Venezuela's Chavez welcomes ally Ahmadinejad

[Judi Lynn]

28. You're the first to claim expatriot Venezuelans are "refugees." What a twist.

We have an American DU'er who lives in Venezuela now, who would undoubtedly have something to say to you if she sees your post.

This might might throw some light on your charges:
Venezuela is no tyranny

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What cannot be said of Venezuela is that the right to protest is threatened. This year alone, the opposition have staged dozens of marches free from state harassment. On numerous occasions opponents and marchers have been invited to address the nation from the National Assembly.

In contrast, it was only 20 years ago that protests were met by brutal repression in Venezuela, with the Caracazo massacre by state security forces leaving 276 dead according to official figures and up to 3,000, according to claims, once mass graves were uncovered.

The opposition's hostile views of the Chávez government dominate the Venezuelan media. But that is not the reason why some radio stations were recently closed. These were operating illegally without proper licences and continued to refuse to comply with the law. More than 200 radio stations, most of which identify with the opposition, that were also operating irregularly but did renew their franchises continue to operate freely.

Respect for democracy is intrinsic to the particular model being followed by the Chávez government. It does not resort to violence – it wins elections. In contrast, it is noteworthy that the notable elements of the Venezuelan opposition have broadly sympathised with the illegal de facto government of Micheletti in Honduras. Maybe in Honduras we have a serious glimpse of what "democracy" would have been like in Venezuela had its violent attempts to overthrow Chávez been successful?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/14/venezuela-democracy-honduras-chavez


Have your friends never heard the word "guarimba," which means "violent protest" which has been employed by the right-wing opposition idiots in Venezuela from the first of Chavez' time in office. It was fathered by Cuban-Venezuelan Roberto Alonso, who also has many ties to the right-wing reactionary Cubans in Miami.



From the rabidly anti-Chavez major "newspaper" in Venezuela, El Universal.



A well-known image from an earlier demonstration showing an
anti-Chavezdemonstrator with her slingshot. Her fellow
demonstrators entertained themselves shooting at pro-Chavez
demonstrators, resulting in the death of one man, when they
shot a marble directly into his brain, embedding it there. That's
how scared spitless they are of voicing their opinions.

See photos at this link:

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These photos can be seen by everyone, but the opposition media and leaders do not condemn these types of actions. It should be noted that if this had occurred in the United States, national guard tanks would have rolled in with firm orders to shoot on sight. Instead, the big debate today was whether street violence was only occurring in upper/midlle class areas or in lower-class barrios.

http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20040303_4.htm

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