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Six years ago Chomsky wrote an open letter that said actions Hugo Chavez were taking were an "assault on democracy". How exactly is that "torturing the data to
by balance_factor 9y ago
Six years ago Chomsky wrote an open letter that said actions Hugo Chavez were taking were an "assault on democracy". How exactly is that "torturing the data to make Hugo Chavez sound like a good leader"? When Chavez was elected and freed the oil money of Venezuela from the hands of a small, corrupt, European-descendant aristocracy, being shared with poor and working class Venezuelans of all races, Chomsky was enthusiastic. Six years ago, when the government began taking actions that Chomsky thought were anti-democratic and authoritarian, Chomsky was critical.
- y0ssar1an 9y agoThat's a fair point, but this more recent interview from 2013 shows Chomsky's real opinion of Chavez. He's defensive about the human rights abuses, and his overall tone is one of praise for the "liberator" of Latin America. https://youtu.be/M6BiNppcnaI https://youtu.be/M6BiNppcnaI
- Synaesthesia 9y agoLet’s look at the western response to the horrific genocide in Guatemala compared to the admittedly egregious abuses in Venezuela but which don’t evens approach those atrocities ...
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