All important constitutional changes were approved by people in referendums (Chavez even lost one of them). Democratic, there's no doubt, decentralized, well, the powers support Chavez, that's a fact, but they're not totally controlled by Chavez like it's in Cuba. All powers supports Chavez and agree with him, it's not much different of UK for example, or even USA. We're far from a dictatorship like Cuba (what in my personal opinion is the ideal form of government, but that's my personal opinion and it's up to people choose to be like this, if they want to).
I see no opposition candidates capable of win and if a tragedy happens Elias Jaua will have difficults. I agree with almost everything Chavez did, some minor things I disagree, spent too much buying support of countries with cheap (or free) oil (a thing USA also does a lot). Spent a lot in somethings wasn't urgent. But there's no way to deny, 13 years ago this country was dying and now... And in all these years Chavez made a big mistake: not make his successor. My vote will always be for PSUV and for Chavez, nobody made more for Venezuela than Chavez and the PSUV and I'm happy to know that even if a tragedy happens or if Chavez lose a election, it will be impossible for Venezuela back in the dark ages of when rightwingers *beep* with this country. Even if opposition wins someday (and I hope and will work for it never happens), what Chavez built is for eternity, now people are politically educated and they will never accept a return to the dark ages. South America is changing and now USA will not be able to destroy our democracy. Very soon we will see that the coup in Honduras was a big fail, just like april 2002.
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goat84
13 years ago
Bolivar also said: Run from a country that a man possess all the powers, is a country of slaves. All powers follows Chavez, that doesnt mean they agree or support him. And if the opposition gets a political entity, like the Mayor of Caracas , he seize that power by creating an office above it. Or is just a coincidence that he did it when the opposition won the election and not before when the crooks Freddy Bernal and the fat, gay and thief Barreto were in charge of that office. So now Jacqueline Farias, someone that the people didnt vote is now in power, nice democracy. Obviously Farias is happy, she has a big house in el Marquez (a high class place) both of her daughters graduate from private universities (Universidad Catolica and Universidad Santa Maria) and one of them is living overseas. I am guessing her job as president of Movilnet and vice-president of the socialist party wasnt enough for the lifestyle she wants for her and his family so she needed more power and money. (not very socialist, more of a capitalist IMO).
One mistake you keep saying, the US doesnt own the oil companies, the private sector does, unlike Venezuela. Venezuela depends on US market (capitalism) to survive. Chavez has made Venezuela more dependable of US market than ever before. So basically, Venezuela's survival depends on the US capitalism system. So we are still in those dark ages you speak of. Maybe you should do a tour to the barrios of Caracas, Lidice or maybe Jose Felix Rivas, and then tell me if those people don't live in the dark ages.
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