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Judi Lynn

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3. That's what your life experience has taught you?

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:53 PM

Jan 2013

What about all the people who poured into the streets during the VietNam war? What authoritarian leader were they supporting?

What about the people who have gone to President Obama's inaugurations? Them, too?

You'd be doing yourself a world of good by spending some of your precious venting time doing research, instead, just like so many progressives do.

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Thousands of Venezuelans march in support of Chavez [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2013 OP

There never seems to be a problem marching in SUPPORT of an Authoritarian leader... brooklynite Jan 2013 #1

That's what your life experience has taught you? Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #3

Having grown up in Country ruled under Martial Law, yes it has. brooklynite Jan 2013 #6

Bush's administration was wildly opposed to the policies of the elected Venezuelan President. Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #7

Did you read my last point? brooklynite Jan 2013 #10

No, I hadn't read your last post. Now that I have, you sound silly to me. Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #11

thank you.... fascisthunter Jan 2013 #25

Venezuela Oil Production Growth: Chavez Presidency May Have Squandered Oil Riches ErikJ Jan 2013 #2

There is little outward signs? ? Oh right because poor people have been lifted up MyNameGoesHere Jan 2013 #5

Food shortages and a skyrocketing murder rate hack89 Jan 2013 #9

Hmm neither is shooting kids in the face. MyNameGoesHere Jan 2013 #14

Their murder rate is orders of magnitude higher hack89 Jan 2013 #15

There are maybe 30 or more countries that have a higher murder per capita rate than the USA MyNameGoesHere Jan 2013 #16

What makes it propaganda? You disagree with it? nt hack89 Jan 2013 #17

Well I stated why I thought it was propaganda. MyNameGoesHere Jan 2013 #27

By any standard Venezula is a sick society hack89 Jan 2013 #29

You reminded me of the dirty Honduran government we're supporting, Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #18

Nope, they never, ever post about Honduras. bitchkitty Jan 2013 #19

No one could say it better. Perfectly accurate. n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #20

No one here adulates about the corrupt Honduran government. joshcryer Jan 2013 #21

I actually talk to people from both sides of the economic spectrum in VZ MyNameGoesHere Jan 2013 #28

The Aben Perl? The Boligarchs? The Fonden Fund? joshcryer Jan 2013 #30

Yeah, but you don't see LBN posts cheering those countries, either. joshcryer Jan 2013 #22

Manufacturers would help ErikJ Jan 2013 #12

Oh, another hit piece from the Associated Press. Imagine that. n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #8

YOU MEAN HE ACTUALLY DID IT OverseaVisitor Jan 2013 #26

NEWS?!1 *late* breaking news?!1 How many thousands?!1 n/t UTUSN Jan 2013 #4

Chavistas out in force, Venezuela VP back to Cuba Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #13

That's rich - bitchkitty Jan 2013 #23

Yep. Capriles: a real man of the elite people! He's the oligarchs' "great right hope". n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #24