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81. Are they going to be armed? I assume "militia" means they'll have guns.

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Mon May 27, 2013, 01:29 PM

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Venezuela to create new workers militia [View all] Zorro May 2013 OP

Economic problems and political turmoil??? socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #1

Ha ha ha Zorro May 2013 #2

Give Oliver Stones "South of the border" a moment of your time spent watching glen beck. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #7

You should refrain from posting whoppers yourself Zorro May 2013 #8

Socialism in Venezuela protects people and makes sure they have absolute necessities. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #12

Socialism in Venezuela protects people and makes sure they have absolute necessities. Zorro May 2013 #15

1 minor issue solved. When something in the U.S. becomes scarce the price skyrockets and people can socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #17

And flour for arepas. MADem May 2013 #48

Whereas we have plenty of that stuff - but people who who have no money and djean111 May 2013 #52

Well, that is certainly an issue, and one in which I have involved myself over the years, but MADem May 2013 #57

Amen. cheapdate May 2013 #44

Sorry Oliver Stone is a hack..... whistler162 May 2013 #30

Too bad. The movie is full of interviews and footage LARGELY CENSORED by the MSM. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #31

The movie was good naaman fletcher May 2013 #53

30% inflation, routine food shortages and a sky rocketing murder rate hack89 May 2013 #19

Those numbers are from a biased western corporate, no doubt one who has an interest in perpetuating socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #23

"Venezuelan Government Recognizes Record Murder Rate" hack89 May 2013 #25

I know the government has denied those numbers and claimed socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #33

Those were the official government numbers hack89 May 2013 #35

Well clearly the Venezuelan Government has been infiltrated by dirty American capitalists. name not needed May 2013 #84

Oh my... Pelican May 2013 #88

Guess who else has an interest in perpetuating the anti-Bolivarian narrative? n/t ;) bitchkitty May 2013 #54

The poor wouldn't be better off with stores full of food Ken Burch May 2013 #28

The rich are not hoarding hack89 May 2013 #36

"free" markets never help the poor, as far as that goes. Ken Burch May 2013 #38

Yes socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #37

Erm, Citgo is only part of Citizens Energy Corporation. joshcryer May 2013 #47

It ain't "we," though, really. MADem May 2013 #49

Lmao dbackjon May 2013 #65

A workers militia? Like in North Korea? nt aristocles May 2013 #3

Democratic Venezuela has nothing in common with N. Korea. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #4

And shortages of goods the people need. Pterodactyl May 2013 #80

Mugabe's veterans... Iran's revolutionary guard quadrature May 2013 #5

Hopefully lsewpershad May 2013 #6

It's not an org to fight for workers rights Zorro May 2013 #9

The people voted to maintain the bolivarian revolution:) socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #14

Barely. Zorro May 2013 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #18

He won. The people repeatedly support the Bolivarian revolution. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #20

Whatever you say, Brainiac Zorro May 2013 #22

Typing on phone, misspelling happens. Unfortunately you have no position to support or socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #24

Blah blah blah Zorro May 2013 #26

I know the rates quoted are complete fabrications socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #29

Deaf, dumb, and blind is no way to go through life, kid Zorro May 2013 #32

Try 6.50 for some brands. 100% more. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #34

In addition to your silly BS about Venezuela Zorro May 2013 #39

Typical response when you defend the indefensible. bitchkitty May 2013 #55

You appear to be a Venezuelan toilet paper shortage denier Zorro May 2013 #56

" Livin' la Vida Caca?" Is this "wit" in your environment? n/t Judi Lynn May 2013 #60

You wouldn't know "wit" Zorro May 2013 #63

Poddy humor. What more can you expect from such a person? n/t bitchkitty May 2013 #64

Ha. ha. ha. bitchkitty May 2013 #61

Workers militia...... A union by another name. socialsecurityisAAA May 2013 #13

We could learn a lot from Venezuela mwrguy May 2013 #10

A government-sponsored public militia Zorro May 2013 #11

Sure - lets have private armies answerable to no one but the president. hack89 May 2013 #21

They are basing this, in part, on what happened in Chile in '73. Ken Burch May 2013 #27

I really find it interesting to see all the Oligarch lovers here railsback May 2013 #40

Do you think government-sponsored "worker militias" is a good idea? Zorro May 2013 #41

Our founding fathers thought it was a good idea railsback May 2013 #42

So you think it's a good idea also? Zorro May 2013 #43

The purpose of our Militia has always been to maintain security, not to protect a partisan ideology Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #79

