Sunday, March 1, 2009

Hugo Chavez & Venezula

Venezula is in the midst of an Economic crisis, there is rising inflation, currently at 31% per year, reports of food shortages, and the country is rapidly spiraling into economic chaos. Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezula, has imposed price caps on basic foodstuffs. Up until a few years ago, Venezula was a thriving Democracy, with an open media and private ownership of all the industries. Since Chavez (who pictures himself as a modern day Fidel Castro) was elected, he has imposed heavy restrictions on the media, nationialized many of the industries and banks, including all the oil industries. He just sent troops to "temporarily" seize control of the rice factories to make sure they were operating at full capacity. Venezula is headed rapidly towards Communism, if they aren't already there.
Upon this seizure, he was quoted as saying " This government is here to protect the people, not the bourgeoisie or the rich". I seem to remember some other recently elected world leader making a very similar quote. Could it happen here?? I sure hope not, but with the Left wing media covering for Obama, a far left Congress in power, and Liberal judges legislating from the bench, you have to wonder.

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