tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post7507848927361622925..comments2024-03-25T12:55:40.911+00:00Comments on Caron's Musings: The Charms of Hugo ChavezAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04988201531739344840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-80904133175429899862010-03-12T12:45:59.569+00:002010-03-12T12:45:59.569+00:00In Spain we do read about Chávez and very few peop...In Spain we do read about Chávez and very few people support him. But you will always find people in Britain to support any undemocratic system. The USSR had its apologists and, on the other side, Franco, Pinochet and apartheid all found support in the mainstream of the Conservative Party.<br /><br />In the last Venezuelan elections the opposition won the mayoralty of Caracas with support from the poorest districts, who preferred his support for small business to Chávez' free microwaves and blankets. The winner was not allowed to take office for invented technical reasons and the post of mayor of the city was then stripped of all power.<br /><br />There is more about Chávez on my own blog.<br /><br />http://lavengro.typepad.com/lavengro_in_spain/2008/03/the-astonishi-1.html<br /><br />http://lavengro.typepad.com/lavengro_in_spain/2008/11/venezuela.htmlLavengro in Spainhttp://lavengro.typepad.com/lavengro_in_spain/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128264.post-56282022313407767292010-03-11T20:55:45.137+00:002010-03-11T20:55:45.137+00:00A Scots-Venezualian friend had a go at me the othe...A Scots-Venezualian friend had a go at me the other day about Chavez. I'm not entirely sure how we got on to it (drink was involved), but this might explain why she had it in mind that day. <br /><br />According to her, much of what the West sees of Venezuela is PR put out by Chevez. I get the distinct impression that this is going to be backbenchers shooting the party in the foot far too close to election. Hopefully it'll get voted down in the Chamber though.Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035431208614358992noreply@blogger.com