For you Chavez-ophiles out there

**Tribesman** · 08-08-2007, 10:42

So "he might be in for life" if he continues to stand for election until his death... and continues to get elected...if the government and then the people vote for the changes to the constitution ...wow... is it a slow news day ?

Oh I forgot ..Its Chavez innit

Don't you know that extreme leftist regimes are the only one's that help the people. Just ask the Cambodians. Every other type of government is wicked.

Strange comment , would you be refering to the very very nasty former Cambodian regime that got western backing because they were not the Vietmanese leftist regime ?
BTW Apache whatare the rules you have over there that will prevent Brown from standing for election up until his death ?

**Kralizec** · 08-08-2007, 13:54

Meh, I don't like Chavez but I don't consider him a dictator. It's their country, let them ruin it as they please.

**Lorenzo_H** · 08-08-2007, 16:29

Viva la revolucion!

**Odin** · 08-08-2007, 16:30

Originally Posted by Kralizec

Meh, I don't like Chavez but I don't consider him a dictator. It's their country, let them ruin it as they please.

**Boyar Son** · 08-08-2007, 18:49

Aw man....

Chavez is just a paranoid anti American.... I bet he wants to go to war with us...

He probably can as soon as Cuba is under his political control... not to mention he has alot of support in the mid east (my assumption)...

**Del Arroyo** · 08-08-2007, 20:47

Hitler was democratically elected as dictator-for-life. Sadaam Hussein was also re-elected periodically in accordance with the Iraqi constitution. Hosni Mubarak has gotten re-voted in every time for almost 30 years now.

Just because Chavez is getting elected doesn't mean that the Venezuelan political process is free or democratic.

**Ser Clegane** · 08-08-2007, 20:57

Originally Posted by Del Arroyo

Hitler was democratically elected as dictator-for-life.

Uhm ... not really. There weren't even any free elections held after he was in power.
Whatever you might think about Chavez, the Hitler-example is not really fitting in this situation and smells a bit of hyperbole.

**Caius** · 08-08-2007, 21:29

Chavez says he wants the people to decide how long he rules
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has confirmed that he will try to change the law to allow him to remain in power indefinitely.

Guys, we have a new system: demotarism.

Democracy but authoritarism at the same time.

**GeneralHankerchief** · 08-08-2007, 23:25

Originally Posted by Ser Clegane

Uhm ... not really. There weren't even any free elections held after he was in power.
Whatever you might think about Chavez, the Hitler-example is not really fitting in this situation and smells a bit of hyperbole.

I think that Saddam and his 11 million-to-nothing "elections" serve as a better example here.

**Xiahou** · 08-08-2007, 21:27

Originally Posted by Del Arroyo

Just because Chavez is getting elected doesn't mean that the Venezuelan political process is free or democratic.

QFT.

**AntiochusIII** · 08-08-2007, 22:41

Originally Posted by K COSSACK

Aw man....

Chavez is just a paranoid anti American.... I bet he wants to go to war with us...

He probably can as soon as Cuba is under his political control... not to mention he has alot of support in the mid east (my assumption)...

Huh?

I'm no Chavez fan -- in fact his dictatorial antics disgust me, what a wasted opportunity for a better Latin America; all for corrupted power -- but I'm quite certain he's neither stupid nor hateful enough to go to war with the most powerful country in the world just because.

The Middle East is a big place, too, very fanatical and very fractured. A socialistic Venezuelan President, even an openly anti-American one, is not necessarily suddenly popular there.

But I'm also curious why our favorite South American democratically-elected dictator is such a popular media figure. I mean, the American media pays more attention to him than many other, much more lunatic, dangerous, and even downright criminal, "leaders."

**Boyar Son** · 08-08-2007, 22:46

the guy's paranoid...must be with that presidential position.... he must be itching to hurt us someway...

and yeah he is popular in the mid east...

**Kralizec** · 08-08-2007, 23:17

Originally Posted by K COSSACK

the guy's paranoid...must be with that presidential position.... he must be itching to hurt us someway...

and yeah he is popular in the mid east...

I likewise doubt him to be that stupid. If you're a Latin American country, the Panama episode should leave few doubts of what happens when you declare war on the USA.

Personally I think he just has a knack for getting (international) attention and he revels in getting it. Doesn't hurt with the voters, either.