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Chavez, Venezuela and the New Latin America

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It does seem on the surface that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is 'full of himself', as rivals point out. However, he's given hope to the vast majority of Venezuelans who live below the poverty line--much more than any of his presidential predecessors can claim. The USA may try to discredit him as a 'populist' candidate who thwarts opposition, but, as the book notes, people nowadays have food to eat. There is a plan to eradicate poverty, illiteracy. My relatives down there are beneficiaries of this. My sister-in-law has gone back to school to earn her high school diploma. She had had to quit way back in sixth grade. The Bolivian Revolution is not going to transform age-old society filfth and economic disparity overnight, probably not even in Hugo Chavez's or my lifetime, but the ball is rolling in the right direction. This book also lets the reader in on an incredible secret, something the United States doesn't want out of the bag. Read it and find out.

I just completed a ten day travel on one of the richest yet poorest countries of the World. I am from Ecuador, wich is supposed to be a country with more poverty than Venezuela. But what I saw in Venezuela left me astonished, Slums an Povertty everywhere, Insecurty and violence are in every street. Venezuelans that believe in Chavez have lost touch with reality, they regurgitate Chavez ideology as if it where their own. They believe that one they day Chavez will bring dignity into their lives by providing a decent home and a decent job. After 8 years of government none or exeptionally very few have received Chaves promises,
Chavez only interest is not on the people but in all the power he can get to control Venezula. One big expample of how awfull and injuste is the "Revolucion Bolivariana". Is the Copa America that is being held in that country. Venezuela spent one billion dollars to build new stadiums with the only purpose to impress foreign media. How it is possible that a country will prefer its propaganda insted of its citizens. Venezuelans dont like soccer, and those huge stadiums will be used only once and will become forgotten beasts. Venezuela has become an awfull, extremely expensive and insecure place to visit.