Venezuelan leader warns of sabotage plans

[Flatulo]

34. Why, I got that idea from your posts. You've repeatedly called Caprilles a traitor, and you remarked

that had he played his shtick up here, he would have gotten the death penalty. So naturally I assumed that anyone who supports him, like 40% of his countrymen, would also be considered traitors to your way of thinking. And traitors get the death penalty. I apologize if I've assumed too much.

The fact is that the only time I've ever noted any criticism of Chavez from you is when you remarked that he'd been too lenient on his political opposition. Too lenient. That's quite an authoritarian kimd of statement. It's statements like this that make me wonder just how much of a democrat you really are. You seem quite intolerant of any opposition, for any reason, to Chavez.

For the record, I don't support Caprilles. It's totally up to the folks down there who to elect, and really doesn't concern me at all. In fact, I don't even particularly oppose Chavez. I think of him as sort of a good-natured loon with money, kind of like my uncle Tony. He certainly seems to have good intentions, at least as far as the poor are concerned. And he's certainly very generous with Venezuela's wealth. He spread it around quite liberally to those who supported him. To those who didn't, well, don't let the door hit you in the ass etc.

What does concern me, and I'd bet you a piece of pie that many others feel the same way, is what I see as complete and utter blind devotion to any particular leader or ideology from a supposedly liberal, impartial and independent thinker.

I'll be completely honest with you - I oppose you. I oppose anyone who can manufacture rationalizations for bad behavior as fast as Chavez supporters do. I oppose you because if we're ever to elect a leader of his ilk up here, a leader who would stuff his government with incompetent cronies and then pay the masses to look the other way by fixing their teeth, and chase away hard-working, productive members of the middle class just for being successful, that you would whole-heartedly support such a leader as long as you were getting your piece of the skim.

"Wait", you say..."Bush was a fool who appointed his idiot buddies to important posts where they proceeded to fuck up the country!" We'll, yes, absolutely, and I opposed Bush vehemently during his tenure. But I think Bush and Chavez are flip sides of the same coin. The only difference between the two is who they were patronizing to stay in power.

The Soviets used to have a phrase for people in other countries who argued their failed ideology for them - useful idiot. Your certainly not an idiot, but you do seem to spend an inordinate amount of time defending a man who almost no serious thinkers have taken seriously.

Anyway, you asked. I don't dislike you personally - I'm sure you're a vey nice person in real life. And I think that you sincerely believe everything you post. Just like the true believers for Bush defended him for 8 years. But I wanted to respond honestly, because I try to be an honest person as much as possible. It sometimes gets me put in ignore, but as long as I don't violate the TOS the mods dont seem too keen to ban me.

I'll understand if you put me on ignore after this and simply wish you good evening.