[lbo-talk] Chavez, slow down

[wrobert at uci.edu]

I just read this reference to the question of food security.  While it is
true that Venezuela imports almost all of its food (and my friend Don who
lived down there for about a half year said that it is also remarkably
revolting), this has been true of Venezuela for some time, and is not a
unique element of the revolution.  There are, in fact, serious efforts to
start an indigenous agricultural sector, but this isn't the easiest task
in a society that is used to being a import oriented economy.  robert wood
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> Paul posted:
>
> "The Bolivarian model of development that is being implemented in
> Venezuela makes the goal of"another world is possible", that the people of
> the world are fighting for, unattainable. This model not only maintains
> the old paradigm of past governments, but also deepens the neo-liberal
> capitalist development model based on the over-exploitation of the natural
> resources, where the environment is totally subordinated and the
> protagonist participation of the communities and social movements is
> unappreciated. The social and environmental impacts of the Bolivarian
> model is putting in danger the future of the country and its sovereignty,
> its food security, and the quality of lifeof all Venezuelans. "
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