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In reply to the discussion: Chavez wins Venezuelan election [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)although he has been a driving force in Latin America, by the people of that region of the world to end the domination of their countries by predatory Right Wing Global Corporations, destroyed by electing a phony, Paul Ryan type right winger in Venezuela, in my experience has never been from the left in this country.
Latin America's shift from the far right dictatorships has been the hope of the world as we watch the destruction of other parts of the world by the same policies that destroyed South America not so long ago.
Never used to be like this on Democratic boards. It began, this opposition to the swing to the left in S. America around 2004 airc.
Had Capriles, with all his rightwing elements who were backing him, won, the whole region would have been in danger of returning to the days of the School of the Americas and the latest Pinochets who I'm sure are waiting in the wings.
On the good side, Capriles had to pretend to be somewhat 'left' in order to even rate in this election which shows that Chavez' policies are now too popular for the right to be able to destroy them openly.