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In praise of Blogging the Revolution
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Chabuki watch, #4
The Master Thespian himself, on yesterday’s Aló, Narcisista, doing his best Sybil imitation while talking about himself in the third person once again: “(Business groups) Fedecámaras) and Consecomercio are engaging in ideological warfare to make people believe Chávez wants to end private … Continue reading
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No FODA, chico
A couple of questions spring to mind in the wake of Chávez’s "CESNA Decree", which allows him, discretionally, to "classify" essentially any piece of information, public or private, and ban its publication: 1-What exactly does Ms. Eva Golinger, who built a … Continue reading
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Chávez’s War on the Economy
For Hugo Chávez to declare "Economic War" in June 2010 is a little bit like for Adolf Hitler to take 5 minutes off his busy schedule on April 30th, 1945 to declare war on Poland: that fight’s been on for … Continue reading
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Rediscovering the Whys and Wherefores of Democratic Institutionality
Teodoro Petkoff has an enlightening piece on the conflict in Polar, where workers are coming to the defense of their company. Reading it, it occurs to me that maybe, just maybe, Venezuela needed chavismo. We needed it so workers could rediscover, … Continue reading
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