[lbo-talk] NYT: Chavez loses, 51% to 49%; Chavez does concede on TV

John Thornton jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Mon Dec 3 12:52:33 PST 2007


American leftists love Castro and Chavez? Damn, why didn't someone tell me? All I ever hear or read is how Chavez "wants to be president for life" and other unsubstantiated claims to smear him. Shit, if this how they talk about a guy they love it's a good thing they don't dislike him or even more fictitious crap would be slung around.

John Thornton

Chuck wrote:
> I've never understood why American leftists are so stuck in a rut when
> it comes to supporting *one* guy as the leader of these leftist regimes.
> If this so-called "revolution" in Venezuela has any substance, then it
> surely can find thousands of qualified people to run for president in
> the next election.
>
> I also don't understand why people feel so compelled to defend Chavez
> more than the popular revolution. Chavez is just one imperfect human
> being who craves power. Does it really take an anarchist to point out
> the obvious.
>
> The news that Chavez was defeated is very welcome.
>
> Chuck



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