http://www.coha.org/democratic-decay-in-venezuela/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=democratic-decay-in-venezuela COHA is an NGO specialized in monitoring Latin American and Canadian Relations for more than 30 years... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:51:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.coha.org/democratic-decay-in-venezuela/comment-page-1/#comment-482 Alex Joas Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:05:43 +0000 http://www.coha.org/2006/08/03/democratic-decay-in-venezuela/#comment-482 You don't even address the situations that have led Chavez to do what he has done, or even mention the social unrest that is going on right now in Venezuela. Chavez has had the power to take Venezuela by force if he wanted to. Instead, he is making a stand for the majority of Venezuela (who are in poverty and powerless)by giving them the social programs they need and at the same time trying to hold together a democracy, with a strong opposition of the powerful minority who seek to keep the power in the hands of the few. Chavez is not following Castro and stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, he is trying to empower the poor so they can take it themselves. You leave out way too many important facts when trying to determine what a democracy is. When you look past the democratic structure to the real issue: whether the majority of the people support the actions of the government, Venezuela is more democratic than the U.S.-- In the U.S., the people didn't elect Bush in 2000, 75% currently don't want to be at war, and Bush vetos popular bills (like healthcare for children payed for by cigarette tax). You obviously have a political agenda. You are extremely irresponsible, you talk about democracy while you skew the facts by telling partial truths. You don’t even address the situations that have led Chavez to do what he has done, or even mention the social unrest that is going on right now in Venezuela. Chavez has had the power to take Venezuela by force if he wanted to. Instead, he is making a stand for the majority of Venezuela (who are in poverty and powerless)by giving them the social programs they need and at the same time trying to hold together a democracy, with a strong opposition of the powerful minority who seek to keep the power in the hands of the few. Chavez is not following Castro and stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, he is trying to empower the poor so they can take it themselves. You leave out way too many important facts when trying to determine what a democracy is. When you look past the democratic structure to the real issue: whether the majority of the people support the actions of the government, Venezuela is more democratic than the U.S.– In the U.S., the people didn’t elect Bush in 2000, 75% currently don’t want to be at war, and Bush vetos popular bills (like healthcare for children payed for by cigarette tax). You obviously have a political agenda. You are extremely irresponsible, you talk about democracy while you skew the facts by telling partial truths.

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