>Precisely - but for some very odd reason, some people seem compelled to defend Venezuela, because it's part of "team lefty" or something. Because, in spite of

>Precisely - but for some very odd reason, some people seem compelled to defend Venezuela, because it's part of "team lefty" or something. Because, in spite of his many flaws, Chavez cut the extreme poverty rate by 70%. I bet you've never wondered why this fact wasn't filtered down to you through the US media have you? >I think it's a terrible mentality. Indeed.