Reply #110: Excuse me???

[heliarc]

There isn't a real comparison here. We're talking about a media outlet that outwardly supported and advocated the ouster of a democratically elected leader. That is treason here, as much as it is treason there. Not to mention the money that is flowing in and out of the Venezuelan media machine. I'm willing to bet that foreign money -US money- is influencing the way that reporters are spinning news in Venezuela. They did it with the Miami Herald < http://www.freepress.net/news/17579 >, and I'm willing to bet based on the history of the Chilean experience that the US government is also paying to play in the Venezuelan battle for hearts and minds.

When you add Foreign support to outward advocation of an ouster of a democratically elected president. And we're not even talking about some pundit who comes on and says that he should be ousted, we're talking about a whole network that officially supports the ouster, than you are talking about treason. Opposing that in NO way constitutes a reactionary or "right wing" perspective on the problem. It constitutes a defense of democracy. Bald-faced lies are coming out of the mouths of Fox News and the Venezuelan Media, and the danger is very real of those lies being used against the will of the people. It happened in Chile, and it can happen again. All it takes is for people like us to lose vigilance.