[Cincinatus' Wife]

Does Chavez have any idea what he is quoting? George Orwell 1984- Big Brother is the State, the State is Big Brother.

He's not smart enough to make it up.

[pariah]

No, Chavez doesn't sound at all intelligent to me, really your typical egoistic, ideology-bound wannabe dictator, with totally transparent motives. If it is true that his support is around a mere 35%, and confined largely to the lower classes, I would say this thing is not over by a long shot. There are bound to be more mass demonstrations recurring, as the economy continues to tailspin. Perhaps a genuine popular uprising, as I wouldn't think the Venezuelan people have been sufficiently disarmed at this point. Wish I had more detailed information on Venezuelan polotical dynamics, but I can only watch and wait...