Chavez orders supporters to give up extra possessions

CNN ^ | June 11, 2007 | Reuters

[tlb]

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his supporters to give away possessions they do not need such as an extra refrigerator because he only wants true socialists to be members of a new single party he is forming.

"Whoever has a fridge they do not need, put it out in the village square. Whoever has a truck, a fan or a cooker they do not need, give something away. Let's not be selfish. I demand you do it," Chavez said at a milk producing cooperative, in remarks released on Monday.

The anti-U.S. president who calls Cuban leader Fidel Castro his mentor denies he is turning the OPEC nation of avid consumers into another communist state as his critics say.

"I only want to be accompanied by true socialists," he said.

Chavez's critics complain his constant railing against U.S.-promoted consumerism contrasts with the behavior of senior government officials who can can be seen dining out at fancy restaurants or riding around in expensive cars.

[Dick Bachert]

I wonder if Hugo sent Pelosi a copy of his playbook for Kwanzaa.

[Steve_Seattle]

"When they came for the oil companies I said nothing for I was not an oil company, then they came for the refrigerators..."

LOL

[lowbridge]

bump

[reformedliberal]

It is a dialog. The innocent is asking about what he would be given under communism by the communist. The communist is telling the innocent that the communist is willing to give up all the *extras* he doesn’t have, but when it comes to the items the communist actually owns in multiples, like two suits, then the communist is no longer willing to give that *extra* suit to the innocent.

The *joke* probably dates to 1920 or earlier, circa the Bolshevik Revolution.

[dfwgator]

Another great movie about that era is “The Twelve Chairs”, which was directed by Mel Brooks.

[Inquisitive1]

HC: Let's not be selfish. I demand you do it,

HC: We're going to take things from you for the common good

OK class, who is HC?

[m8n8]

Can you hear the collective murmurings of the Venezuelan populace asking in unison:

“Who is John Galt?”

[conservativecorner]

The supporters may not like this plan as much. LOL!

[camle]

oh we all know the hildebeast by now - it’s the general public who don’t.

of course if Chavez and she want us to donate our surplus, who’s to say what is or is not surplus?

[Inquisitive1]

...who’s to say what is or is not surplus?

HC herself will determine what we need, according to her perception of our needs.
I hear she is so intellegent!!!!

/sarc not needed I hope!

[Aikonaa]

Yep. And this is why most all dictators seize and or kill the educated, first thing. LIke in Vietnam. They put the scientists, doctors and teachers in jail or killed them when the communists took power. This has been repeated throughout history---and Chavez is no different.

This time the scientists, doctors and teachers seem all to be leaving for Miami, however :)

[bmwcyle]

I always give my extra to my church outreach center.

[Migraine]

Remember the old hag who was manning the door? Her Heinous in the flesh!

Oh, yes; in the flesh, AND in the same spirit -- all communism, all the time; dour, and thoroughly doctrinaire:

TONYA (Z's wife): "...and this is Comrade Kaprugina, chairman of the residence committee..."
ZHIVAGO: "Yes, of course... Welcome"
COMRADE KAPRUGINA: "It's not for YOU to welcome US, comrade..."
(a few lines down)
COMRADE K: "There was living space for THIRTEEN FAMILIES in this one house..."

(a few scenes down)
COMRADE K: "...Re-allocation of living space; fifty square meters per family of less than five..."

Yes, I'd say the old bag, complete with Mao suit, fit the hildebeeste to a T.