Chavez has been beatified to sainthood by the liberals. Anyone who dare tell the truth about Chavez will be burned at the stake. Chavez was nothing moren than a money hungry thug nsulated by a media that worshipped him. I had friends in Kerman (Fresno Area) at the time. Chavez sent his goons to beat up the field hands ( on temporary work visas from Mexico) and threaten the farm owner. Chavez and his crew went ballistic when the farmer plowed the crops under. Chavez hated the Mexicans unless they were in his gang. Now, his name adorns every street and school where crime is rampant and the full failure of liberalism is on display.
He definitely had some socialists leanings, I remember well.