The Sins Of Venezuelan President Chavez

The Rethugs have always hated anything that even has the slightest scent of Communism. Capitalism and Communism are constantly at war because tthe extreme of Communisn gives all power to the state and Capitalism gives all power to the corporate structure. Both worhip wealth; their own.

Capitlists don't give a damn about Democracy. They don't give a damn about personal freedom, either. They care about "free markets" and power over others."

Any system, taken to the extreme is exceedingly dangerous

The Sins Of Venezuelan President Chavez:

"05/02/06 'Scoop' -- -- The oil rich despots of Saudi Arabia , the Gulf States and Kazakhstan use the oil wealth of their people to enrich themselves and their ruling elites , set up Swiss bank accounts and in the case of the Royal Saud Family,.finance terrorism. Democratic activists and thinkers are persecuted.

Such regimes, which strip the wealth of their countries for personal gain, are emulated in many countries and supported by the G8 as valuable allies.

In oil rich Venezuela , however, democratically elected President Hugo Chavez and his government are not following the above model. Instead Venezuela's vast oil wealth, under Chavez, is being used for massive poverty eradication programmes to provide health, education, housing and employment to the poorest . Its leaders do not siphon off wealth to offshore banks.

You would think ( wouldn't you?) that the United States with its proclaimed mission of bringing democracy and its benefits to all and fighting corruption would be applauding President Chavez and holding him up as an exemplar for the despotic regimes whose oil and other mineral wealth goes into their own back pockets while the cesspools for terrorism continue to expand."