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TheWraith

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3. It's twisted that people still defend Chavez and company.

Reply to ChangoLoa (Original post)

Tue Feb 14, 2012, 05:19 PM

Feb 2012

Despite the fact that he's taking a democracy and trying to drag it into a dictatorship. A perfect example of the fact that some people really do just knee-jerk react that anyone who is in opposition to the US MUST be the good guy.

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Venezuelan Supreme Court just ordered the opposition to give the "notebooks" with the names [View all] ChangoLoa Feb 2012 OP

Ah, "democracy" in action! Identify the opposition....and punish them! nt MADem Feb 2012 #1

Apparently not this time ChangoLoa Feb 2012 #2

so what do you think was the motive for the court order? Bacchus4.0 Feb 2012 #5

Intimidation. joshcryer Feb 2012 #6

The claim of fraud concerned a local primary. ChangoLoa Feb 2012 #8

It's twisted that people still defend Chavez and company. TheWraith Feb 2012 #3

simply claiming to be a "leftist" and anti-USA rhetoric goes along way with some. Bacchus4.0 Feb 2012 #9

I saw that and wondered exactly what that meant, I suspected something like outing the opposition Bacchus4.0 Feb 2012 #4

MUD completely obliterated PSUV today by quickly destroying the rolls. joshcryer Feb 2012 #7