Chávez's 4F Semiotic Mindfuck
Quico says: No, the two arm bands aren’t quite identical. Still, exactly what message was Chávez trying to send by wearing this armband on the day he announced that Venezuela’s border to the west is with FARC?
If he recognizes FARC as “being in a state of war with Colombia” (which, after all, is what “beligerent” means) and then allies himself politically and symbolically with FARC, what state does that leave Venezuela and Colombia in? Crazy stuff.
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