joshcryer
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Wed Nov-30-11 07:26 PM
Response to Reply #18 |
| 28. "no moral criteria for criticizing and opposing right-wing governments for acting in the same way" |
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Exactly. It's morally and ethically reprehensible to turn a blind eye when one of "our" guys do it.
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| -Venezuela’s Law of Fair Prices Goes into Effect |
Peace Patriot |
Nov-25-11 10:26 AM |
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Chavez is going to get himself invaded for sure. |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 10:35 AM |
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The invasion is imminent, remember |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-25-11 01:14 PM |
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It's happened before, many times. |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 01:32 PM |
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USA invading Venezuela because of the law of prices? C'mon kiddo |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-25-11 01:36 PM |
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I'm OK, other than being older than I once was. |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 01:43 PM |
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It was an affective and reciprocal "kiddo" |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-25-11 01:51 PM |
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I am sort of optimistic, because they have screwed the pooch so badly. |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 02:08 PM |
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Right but we keep on selling oil to the US in similar quantities with or without Chavez |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-26-11 11:56 AM |
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Probably about right. |
bemildred |
Nov-27-11 12:16 PM |
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Latin America seems to have bright perspectives... but I remember |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-30-11 04:56 PM |
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True, but things have changed a lot since then. |
bemildred |
Dec-03-11 11:41 AM |
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Do you remember WIN? |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 01:46 PM |
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I especially like this quote: |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 02:20 PM |
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It is quite true, IIRC, that we (the USA) have not invaded Venezuela before, one of the few. nt |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 01:35 PM |
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No one's ever invaded us since we defeated the Spaniards from the Caribbean to the Cuzco. |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-25-11 01:46 PM |
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Not since the end of Great Colombia IIRC. The only one. |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 01:56 PM |
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Chavez could have created a real leftist platform to organize the country |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-25-11 02:03 PM |
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He has his flaws, as all politicians do. |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 02:18 PM |
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In Chavez defense, I have to say that some of his enemies are nuts too. |
bemildred |
Nov-25-11 02:32 PM |
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You know, since the 'divisive' politics started affecting ordinary citizens (Lista Tascon) |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-26-11 12:24 PM |
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Well, I do not trust or automatically agree with any government. |
bemildred |
Nov-27-11 12:07 PM |
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I don't trust his opponents. But they can't rule the country alone. They HAVE to establish consensus |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-30-11 04:58 PM |
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I sort of agree, I don't think Chavez' changes can just all be undone. |
bemildred |
Dec-03-11 11:48 AM |
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"no moral criteria for criticizing and opposing right-wing governments for acting in the same way" |
joshcryer |
Nov-30-11 07:26 PM |
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But that is our habit. |
bemildred |
Dec-03-11 11:51 AM |
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Yes, but I disagree with our 'leaders' when our country does it. |
joshcryer |
Dec-04-11 07:31 AM |
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Me too. |
bemildred |
Dec-04-11 09:02 AM |
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Chavez Price Caps Spark Panic Buying of Coffee, Toilet Paper |
bemildred |
Nov-26-11 12:32 AM |
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Funny how panic buying, here, on "Black Friday," with people trampling each other |
Peace Patriot |
Nov-27-11 01:40 PM |
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I am sure the "panic buying" is very profitable in both instances. |
bemildred |
Nov-27-11 01:50 PM |
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Thanks for taking the time to make these points.We do get played by the corporate "news" media. n/t |
Judi Lynn |
Nov-27-11 02:08 PM |
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I don't think Venezuelans were looking for bargains, they were stocking |
Bacchus39 |
Nov-30-11 12:46 PM |
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"raised the minimum wage".... really? Then why is it lower than what it was 3 years ago? |
ChangoLoa |
Nov-30-11 04:46 PM |
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No worries, other Venezuelan observer do not have such a low opinion of your country or peoples. |
joshcryer |
Nov-30-11 07:31 PM |
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Another war... |
CJvR |
Dec-01-11 01:52 PM |
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