[lbo-talk] Welcome to the Chávez revolution - where the ric h keep getting richer

[Eric]

So Chavez lovers, what of this article? This seems to be theme among 
stories about Venezuela: the poor are getting some redistributive 
boost from the state, but social and property relations are largely 
untouched--despite the rhetoric of Chavez that suggests otherwise. 
And it's not just the bourgeouis media, as I see more of this coming 
from left, internal and external, too. Are these merely disgruntled 
elements, groups wanting power for themselves? And how much longer 
does Chavez get a free pass from northern leftists? How much longer 
does someone who sounds essentially like FDR get held out as the 
revolutionary socialist ideal?


>http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1946882,00.html
>
>Rory Carroll in Caracas
>Monday November 13, 2006
>
>Another agreeable lunch ended at the Caracas Country Club with a 
>bottle of Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, the chef's famous flan and a 
>round of espressos served on a silver platter.