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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
50. The people of Venezuela never wanted to replace him with a conservative.
Tue Mar 5, 2013, 06:36 PM
Mar 2013

Given that they had nothing to gain from "market values" why should they have wanted that?

Precisely. jsr Mar 2013 #1
It Is, Sir: He Was a Good Man The Magistrate Mar 2013 #2
I'm sure the perception varies along with one's economic class Warpy Mar 2013 #3
That'[s why they're run the US embassy staff today malaise Mar 2013 #6
I thought of that yesterday when they expelled diplomats Warpy Mar 2013 #11
I knew he was as good as dead when he went home and malaise Mar 2013 #16
Either Way, My Friend, I Fear There Will Be Blood The Magistrate Mar 2013 #14
That is why more important than great leaders are the young people malaise Mar 2013 #19
I hope it won't come to that Warpy Mar 2013 #20
And don't you just know that the CIA has been waiting for this moment, MadHound Mar 2013 #22
To "The Magistrate" Yes...well said and thank you for saying it. KoKo Mar 2013 #93
you knew him! cool... snooper2 Mar 2013 #12
Isn't that the truth malaise Mar 2013 #4
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Says devilgrrl jsr Mar 2013 #8
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Nope jsr Mar 2013 #13
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And Big Oil has been looking forward to this day for years jsr Mar 2013 #24
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The situation, like Chavez, cannot be treated simply Recursion Mar 2013 #39
You're not the everyday type of mourner, are you? RZM Mar 2013 #17
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Has anyone expressed excitement yet? RZM Mar 2013 #23
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There's nothing to celebrate RZM Mar 2013 #37
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Yep, ONLY trust USA MSM, the rest are liars! Fox News, that's my News! RKP5637 Mar 2013 #57
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I'm confused, was he or was he not the devil? I did not believe any of the RKP5637 Mar 2013 #84
Amazing that Fidel outlasted Hugo. nt Common Sense Party Mar 2013 #7
No kidding. jsr Mar 2013 #9
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LOL. And here you are already floating a conspiracy theory RZM Mar 2013 #29
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Again. You're the only one partying so far RZM Mar 2013 #40
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So you think Americans murdered him? Mosby Mar 2013 #34
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I'm ambivalent about Chavez Mosby Mar 2013 #55
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Why is that? Mosby Mar 2013 #59
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We don't even know what kind of cancer he had Mosby Mar 2013 #77
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I'm convinced that Fidel Castro is actually just immortal at this point. Posteritatis Mar 2013 #53
As I said on another thread, he was neither a messiah nor a devil. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #25
Yes but even then, the "free speech" he silenced was a network calling for his overthrow Taverner Mar 2013 #30
What happens next may well determine his legacy Recursion Mar 2013 #82
His legacy is complex Recursion Mar 2013 #26
He was a great leader. Socialism worked in Venezuela - which is why the US hated him Taverner Mar 2013 #28
socialism based on OIL REVENUE. Mosby Mar 2013 #32
Yes, and? Taverner Mar 2013 #36
Maybe next they could built casinos Mosby Mar 2013 #43
Better than any of that money going to a corporation nt Taverner Mar 2013 #65
Like in Alaska. Octafish Mar 2013 #38
If only we nationalized our mineral, oil, gas and lumber wealth to be Cleita Mar 2013 #69
Absolutely great idea. The thing is, in these United States, we socialize risk and privatize reward. Octafish Mar 2013 #81
When we were taking all the Venezuelan oil back before Chavez, Cleita Mar 2013 #62
I didn't take anyone's oil, lol. Mosby Mar 2013 #64
If you are an American citizen, you belong to a nation who backed Cleita Mar 2013 #67
Norway also has socialism based on oil wealth Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #80
I don't think a lot of people know that. Cleita Mar 2013 #83
sucks to be him obliviously Mar 2013 #33
John is taxidermied? nm rhett o rick Mar 2013 #45
Grow a soul. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #49
Bullshit. He was a tyrannical liberalhistorian Mar 2013 #42
Someone gets it! dbackjon Mar 2013 #48
The people of Venezuela never wanted to replace him with a conservative. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #50
WTF does that have to do with anything? liberalhistorian Mar 2013 #71
Nobody was ever "crushed" in Venezuela. Rich people CAN'T be crushed and can't be victims. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #72
Do you call him a dictator because he was a progressive leftist? Coyotl Mar 2013 #87
Not a shame at all dbackjon Mar 2013 #46
Stop right now with the Big Lie. Cleita Mar 2013 #54
Stalin was elected dbackjon Mar 2013 #61
But that's the point. The elections weren't rigged like they are Cleita Mar 2013 #66
Chavez had multi party elections...and victories for the opposition were always respected Ken Burch Mar 2013 #75
How many people did he murder? MadHound Mar 2013 #56
Yes, but according to some he was an evil dictator. Cleita Mar 2013 #51
I guess now... cannabis_flower Mar 2013 #52
not neccisarily obliviously Mar 2013 #70
A very sad day for the poor and vulnerable in Venezuela ... ananda Mar 2013 #68
I hope he has a successor who can continue his policies of raising Cleita Mar 2013 #74
Good riddance. tritsofme Mar 2013 #73
He and the people of venezuela helped to heat my home Marrah_G Mar 2013 #76
Gee. 60 years to the day that Stalin died. El Supremo Mar 2013 #78
Thank god you didn't change your avatar to a picture of Chavez. madinmaryland Mar 2013 #86
But I know you've considered changing yours to one of Fidel! El Supremo Mar 2013 #89
Unfortunately, they do not have a Roberto Clemente or a Honus Wagner madinmaryland Mar 2013 #90
I'll make you one for big $$$s! El Supremo Mar 2013 #91
Huh? I gave you a Valentine's Heart on DU. madinmaryland Mar 2013 #95
In another, more accurate way, it's an opportunity for the people of Venezuela. bluedigger Mar 2013 #85
In a way, its a damned shame magic59 Mar 2013 #88
It is a sad day. Safe passage Chavez. morningfog Mar 2013 #92
It's a great shame. I hope his VP Maduro can carry on his legacy. Overseas Mar 2013 #94
this is one of the funniest post okieinpain Mar 2013 #96
Now we will see how well Venezuela's revolution stands on its own 0rganism Mar 2013 #97
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