Latin America
In reply to the discussion: Venezuelan leader warns of sabotage plans [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)the Chavez government did not cut poverty and illiteracy in half during his time in office?
For those people who were mired in poverty while Global Corps sucked up the profits of THEIR resources, you can bet the economy has improved, immensely which is why Chavez kept winning and why Madura will most likely win. I have way, way more faith in the judgement of the actual people regarding Venezuela's economic situation than all the biased Western media, and the big budget that pays for their anti-Venezuealan people propaganda, put together.
I have read it, the disingenuous reporting on inflation, eg. Supporting other Latin American nations struggling to regain their own sovereignty after decades of oppression by western backed dictators, is one of the most constructive and admirable things Chavez did. Of COURSE the Global Cartels are not happy about it, he managed to create a stronger region against their monetary invasions, which of course was the whole point. What is good for them, is good for Venezueala. It was money very well spent as we see the frustration, (Wikileaks cables were very revealing) of the greedy, criminal Corps who can no longer just place another puppet Dictator in power in any of those countries, to do their bidding.
I find it extremely strange that any Democrat would support any Right Wing government, here or anywhere else. In fact I don't know a single Demcorat who does. Of course none of these governments are perfect. The destruction to their countries from decades of Western backed oppressive dictatorships and right wing governments, will take a long time to undo. But it is amazing how far they have come in such a short time and I am happy to see them now in a better position to help their own people and to keep at bay the forces that kept them enslaved for so long. If they continue on this democratic path, I believe that region of the world will finally reach its potential. Shame how the crooks here who denied them those rights, have never been punished. As a result, they are still trying to regain control of those nations.