Comment on The House has passed the economic bailout bill 263 to 171parentComments−alecco17yYou seem to imply two false points. Chavez was elected democratically, twice. And Venezuela's oil was not nationalized.I don't like the paternalistic and interventionist style he has but he isn't Fidel Castro. In many ways, he is quite a capitalist.−rbanffy17yTo put it shortly, Castro is a Communist and Chavez is an opportunistic populist proto-dictator.Anyway, Venezuela is screwed.−mynameishere17y"You"Rather, the reporters did. And Waters was also elected democratically. And that's not the point; the point is the media's reaction to nationalization then and now.−alecco17y"[...] and compare her to Hugo Chavez. Guess what? The imbecile wasn't that far off..."To me that line makes him own the journalists's remarks about Chavez.
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You seem to imply two false points. Chavez was elected democratically, twice. And Venezuela's oil was not nationalized.
I don't like the paternalistic and interventionist style he has but he isn't Fidel Castro. In many ways, he is quite a capitalist.
To put it shortly, Castro is a Communist and Chavez is an opportunistic populist proto-dictator.
Anyway, Venezuela is screwed.
"You"
Rather, the reporters did. And Waters was also elected democratically. And that's not the point; the point is the media's reaction to nationalization then and now.
"[...] and compare her to Hugo Chavez. Guess what? The imbecile wasn't that far off..."
To me that line makes him own the journalists's remarks about Chavez.