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Latin America

Judi Lynn

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2. It's worth seeing again and again. There has been no one like this man.

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 03:13 PM

Apr 2015

He's the one the fascists in Venezuela called an "ape," and every racist name in the book. Even in the media. They mocked his manner of speaking, everything about him. He knew he had to move the country ahead as quickly as he possibly could to overcome the great barriers thrown in the way of the vast poor population by the fascist oligarchs all those long, long years of racist, unbridled greed and repression.

He was right, all along.

I have to watch this video again. We need to be reminded what kind of person he was, and what scum the fascists were to hate him.

What a guy. He knew things were going to get rough, but believed the people were worth it.

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Enter Stage Right 99th_Monkey Apr 2015 #1

It's worth seeing again and again. There has been no one like this man. Judi Lynn Apr 2015 #2

interestingly few of the soldiers seem to be biting--Andean militaries are way different MisterP Apr 2015 #3