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Containing Chávez

Published: August 20 2008 19:44 | Last updated: August 20 2008 19:44

Steel, oil joint ventures, telecommunications, electricity, the third-biggest bank and, on Monday, cement: the growing number of industries falling into the hands of the Venezuelan government is making President Hugo Chávez’s so-called 21st-century socialism look more and more like the plain old 20th-century version.

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By sloopskipper on Aug 21, 2008, 07:07 in Off Topic.

dwmte7 says on Aug 21, 2008, 10:41:

he fancies himself a latterday che gueverra.

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MaFe says on Aug 21, 2008, 11:19:

I wish someone would burst his bubble, he should stop dreaming...

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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dwmte7 says on Aug 21, 2008, 15:15:

it may seem odd, but i really think there's some good in the guy. he knows what it's like to grow up poor and see the disparities between the rich and the poor. he's done something about it. i think his shortcoming is his alignment with castro/gueverra esque philosophies. and his dreaming of being some sort of socialist savior.

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sloopskipper says on Aug 22, 2008, 09:30:

Douglas, that and his vision of recreating Gran Colombia, with himself as emperor..

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dwmte7 says on Aug 22, 2008, 10:15:

not a bad idea.....

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dwmte7 says on Aug 22, 2008, 10:16:

we could probably do worse. first, he'll nationalize medellin and then casa narino....

dwmte

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MaFe says on Aug 22, 2008, 10:20:

slooperskipper I agree, sorry my sweet little Douglas....I don't agree here...but you are still my #1! forum smileys
Along with LC, patito, Billy B.......and ....ja ja ja ...

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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sloopskipper says on Aug 22, 2008, 10:21:

Our hero!

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dwmte7 says on Aug 22, 2008, 11:05:

common....a commie can't be all bad.

dwmte

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dwmte7 says on Aug 22, 2008, 11:05:

remember, better red, than dead.

dwmte

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MaFe says on Aug 22, 2008, 11:06:

I rather be dead than red!!

Correction...you are dead when you are red! forum smileys

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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dwmte7 says on Aug 22, 2008, 13:29:

hmmmmm.....both sound like a crap shoot.

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