends of mine on facebook even.People who will take anybody's side to be be able to side against the US.The 'US' has become the scapegoat for all the little children who refuse to grow up and take care of their own affairs.<br /><br />As for reasons to leave....when you have children I think crime trumps.I had teenagers when Chavez came into power, and crime began to worsen- their friends began to thin out mercilessly.It is hard to tell kids they simply cannot go out of the house at that age.For an older person alone, the reasons you mention loom very large.firepigettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348890269608169297noreply@blogger.com