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Yep. Chavez started as a proletariat leader. I believe some liberal leaders like Sean Penn publicly supported Chavez (? someone fact check me here).
by RA_Fisher 9y ago
Yep. Chavez started as a proletariat leader. I believe some liberal leaders like Sean Penn publicly supported Chavez (? someone fact check me here).
- gaius 9y agoIn the UK Jeremy Corbyn as recently as last January (when all the signs were already clear) was holding up Venezuela as a role model for the UK. He still hasn't denounced the regime there.
- RA_Fisher 9y agoYep and here's Michael Moore when Chavez died: https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/309124649244057600 https://twitter.com/MMFlint/status/309124649244057600 "Hugo Chavez declared the oil belonged 2 the ppl. He used the oil $ 2 eliminate 75% of extreme poverty, provide free health & education 4 all" - Michael Moore
- thesmallestcat 9y agoSean Penn is a movie actor, not a "liberal leader," what are you on?
- ptaipale 9y agoI think he's also an "opinion maker", not just an actor. Like many pop stars etc who use their position as well-known people to spread their political beliefs. This is not a new phenomenon.
- dang 9y agoCommenting like this will get you banned here. If you want to keep commenting on HN, please don't vandalize it, even when other comments are wrong and annoying.
- thesmallestcat 9y agoTo be clear, and not that it necessarily makes it better, but I wasn't saying "what [intoxicating substance] are you on", but "what are you on" as a British turn of speech, meaning "what are you trying to say here?" I admit it's a bit sharp, but bannable? In any case will be more careful. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/8540/what-is-what-are-you-on-about-on-about https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/8540/what-is-wha...