The American media, for the most part, is afraid to call Chavez a communist. They call him "left-leaning" and a "fire brand" and "the hope for the poor." So be comforted, Hugo Chavez isn't being lamblasted as he should in the U.S. I believe the people of Venezuela understand exactly what Chavez is, he's Castro II and they don't want to become Cuba II.
Venezuelans hope people power will persuade Chavez to resign [Excerpt] But analysts say that the current surge of dissatisfaction in South America is rooted in the entrenched poverty and deficiencies of governments. The region's decadelong commitment to democracy, which was heralded as a panacea, instead has generated a crisis of expectations that is proving contagious. [End Excerpt]
A "crisis" of expectation? I say this unrest heralds the birth of freedom and the death of corruption. The LIBERAL media can no longer bury the truth.