Chavez foe leads massive march in Venezuela

[sabrina 1]

113. Thank you, and welcome to DU.

Chavez is being deliberately targeted because he insists on keeping his country's resources under that country's control. And he has been hugely popular, not just in Venezuela but in other countries in S. American, helping them to establish their own sovereignty and get out from under the oppression of Global Corporate, IMF, World Bank backed dictators. To consolidate their independence he has pushed for a South American style NATO and is viewed as a threat to the ambitions of the Colonial Powers.

The revelations in the Wikileaks cables proved what we suspected all along. It is shameful that this country cannot change its ways and start respecting other countries' right to their own sovereignty, and to stop using NGOs and other rabble rousers to destabilize countries like this in order to bring back their old, failed policies which impoverished so many countries.

Those countries are not the problem we are. Not that long ago I remember that the 'left' at least, supported Chavez. Then around 2004 we began to see the anti-Chavez propaganda we had seen only on the Right creeping into leftwing forums. We have since learned that millions of dollars are being spent to demonize Chavez.

Some new ways to relate to other countries are needed. Our way is always violent. We could deal honestly with countries who have resources we need, we could simply sign contracts with them and buy what we need and sell them what they need. But for some reason we need to totally control them.

No matter how they try to demonize Chavez, he will be remembered as a hero where it matters, in Latin America. We are so ignorant, so arrogant, thinking only we know what is good for other people. Well I should not say 'we'. It used to be the far right, or so I though, but I'm learning.