Reply #95: Any article that 'summarizes' the words of another person,

[ronnie624]

then proceeds to provide no quotes, is an article that is not worth the paper it is written on, and you know it.

As for your points about bias, I suppose it is true that most of us have one, but the bias of those who oppose Chavez is different, more extreme. Their arguments are vicious and angry and they tend to use labels and descriptives that, at the very least are subjective in nature, and at worst, simply do not apply at all. Such terms as despot, dictator, asshat, despicable, communist, and other such twaddle are regularly employed against Chavez by detractors who know very well that he was elected by a large majority of the Venezuelan people, in elections that were possibly more closely monitored than any others in history. The terms listed above are for attempted character assassination, and nothing else.

Many times, Chavez detractors will make statements that are obviously false, such as:

-He stacked the courts
-He eliminated opposition media
-He's indoctrinating children

Apparently, the Chavez haters are hoping no one will notice the Venezuelan Congress, and that many of the changes to the Venezuelan government are ratified by general elections, and that all are apparently consistent with Venezuelan law.

Another favored tactic, is posting links to 'reports' by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch addressing human rights abuses by the Venezuelan government, that were written before the ICC dismissed the charges because of a lack of evidence, and because of many inconsistencies in 'eye-witness' testimony. As an aside, this is one reason I take reports by AI and HRW on Venezuela with a large grain of salt. I also have a problem with public statements made by AI's Latin American Regional Director (whose name currently escapes me), indicating support for US policies in Latin America. I assume he was including those of the Reagan Administration.

No, the bias I refer to is not the normal bias of a thinking individual with an open mind. I refer to the sort of bias that drives the vicious, illogical spew and the bald faced lies of a hot-headed ideologue with an angry ax to grind.

And your claim that I do not wish to hear the opinions of others
is clearly rendered nonsense by the fact that I read many threads in their entirety every day, and by the fact that we are now exchanging messages.

Good day to you, nick303