Posted on 01/14/2007 9:51:30 AM PST by John Semmens
Invoking Castro as his socialist model, President Hugo Chavez began his third term by declaring that socialism, not capitalism, is the future for Venezuela and the world. “It may take time,” Chavez said, “but we will replicate the socialist paradise Castro has built for the people of Cuba. We will crush the capitalist exploiters who tempt the Venezuelan people with material abundance. We will light a shining beacon for the world to follow.”
In fulfillment of his pledge, Chavez has already announced the nationalization of electricity and telephone service. Chavez said he plans to file a bill in Parliament that will grant him absolute authority to seize capitalist property “for the benefit of the state.” Called the “Enabling Act,” Chavez’s bill is modeled on a similarly named 1933 German measure. The Act will enable Chavez to enact laws without the participation of the Parliament.
Lamero de la Botas, a deputy in Venezuela’s National Assembly, praised the proposed measure. “Instead of constant arguing over policy one voice will speak for Venezuela,” de la Botas said. “The rest of us will merely have to obey. I can’t tell you how relieved I am to not have to face the tedium of reading all these bills brought up in the Assembly. When a country has a genius like Hugo at the helm it is an honor to be a ‘yes-man.’”
To prevent “capitalist propagandists” from thwarting his drive toward a “workers’ paradise,” Chavez has said he will shutdown opposition media beginning with Radio Caracas Television. “We cannot make a socialist revolution with dissenters in our midst,” Chavez declared. “Radio Caracas cannot be permitted to spread lies. This broadcasting prerogative must be reserved for the government.”
Radio Caracas is among a number of private TV and radio networks that in recent years have strongly criticized Chavez’ government.
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Man, I am really jealous of the citizens of Venzuela, because now they have a splendid opportunity to live in a worker's paradise, where there will be no bad news.
Wait till the price of oil drops to $30 a barrel. See how long Chavez rermains popular.
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