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The leftist tone of this article gave me allergy. As a Venezuelan that emigrated to another country to escape from the disaster that the so called socialism (wh

The leftist tone of this article gave me allergy. As a Venezuelan that emigrated to another country to escape from the disaster that the so called socialism (which is more like a pseudo-comunism) was installing on the country, I cannot be balanced with the words of the author when he uses Chavez and embargo in the same statement. All I saw in 12 years was a horrible government that had in USA the perfect excuse to cover his negligence. I understand your feelings fellows US citizens, but please don't over-correct your bad government with another 10 times worse. That's what we did and we regret that every day.

robomartin 13y ago
I had the opportunity to meet Venezuela's pre-Chavez Minister of Education at a conference in the US around ten years ago. We had a very interesting conversation. The man was almost in tears as he described how his country was being destroyed from the inside by Chaves and his socialist/communist ideology. It goes without saying that he made a huge impression on me.
Shamanmuni 13y ago
Maybe it's just me, but I find it very difficult to understand how your comment relates to the article. maddog mentioned Chavez and the cuban embargo in order to illustrate a point, which is completely valid: Brazil and any other sovereign nation (excluding the USA... maybe) should be wary about using closed source software and computers made in a foreign country. You can never completely trust them; but there exist alternatives which you can implement right now. Sorry if you had bad experiences in Venezuela, but you don't need to freak out and start a commie witch-hunt any time Chavez is mentioned. And I live Argentina, so I also have experience with enduring populist governments; but this article isn't about them, at all.
puller 13y ago
"Leftist" in the sense of Chavismo does not have any analogue in the US. There's just no comparison. For example, ACA is an originally Republican plan full of handouts to private companies, not Chavismo or "Socialism". Please don't worry that we will over-correct with another 10 times more Chavez-like, it will never happen.

robomartin 13y ago

I had the opportunity to meet Venezuela's pre-Chavez Minister of Education at a conference in the US around ten years ago. We had a very interesting conversation. The man was almost in tears as he described how his country was being destroyed from the inside by Chaves and his socialist/communist ideology. It goes without saying that he made a huge impression on me.

Shamanmuni 13y ago

Maybe it's just me, but I find it very difficult to understand how your comment relates to the article. maddog mentioned Chavez and the cuban embargo in order to illustrate a point, which is completely valid: Brazil and any other sovereign nation (excluding the USA... maybe) should be wary about using closed source software and computers made in a foreign country. You can never completely trust them; but there exist alternatives which you can implement right now. Sorry if you had bad experiences in Venezuela, but you don't need to freak out and start a commie witch-hunt any time Chavez is mentioned. And I live Argentina, so I also have experience with enduring populist governments; but this article isn't about them, at all.

puller 13y ago

"Leftist" in the sense of Chavismo does not have any analogue in the US. There's just no comparison. For example, ACA is an originally Republican plan full of handouts to private companies, not Chavismo or "Socialism". Please don't worry that we will over-correct with another 10 times more Chavez-like, it will never happen.