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Which is why socialists around the world mourned Chavez' election at the time, right? /s Venezuela, like Cuba, North Korea, China and the USSR were feted by so
by duncan_bayne 9y ago
Which is why socialists around the world mourned Chavez' election at the time, right? /s
Venezuela, like Cuba, North Korea, China and the USSR were feted by socialists the world over, right up until their failings (often in the form of millions of people starving to death) became visible to the world.
Then of course they ceased being real socialists.
- pavlov 9y agoIt’s the other way around: the vast majority of socialists never “feted” Chavez, but your strawman argument depends on the premise that those people are not real socialists.
- duncan_bayne 9y agoCome off it. Socialist groups were still fawning over him and his "success" as late as 2013. http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticleID=2202 http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?Articl... Not all, of course. Socialism is a broad camp. But many. Edit: and in fact they're still at it in Australia, where I live: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-solidarity-grows-australia https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-solidarity-gr... Edit:... and how about Castro? Is he your idea of a real socialist? https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hugo-chavez-and-fidel-castro-a-father-son-bond-until-death-515293 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hugo-chavez-and-fidel-castro...