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by alecco 6461 days ago
You seem to imply two false points. Chavez was elected democratically, twice. And Venezuela's oil was not nationalized.

I don't like the paternalistic and interventionist style he has but he isn't Fidel Castro. In many ways, he is quite a capitalist.
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rbanffy 6461 days ago
To put it shortly, Castro is a Communist and Chavez is an opportunistic populist proto-dictator.

Anyway, Venezuela is screwed.

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mynameishere 6461 days ago
"You"

Rather, the reporters did. And Waters was also elected democratically. And that's not the point; the point is the media's reaction to nationalization then and now.

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alecco 6461 days ago
"[...] and compare her to Hugo Chavez. Guess what? The imbecile wasn't that far off..."

To me that line makes him own the journalists's remarks about Chavez.

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