You're forgetting that in this country "security" is often a euphemism for "up the status quo" Ken Burch May 2013 #95

Security, to me, means all people living their lives without the threat of others telling them Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #96

I was talking about what "security" means to the political establishment Ken Burch May 2013 #99

A defense against a US-backed coup, and also against any potential coup of domestic origin. Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #101

The thing is, there isn't anybody in Venezuela calling for a left-wing revolt Ken Burch May 2013 #105

You're saying that the only political schools of thought now are "left" and "right"? Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #106

I think you meant "libertarian", not "libertine" Ken Burch May 2013 #107

The modern "left" certainly has a lock on populist rhetoric. Huey Long would be impressed. Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #116

The Silva recordings indicate the threat of a coup is from the "left-wing" Zorro May 2013 #108

Not a bad idea. David__77 May 2013 #45

It's probably better than armed tupamaros. joshcryer May 2013 #46

What part of the "socialist ideological basis" is the leaders of the government Leontius May 2013 #58

Don't feed the trolls! wow this thread is BillyRibs May 2013 #50

I don't see any trollish behavior on this thread... penultimate May 2013 #66

Please see comments #'s BillyRibs May 2013 #67

Lookin' for a little special attention, newbie? Zorro May 2013 #68

Now you're threatening people? bitchkitty May 2013 #69

Hissified kitties sure are over-sensitive Zorro May 2013 #70

Those are some rather snarky comments... penultimate May 2013 #92

See what I mean!? The very definition of troll! BillyRibs May 2013 #72

Perhaps you should follow your own advice Zorro May 2013 #82

Listen Kid, I might be New here But I'm not new to Politics. BillyRibs May 2013 #86

Just curious... bitchkitty May 2013 #74

Well, Seeing that Chavez had ( let me walk this billy goat accross the bridge.) BillyRibs May 2013 #85

Thanks hon - bitchkitty May 2013 #87

I'm indifferent. penultimate May 2013 #91

Thank you. n/t bitchkitty May 2013 #93

I think it's never a good thing when half the population arms itself to either protect or overturn Flatulo May 2013 #51

Strangely, that's the system we're creating in the US. Pterodactyl May 2013 #100

Exactly. What could possibly go wrong? Flatulo May 2013 #103

We should probably back off on that gun control thing. Pterodactyl May 2013 #111

Is a touchy subject. I strongly support one's right to self-defense, but I also support what Flatulo May 2013 #113

Well said. Pterodactyl May 2013 #117

Sound good to me. That's basic Bolshevism..... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #59

Viva Maduro! n/t bitchkitty May 2013 #62

Just another power hungry conman. -nt Bradical79 May 2013 #71

Well, golly! bitchkitty May 2013 #75

I still want the reasons behind the TP, butter, milk, etc. shortages. freshwest May 2013 #73

A paramilitary to defend an ideology in the face of economic problems and political turmoil Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #76

Or a paramilitary to defend a revolution.... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #77

A sound political system is self-adjusting and will stand on its own merits Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #78

So you're saying the capitalist system won't attempt to stage a ..... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #83

I'm saying that any system that relies on authoritarian control of the populace will ulitmately lose Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #89

Are they going to be armed? I assume "militia" means they'll have guns. Pterodactyl May 2013 #81

If members provide their own weapons, they're a traditional militia. If government arms them Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #90

It's probably the goon thing. Pterodactyl May 2013 #94

Yes, I believe so. And I am alarmed by the eagerness of some of our fellow travelers Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #97

Yes. A gang of folks with guns and government authority - all wearing the same color shirt! Pterodactyl May 2013 #98

I discovered a wonderful thing called Google Images and looked up Bolivarian Militia Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #102

Charming photos. But these don't take into account COLGATE4 May 2013 #104

Maybe we should have a militia like that in the US, hmm? Pterodactyl May 2013 #112

You sound like you want these revolutions to be utterly helpless against U.S.-backed coups Ken Burch May 2013 #109

But you don't apply the same reasoning to arming US citizens. Psephos May 2013 #110

Arming U.S. citizens wouldn't make any difference. Ken Burch May 2013 #119

Are you seriously suggesting that President Obama would undermine the will of Venezuelans? Nimajneb Nilknarf May 2013 #115

It happened in Honduras. Ken Burch May 2013 #118

Maybe they could add a "neighborhood watch" component... brooklynite May 2013 #114