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6. They have a Facebook page.

Reply to socialist_n_TN (Original post)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 12:55 PM

Apr 2012

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colectivo-La-Piedrita/64515065179?filter=2

They got some bad press a few months ago for a photo "arming children", but the Socialist paper Aporrea published their statement correcting this: it was a playacting skit.

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aporrea.org%2Factualidad%2Fn197885.html&act=url

To the capitalist press, anyone or anything that threatens teh "free markets" is a "thug". At least they haven't shot anyone in the face point-blank with tear-gas canisters and "bean-bag" bullets.

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What do y'all think? Is this the modern day equivalent........... [View all] socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 OP

Given DU's anti-Chavez bias, I'm betting on "thugs", but it's what we're going to have to do or fail saras Apr 2012 #1

"Fanatically one-sided article..."........ socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #4

Wow, slanted at all? Scuba Apr 2012 #2

Oh yeah, DEFINITELY biased.......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #3

Given Chavez's current medical condition I think he TBF Apr 2012 #5

And help for the working class is what a worker's militia......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #8

They have a Facebook page. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #6

As noted in posts above, the sheer bias in this article.......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #7

I'm glad you posted it, it's got me curious too. :) Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #10

That's not an article... ret5hd Apr 2012 #9

No argument from me. HOWEVER.......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #11

Well that was some shoddy "Journalism" Hearst would be proud. white_wolf Apr 2012 #12

washingtonpost.com carried a longer version of the article limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #13

Yeah, I noticed on their facebook page......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #14

That they'd be on Facebook is amazing. Definitely not our ancestors' revolutions. freshwest Apr 2012 #16

JC with a gun? Sounds RW. And if they're controlling 'one of Caracas� most violent slums' freshwest Apr 2012 #15

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