That's the thing, Venezuela is so polarized - Chavez being one of the main forces behind it - that is difficult to get a balanced view of it reality.
I can show you my side of it, I don't promise anything else.
Not member of the ruling class at all, just a middle-class guy, son of a university professor who's worked for years educating young people in the nation's biggest and greatest public university, the UCV.
Slashdot is not the place for this discussion, I just hope you get better sources on what's really behind nationalizations and how they are managed; try some local newspapers.
On Chavez popularity, just remember that he is indeed a master of propaganda, communication and media.
Try come visit Caracas sometime, I'll show where the revolution has gone.
What about someone who's not CIA but actually a Venezuelan national?
I understand that getting your info on Chavez by Fox News or whatever Danny Glover or Sean Penn have to say is difficult, but I can really say that Chavez government is the most corrupt, violent and despotic of all the governments in Venezuela's democratic history. Even with the high oil price you suffer, our country is still poor and underdeveloped, thanks to Chavez' hate for free enterprise.
get off the propaganda - both sides of it,
KX.
"Tanks don't need Wi-Fi uplinks to kill people"
Yes they do, they need it to coordinate their attacks and for "Friend or Foe" target acquisition. Take that away, or bring in some carefully planned misinformation and you have total chaos among your enemy's troops.
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How 'bout exploding only after they smile? :D
That's the thing, Venezuela is so polarized - Chavez being one of the main forces behind it - that is difficult to get a balanced view of it reality. I can show you my side of it, I don't promise anything else.
Not member of the ruling class at all, just a middle-class guy, son of a university professor who's worked for years educating young people in the nation's biggest and greatest public university, the UCV. Slashdot is not the place for this discussion, I just hope you get better sources on what's really behind nationalizations and how they are managed; try some local newspapers. On Chavez popularity, just remember that he is indeed a master of propaganda, communication and media. Try come visit Caracas sometime, I'll show where the revolution has gone.
What about someone who's not CIA but actually a Venezuelan national? I understand that getting your info on Chavez by Fox News or whatever Danny Glover or Sean Penn have to say is difficult, but I can really say that Chavez government is the most corrupt, violent and despotic of all the governments in Venezuela's democratic history. Even with the high oil price you suffer, our country is still poor and underdeveloped, thanks to Chavez' hate for free enterprise. get off the propaganda - both sides of it, KX.
"Tanks don't need Wi-Fi uplinks to kill people" Yes they do, they need it to coordinate their attacks and for "Friend or Foe" target acquisition. Take that away, or bring in some carefully planned misinformation and you have total chaos among your enemy's troops.
and then an algorithm for the wikipedia entry which purpose is to check its trustworthiness? can we call it "Strange Loop"? :P