Indeed. How many socialist governments around the world have there been that did not repress human rights to some extent? You could say England back before Thatcher got elected was socialist, but the socialists got voted out of office. On the other end would be Stalin and Mao.
But I can't think of many freely elected governments that persevered and were socialist - nationalizing companies and all that. Instead they seem to be dictatorships or other forms of non-democratic government. So consider Caius' words; the damn curse of socialism. Since socialism seems so often to go hand in hand with political repression, I think he has a point.
Chavez is still holding elections, but they're not exactly free and fair; he represses the opposition and uses the apparatus of the state to promote himself. It'd be illegal in the US.
Absolute and utter garbage. You should be ashamed to utter such filth. Disgraceful.
You'll forget your 'principals' and laud any dictator or strongman who increases his power and the power of the state by seizing other people's property as long as he throws a few bones to the poor.
You lambaste all who righteously oppose him but then disappear when people bring up many valid reasons to oppose Chavez.
Perhaps us non-socialists should ask ourselves why socialists are so quick to forgive repression from the left.
CR
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