Well spoken. Venezuela may not be the freest nation on earth, but I'm glad there's a few places around that stand up to US government bullying. I say this as a

Well spoken. Venezuela may not be the freest nation on earth, but I'm glad there's a few places around that stand up to US government bullying. I say this as an American who will pledge allegiance to the US Constitution any day of the week, but not to the US government, especially not in its current form. I'm genuinely scared at how far my government has gone in persecuting lawful, nonviolent protesters and activists. Just look at the Aaron Swartz case, the harassment of Jacob Appelbaum at the border, or police actions during the Occupy protests (less related to hacker culture but just as important). I can no longer believe that those who stay within the law have nothing to fear from the US government. This may not be true of the Venezuelan government either, but the fact that they don't let USG boss them around means at least there are options.