fortunately i dont have to rely on the media’s analysis of chavez and venezuala … i have traveled there many times before he came into power and many times since. i can say this with all the certainity at my command … for the poor and the working class, Chavez and his policies have helped them without a doubt. public education and health care coupled with employment opportunites are just a few of the changes for the better. now for the rich … nope chavez hasnt done much for them … sorry, i cant work up much sympathy for their plight.
the incessant whine from america’s right wing about the growing populism in venezuala and other south america countries is really rather trite and self serving. america has had the opportunity to work with more progressive latin leaders but somehow always finds a way to support the status-quo because of out dated logic. as it is in america … if the right wing wants to make a comeback they have to find a way to reconnect with the working and poor classes in an equitable and just manner. pseudo coups, like the one against Chavez, funded by america will not work.
