Propagandizing the Chavista Party/Government/State/Nation
I hadn’t seen this when I wrote yesterday’s post, but this photo-rant (in Oil Wars, of all places) nicely illustrates the collapse of the distinctions between party, government,...
Francisco Toro
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Novelties
I’ve updated the links column with some deliciously incriminating Chavez-hugs-a-tyrant pics, and added a link in the Reader’s Guide to this very lucid piece on Chavez in the...
III. The "democratic revolution" is a contradiction in terms
Democracy implies a clear delineation of the conceptual boundaries between “party,” “government,” “state,” and “nation.” Democracy conceives of the state as the institutional incarnation of the nation, something...
III. The "democratic revolution" is a contradiction in terms
Democracy implies a clear delineation of the conceptual boundaries between “party,” “government,” “state,” and “nation.” Democracy conceives of the state as the institutional incarnation of the nation, something...
II. The "democratic revolution" is a contradiction in terms
The essence of a revolutionary regime is permanence. The essence of a democratic regime is alternance. “No volverán” is the essential revolutionary slogan – the ideological rejection of...
II. The "democratic revolution" is a contradiction in terms
The essence of a revolutionary regime is permanence. The essence of a democratic regime is alternance. “No volverán” is the essential revolutionary slogan – the ideological rejection of...
I. The "democratic revolution" is a contradiction in terms
At the center of the Chávez Revolution we have a contradiction in terms. In democracies dissent is healthy, alternance the norm. In revolutions dissent is treason, alternance impossible....
I. The "democratic revolution" is a contradiction in terms
At the center of the Chávez Revolution we have a contradiction in terms. In democracies dissent is healthy, alternance the norm. In revolutions dissent is treason, alternance impossible....
20 points for Borges
Katy says: A few weeks ago, Quico asked me to post my thoughts on why I think Julio Borges is the best of the current group of non-Chavista...
20 points for Borges
Katy says: A few weeks ago, Quico asked me to post my thoughts on why I think Julio Borges is the best of the current group of non-Chavista...
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